weekend 2-3 dec 06

[ramtops]

in memoriam
Originally uploaded by ramtops.

another nice one - although we failed to go to etriganuk's party due to the horrors of the UK train network, which is a shame; we'd have loved to be there.

Saturday: lazy morning, then a couple of hours round the village taking more photographs for the web site, including some of the Polish Airmen's Memorial in the church yard. Then we went into Bristol - onnabus! - to buy a new lens for my D70. I wanted an everyday lens with a bit more zoom, and ended up with a Sigma 18-200 which has a) more zoom, and b) not much more weight - weight is a problem with my hands. Two hundred and thirty earth pounds, which is not bad for over the counter sales.

and I bought the Feral Cardigan - this called to me loudly when we cut through M&S on perlmonger's last hospididdle visit, but I was good and didn't buy it. And then sulked mightily until Pete said we'd better go and have another look.

Saturday evening was a tub of mutton and date tagine from the freezer, and X-Factor. Good riddance to the dreadful McDonalds, I say.

Sunday morning I made a batch of carrot and coriander muffins for breakfast, then faffed about for a bit before being Good, and taking the plastics to Sainsburys for recycling, and doing the shopping.

made a pot roast out of a piece of topside and half a bottle of red wine that had gone over a bit, then out on the monthly Village Walk, yomping up very steep and very muddy fields and paths - I found this hard going, and my knees were Not Happy, but at least I did it. I think the glucosamine are helping quite a bit.

home for a rest, and to consume the pot roast, with potatoes and cabbage from the Riverford box - it was utterly delicious; probably the best I've made evah. And then - astonishingly - the Jordans sallied forth to meet Pat and Dave (WANOLJ but are known to many of my readers) where we formed a team for the Quiz Night at the British Legion Club in the village. We had a whale of a time, although what inspired Dave to play the joker on the Classical Music round, ghod only knows. We called ourselves The Aliens, and we will be making a regular event of this, I'm sure.

all in all, an excellent weekend.

Comments

[loveandgarbage.livejournal.com]

What on earth is wrong with the MacDonald Brothers? They were no worse than the progeny of Jack Nicholson who has been raised by wolves. Anyway, up here yesterday a nation was in mourning. Losing the MacDonalds and then losing Carol from Come Dancing has dented national self-confidence. I think the Home Secretary Field Marshall Dr Styre must have arranged it to thwart nationalist ourpourings. i can only think that we would have been even more upset if they'd been any good.

[purple-peril.livejournal.com]

You can recycle plastics at Sainsburys?

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

well, I can't speak for every branch, but you can at the Ashton branch in Bristol.

[jezza1956.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

The Days Road amenity site takes plastics too. I remain unconvinced that they do anything sensible with them, though.

[gmul.livejournal.com]

You could at the one in Swindon. Then you couldn't. S'bury's said it was up to the council. Never noticed at the one in Chippers.

[marypcb.livejournal.com]

have you tried walking poles? i got some for NZ as my ankle is still off whack and they take a lot of straing off the knees and grip nicely in the mud - even one is good but two is better

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

Pat Silver has offered to lend me a pair, although I did have my Stout Stick (a lovely blackthorn I bought in Donegal). I'm just doddery *and* unfit, really :)