Friday 21 February 2014

'I LOVE SICILIA' HAS MOVED. NEW LOCATION. THE NORTH END ROAD, LONDON SW6.

SHE was out of the door like a rat down a drain pipe, it was early but SHE hates being late for an type of appointment and squeaked through the door with two minutes to spare!

Right on time for HER dentist, the lubbly-jubbly dentist who taught HER the trick of how to have no pain when having an injection into a gum.

It is SO simple, drop YOUR shoulders and breathe through YOUR nose. That's it, try it next time.

He is so thorough, this clever man, bite on this, wiggle your jaw about, bite tap tap on this, all to make sure the bite is absolutely even. 

So with everything ok, then it was time to fill old Wheelie up with fresh fruit and vegetables. Apples (Cox), avocados, red potatoes, red and white onions, celery, grapes, spring onions, calabrese.

SHE worked backwards up the market, greeting friends and passing time with a few of them.

SHE spoke with a unknown but charming man whose name is Preston, he will be the subject of another Tale because he generously gave HER the name of a Smokehouse in Suffolk.

Up to Margie, she runs an amazing haberdashery stall, it takes her one and a half hours to set the stall up each morning.. that is how much stock she sells! 

HER favourite burgundy coloured shopping bag has had an accident, some ..... .... (think of two very rude words) mouse has chewed the leather binding on the top edge of the bag.. grrr. 

Margie came up trumps with a identically coloured edging which SHE can stitch around the bag, it will take a lot of time and SHE is not best pleased, but it will stop the damage getting worse.

Nearly the end of the market, ooh, lookie-lookie, look what has moved from Vandon Place into the market! 

'I love Sicilia', is a stall selling Sicilian Yumyum, owned and run by Daniela, who is a Sicilian. Two hot burners were going today. One had Sicilian Sausages and onions ready to pop into panini and the other was Chicken with rosemary. 

Daniela asked "Would SHE like a taste?". Hello, is the Pope a Catholic? The sausage was delicious.

Then there were several trays of those small but delectable small Sicilian pastries whose names are unknown to HER but they won't be for long, oh no, for SHE plans to frequent this stall because a: the food is tasty and b: Daniela (who is very young and is, therefore, to be encouraged and promoted for taking the initiative) is there from Tuesday to Saturday and it was very cold today.

Her stall is at the Fulham Broadway end of the North End Road, it is almost directly in front of a mobile telephone shop called Chitter Chatter.

Bumpbumpbump down the steps came poor old Wicker, such edibubble treasures were unpacked. A delicious luncheon was organised, beetroots, carrots, celery, calabrese, onion, egg noodles were either chopped raw or cooked and served in an olive oil and fresh lime dressing which was heavy on the garlic!

I love a lunch like this and regret that I have to confess that I will not eat this out of MY bowl but nick it out of HERS. 

A quick cup of coffee and SHE left for the library, coming back in a slightly grumpy mood! What can have happened, I thought? What had happened is the following.. grr.

SHE went to the library on Tuesday to return 5 books, renew two and take out four new books. But alas and alack, the 5 books that SHE returned on Tuesday, with the automated return service, are still showing on HER account.

SHE knows that SHE returned them but there is no sign of them as having been put back into the system.. grr.. sigh.

"Che sera sera".. as the Italians say "What will be, will be", let's not get OUR feathers in a twist about this, it can and will be sorted out next week.

As for now, ah ha. I spy a wonderful Post coming up, about an virtually unknown but amazing place to eat. NOT cheap but it does serve delicious food.

YOU will get the recipe for a bread made with Chilli Peppers, which is perfect to eat with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese and the location about the 'YOU would never know about the place unless YOU knew it was there' little restaurant in New Bond Street.

FlapFlap, Dear Readers, WE wish YOU all a very enjoyable week-end. WE will certainly be posting posts over the next two days.

So smile and thank YOUR lucky stars a fat grey parrot does not 'hang-out' on YOUR head..

GeeGee Parrot.
February 21st, 2014.

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