We saw a cockroach in a trendy bar restaurant in Japan, spotlessly clean premises but a basement bar. I guess it must be difficult in hot humid countries, especially in urban basements. First time I have seen one ‘in the wild’ but seeing it reminded me not to leave my bag on the floor!
We’re someway west and south of our usual habitat staying with my cousin. A lovely couple of days walking in very different countryside has been accomplished along with the drinking of loads of wine on the return to cousinly abode.
We’re heading home tomorrow for a busy few days so it’s been good to take some time out to catch up with family.
We saw a cockroach in a trendy bar restaurant in Japan, spotlessly clean premises but a basement bar. I guess it must be difficult in hot humid countries, especially in urban basements. First time I have seen one ‘in the wild’ but seeing it reminded me not to leave my bag on the floor!
After visiting Japan my wife has got into the habit of not putting her bag on the floor at any cafe or restaurant.
Torrential rain all morning has brought a halt to the roadworks until Tuesday. All local roads finally reopened, so maybe we might get our bins emptied today. I predict chaos when schools go back next week.
A bit further away, an overnight night bridge closure on Friday means a long detour to reach our cathedral town/ city where a music festival opens tomorrow. I had fancied going to a late night choral concert but not when it means driving home on unfamiliar routes.
Meanwhile I’m plodding on with sorting my paperwork, but my shredder has packed up.
We're safely home from a couple of days in sunny Gloucestershire. It rained all the way home and it looks like doing the same for the whole weekend. Not great when I'm spending it escorting our guests from our twinned towns around.
It rained in the night/early hours a bit, but it's definitely pretty intermittent showers still rather than more consistent rain (which is what we need here).
I missed art class this morning as I was feeling weary.
But I perked up after lunch. And I spent this afternoon dealing with my small wildlife pond. It's very healthy with oxygenating plants in the bottom and frog bit floating on the top. I've been planting marginals around the edge. Hoping for frogs in the spring! 🐸
Very hot and muggy here. If we're lucky there might be a thunderstorm on the way.
The main activity of the day involved getting Captain P's stuff ready for school. In France you have to provide quite a lot of school supplies, and all of it has to be named (like every last felt pen). You can order printed labels with your child's name on, but it's still quite laborious. Various items of new clothing also needed name labels sewn in.
After that, we made a greengage plum crumble and custard. Available later after you've eaten all your mains (husband en rouge is making vitello tonnato).
It was a bit muggy here this morning, but the rain doesn't seem to have got here yet. I'm hoping for decent weather on Sunday, as there's a classic car rally here, which will be fun if the rain holds off.
Then again, it's a Bank Holiday weekend, so I won't be holding my breath!
Supper was a sort of fridge clearout - chicken and greens in a creamy sauce with orzo.
Is it my imagination, or are the grapes we're getting at the moment a bit rubbish? I had a box of Tessie's Finest, with a die-by date of the 30th (Sunday) and several were mouldy and a lot rather squishy. Anyone else finding the same? 🙃
Sorry to hear about Mr F @Firenze , hope it is sorted very soon. I had hoped (and still hope) that things were starting to improve for the Firenze Household.
Yes, thank you indeed @Sandemaniac . Nowhere near as dramatic as @North East Quine 's experience which she shared when you had done your 99th, but I benefitted from the generosity of someone like you after the birth of Nenlet1.
I hope you enjoyed Gloucestershire @Sarasa - my old stamping ground .
Here in the Wilds of Wiltshire, we went out this morning to a nearby village (to a midweek church service which was Very Long) and this afternoon I did some proper gardening for the first time in weeks. We had some rain in the night; it was still too hot and muggy out there to stay in the sun for long but there was plenty of shade and I really enjoyed it. Time passes at a different rate in the garden. I went out there at 2.30 and almost before I looked round it was 6.15 .
We had pasta and pesto for tea - supplies are running low and I had no tuna to throw in with it and the required grated cheese was in short supply as well. The earliest I can have a grocery delivery is Saturday, on account of it being a Bank Holiday Weekend when everyone will be Under Siege and there will be World Food Shortages.
Well done @Sandemaniac, and I'm impressed that you spent that long in the garden @nenya. I rarely manage more than an hour in any one go.
We went out to a local Indian restaurant with our Twinning Association and our Ukrainian guests this evening. Said guests were very tired as they only got here this afternoon, and had never had an Indian meal before which led to a bit of confusion. Still a nice time was had by all. We are accompanying said guests on a tour of Sherwood Forest tomorrow ahead of a big Twinning event with our other Twinned towns tomorrow.
We were really lucky. Rain was forecast but we got to and from the restaurant in the dry. As we walked down our road there were a couple of lightening flashes and shortly after we go home the heavens opened and we have one very heavy thunderstorm at the moment. The Internet keeps on dropping out, but I'm not sure if the storm is the cause of that or not.
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Still very nice in West Lothian: max of 20°, making my amble along to the optician to pick up contact lens cleaning stuff quite enjoyable.
Will someone remind me I have a checkup appointment with them next Tuesday?
Fishcakes and veggies for supper - nice and lazy.
We’re heading home tomorrow for a busy few days so it’s been good to take some time out to catch up with family.
After visiting Japan my wife has got into the habit of not putting her bag on the floor at any cafe or restaurant.
Congratulations! And thank you.
A bit further away, an overnight night bridge closure on Friday means a long detour to reach our cathedral town/ city where a music festival opens tomorrow. I had fancied going to a late night choral concert but not when it means driving home on unfamiliar routes.
Meanwhile I’m plodding on with sorting my paperwork, but my shredder has packed up.
With more Rain forecast for the weekend, I've stocked up on Essentials, and will probably not need to go on shore again until Sunday...
Congratulations!
I missed art class this morning as I was feeling weary.
But I perked up after lunch. And I spent this afternoon dealing with my small wildlife pond. It's very healthy with oxygenating plants in the bottom and frog bit floating on the top. I've been planting marginals around the edge. Hoping for frogs in the spring! 🐸
The main activity of the day involved getting Captain P's stuff ready for school. In France you have to provide quite a lot of school supplies, and all of it has to be named (like every last felt pen). You can order printed labels with your child's name on, but it's still quite laborious. Various items of new clothing also needed name labels sewn in.
After that, we made a greengage plum crumble and custard. Available later after you've eaten all your mains (husband en rouge is making vitello tonnato).
It was a bit muggy here this morning, but the rain doesn't seem to have got here yet. I'm hoping for decent weather on Sunday, as there's a classic car rally here, which will be fun if the rain holds off.
Then again, it's a Bank Holiday weekend, so I won't be holding my breath!
Supper was a sort of fridge clearout - chicken and greens in a creamy sauce with orzo.
Is it my imagination, or are the grapes we're getting at the moment a bit rubbish? I had a box of Tessie's Finest, with a die-by date of the 30th (Sunday) and several were mouldy and a lot rather squishy. Anyone else finding the same? 🙃
Yes, thank you indeed @Sandemaniac . Nowhere near as dramatic as @North East Quine 's experience which she shared when you had done your 99th, but I benefitted from the generosity of someone like you after the birth of Nenlet1.
I hope you enjoyed Gloucestershire @Sarasa - my old stamping ground
Here in the Wilds of Wiltshire, we went out this morning to a nearby village (to a midweek church service which was Very Long) and this afternoon I did some proper gardening for the first time in weeks. We had some rain in the night; it was still too hot and muggy out there to stay in the sun for long but there was plenty of shade and I really enjoyed it. Time passes at a different rate in the garden. I went out there at 2.30 and almost before I looked round it was 6.15
We had pasta and pesto for tea - supplies are running low and I had no tuna to throw in with it and the required grated cheese was in short supply as well. The earliest I can have a grocery delivery is Saturday, on account of it being a Bank Holiday Weekend when everyone will be Under Siege and there will be World Food Shortages.
We went out to a local Indian restaurant with our Twinning Association and our Ukrainian guests this evening. Said guests were very tired as they only got here this afternoon, and had never had an Indian meal before which led to a bit of confusion. Still a nice time was had by all. We are accompanying said guests on a tour of Sherwood Forest tomorrow ahead of a big Twinning event with our other Twinned towns tomorrow.
We were really lucky. Rain was forecast but we got to and from the restaurant in the dry. As we walked down our road there were a couple of lightening flashes and shortly after we go home the heavens opened and we have one very heavy thunderstorm at the moment. The Internet keeps on dropping out, but I'm not sure if the storm is the cause of that or not.