Happily Ever After
Life in The Rural Retreat with a beautiful wife, three cats, garden wildlife, a camera, a computer – and increasing amounts about running
Earlier posts can be found on Adventures of a Lone Bass Player, where this blog began life. Recent entries can be found here.
Off to a Quiet Start
by admin - 19:43 on 01 January 2011
Another new year, although its first day was little different from the last few of the old one: lazing around The Rural Retreat with a book or watching television and eating too much. Matchgirl plans to renew acquaintance with Dr Dukan as soon as possible.
Something else that's not changed is the continuing disintegration of everything around us. Today the electric kettle breathed its last – perhaps not surprising when the huge recent demand for tea is taken into account.
I checked the fuse (Matchgirl was humiliatingly impressed by my knowledge) but the kettle had definitely expired, so tomorrow we'll have to brave the crowds at Tesco and buy a new one if my beloved wishes to maintain her Tetley habit.
The day had already caused her stress, for the woman who never cooks had offered to make blueberry pancakes for breakfast. They emerged better than edible, despite much angst and consternation on the chef's part, and probably tasted all the sweeter to her when sprinkled with the knowledge that her annual kitchen duty was now over for another year.
One thing inside the cottage that has survived, despite all Matchgirl's gloomy prognostications, is the Christmas tree. Who'd have thought it?
Hamish and I nursed hangovers while making bagels (from scratch!) with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for our guests.
We're safe from the Aussie flooding but not the Aussie cricketing disaster. The TV has even been switched off in disgust a couple of time!
Hope you managed to get a kettle in the sales. No woman can be expected to live without tea!
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