Good day to you all and, although it is damp and slightly chilly-billy here in deepest Knightsbridge, it IS a good day because our house is warmer!
No, it is not wishful thinking on our behalf, it is.. yippee.. because the person who maintains the flat, which is behind and above us, has switched the heating on. The owner is very seldom here but our home is getting toasty warm and so she must be due any day!
I know that my poor Blog has been neglected terribly this autumn.. sigh.. but things have been a bit 'strange' to say the least around here and really not worth writing about but she recounted two very pleasant things to me whilst we had supper last night.
Whilst she was out and about yesterday morning, those Manx Kippers arrived at MailBoxEtc and one of the extremely nice and efficient men saw from the label what the package contained, put it into the fridge and left her a message on her mobile!
How kind was that!
The next nice thing happened she was going to collect them, she saw a friend who she has not seen for almost three years! Gill travels a lot for work but there she was, looking chic AND pretty (as always) with lots of news to tell and "yes, I am here for Christmas, come and have supper next week".
They say 'No good deed goes unpunished' .. well, actually we don't hold to that saying and having arrived home, she went into YumYum HQ, took a big much treasured ladle, it deserves its' own post, gave the contents of a very large pot a quick stir and, having poured in boiling water to sterilize them, filled three jars with fruit compote.
She put two of the jars with a small packet of Italian biscuits into a bag, the other into her basket and left the house. "Wow, what is it, they're hot" said one of the MailBox men as she handed over the small bag with the two jars. She laughed and said "Have it for tea, it's to say thank you for taking such good care of my post".
Then she ran to catch the 74 bus to the market. It was now raining hard and very cold but she knew lovely Karen would still be there, working hard as she does six days a week in all weather, she got off the bus and turned into the market. She went up on the street side of the stall and put the still very hot jar into her hand.
"Oh, I know what this is, how wonderful, thank you, it will be perfect for my tea" said her lovely, hard working friend.
Hugs and laughs and then crossing the road, she went into her favourite Middle Eastern supermarket, UR Market, to get lots of 'little' things. No, I can't tell you what they were because they've been packed into a box and sent to Peel on the Isle of Man.
The reason I can't tell you what they were is because they, and two small bottles full of mysterious things, are a gift to LazyBoyBruce. And why should he be so lucky, I hear you saying to yourselves?
Well, it is a very long time since she ate a Manx Kipper, a present of which his father sent to his sister for Christmas all those years ago. Yes, this is the third nice thing.. a pair of Smoked Manx Kippers broke our fast!
Bruce's father was Constance's brother, Constance was her mother, Bruce is her cousin. Yes, Bobs' her Uncle!
You've read about the two nice things which happened yesterday, the third which was eating the fore mentioned Kippers and now I will explain the curious portion of this post. The weather goes in cycles, doesn't it? Which means that what we eat does too, you don't want to eat winter food in the summer and vice versa, do you?
Now, it is a little earlier this year, like a week or so, but apparently, her brain switches in December to thoughts of Terrine of Pork with Whisky flavoured Hazelnuts and Raisins soaked in Brandy, for a couple of Dear Readers have pointed out to us that we wrote a similar post about them last December!
Well.. she is obviously trying to tell you something, isn't she! Like find a big jar, get the raisins, Don Pedro's Brandy and all the other good stuff together and 'put up' these delicious treats yourselves, you WON'T regret it in a couple of years to come, that's for sure!
Of course, I eat fish. What do you think Pirates' Parrots, who sailed the high seas on galleons, ate whilst plundering the Spanish Main? Limes!
GeeGee Parrot.
December 5th, 2014.
Postscript.. The old expression 'Put up' refers to bottling or canning.
No, it is not wishful thinking on our behalf, it is.. yippee.. because the person who maintains the flat, which is behind and above us, has switched the heating on. The owner is very seldom here but our home is getting toasty warm and so she must be due any day!
I know that my poor Blog has been neglected terribly this autumn.. sigh.. but things have been a bit 'strange' to say the least around here and really not worth writing about but she recounted two very pleasant things to me whilst we had supper last night.
Whilst she was out and about yesterday morning, those Manx Kippers arrived at MailBoxEtc and one of the extremely nice and efficient men saw from the label what the package contained, put it into the fridge and left her a message on her mobile!
How kind was that!
The next nice thing happened she was going to collect them, she saw a friend who she has not seen for almost three years! Gill travels a lot for work but there she was, looking chic AND pretty (as always) with lots of news to tell and "yes, I am here for Christmas, come and have supper next week".
They say 'No good deed goes unpunished' .. well, actually we don't hold to that saying and having arrived home, she went into YumYum HQ, took a big much treasured ladle, it deserves its' own post, gave the contents of a very large pot a quick stir and, having poured in boiling water to sterilize them, filled three jars with fruit compote.
She put two of the jars with a small packet of Italian biscuits into a bag, the other into her basket and left the house. "Wow, what is it, they're hot" said one of the MailBox men as she handed over the small bag with the two jars. She laughed and said "Have it for tea, it's to say thank you for taking such good care of my post".
Then she ran to catch the 74 bus to the market. It was now raining hard and very cold but she knew lovely Karen would still be there, working hard as she does six days a week in all weather, she got off the bus and turned into the market. She went up on the street side of the stall and put the still very hot jar into her hand.
"Oh, I know what this is, how wonderful, thank you, it will be perfect for my tea" said her lovely, hard working friend.
Hugs and laughs and then crossing the road, she went into her favourite Middle Eastern supermarket, UR Market, to get lots of 'little' things. No, I can't tell you what they were because they've been packed into a box and sent to Peel on the Isle of Man.
The reason I can't tell you what they were is because they, and two small bottles full of mysterious things, are a gift to LazyBoyBruce. And why should he be so lucky, I hear you saying to yourselves?
Well, it is a very long time since she ate a Manx Kipper, a present of which his father sent to his sister for Christmas all those years ago. Yes, this is the third nice thing.. a pair of Smoked Manx Kippers broke our fast!
Bruce's father was Constance's brother, Constance was her mother, Bruce is her cousin. Yes, Bobs' her Uncle!
You've read about the two nice things which happened yesterday, the third which was eating the fore mentioned Kippers and now I will explain the curious portion of this post. The weather goes in cycles, doesn't it? Which means that what we eat does too, you don't want to eat winter food in the summer and vice versa, do you?
Now, it is a little earlier this year, like a week or so, but apparently, her brain switches in December to thoughts of Terrine of Pork with Whisky flavoured Hazelnuts and Raisins soaked in Brandy, for a couple of Dear Readers have pointed out to us that we wrote a similar post about them last December!
Well.. she is obviously trying to tell you something, isn't she! Like find a big jar, get the raisins, Don Pedro's Brandy and all the other good stuff together and 'put up' these delicious treats yourselves, you WON'T regret it in a couple of years to come, that's for sure!
Of course, I eat fish. What do you think Pirates' Parrots, who sailed the high seas on galleons, ate whilst plundering the Spanish Main? Limes!
GeeGee Parrot.
December 5th, 2014.
Postscript.. The old expression 'Put up' refers to bottling or canning.
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