Saturday, March 12, 2011

Our day, timeslot and dried cherries.

1. Alec and I  have today to ourselves. We have no plans beyond the two-hourly feed-change cycle, a walk round the park and a supermarket delivery.

2. When the supermarket delivers at the start of the two-hour timeslot because it means I can get on with my nap.

3. To finally find the dried cherries I've been looking out for. Sour cherries have recently been in the news for their newly-discovered have anti-gout properties, so they seem to sell out quickly. I just wanted them for a batch of brownies.
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Dress, drink and catch-up.

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