1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the mizzling clouds, but we had got up at 4am and were there observing the moment it came up, and that's what counts. 2. Food at The Junction Inn , Groombridge. All four lunchclub members were impressed by the quality -- although the portions were rather small. I had smoked eel with beetroot cream (Oli says that sounds like witch food, but it was delicious, and didn't taste of beetroot at all); Ed and Doug had wild mushroom risotto; and Johnny P got his face round a huge homemade burger. It had chips with it that were very good too -- I know this because I stole some. 3. Taking The Mother's homemade cakes to work. There were three -- one chocolate, one coffee and walnut and one lemon with homemade jam in the middle. There was a lot of stickiness in the office for most of the afternoon.
Hi Clare- I hope your holiday is fun! Here are three beautiful things from me in your absence:
ReplyDelete1. Coming home to find the neighbors aren't being *too* loud.
2. Drinking hot chocolate while doing my online French tutorial (Le chat pratique avec moi; il dit "le meow!")
3. Making luscious Tuscan Tomato Bacon Soup with Parmesan Sage rolls for dinner.
1) Southend United being fourth in their league.
ReplyDelete2) Going to a 'Bike It!' class at the gym and being the only 'student' taking part.
3) 'Rising Damp: The Complete Works', only £20 on DVD at HMV.
-Ed-
Here's another set:
ReplyDelete1. Settling into bed with the remains of the Sunday paper and cats all over you
2. Discovering a new band (www.rosavelt.com) by pure serendipity
3. Spending too much money on CDs, candy, and Indian takeaway but feeling like it was an absolutely essential life experience that you do so