Monday, 3 August 2026

Wow. Chicken in a chicken soup

 I quite like Waitrose's chicken and vegetable soup for lunch when working from home.  There's occasionally a tiny strand of chicken in a spoon full when eating it.  I bought some more yesterday and cooked some for m lunch and there is actually large pieces of chicken breast in there.  Either i've been very unlucky over the past 5 years i've been buying it or they've listened to customer feedback and have actually started to add proper bits of chicken.



Fruit trying

 Our local food market (corner shop) has a strange mix of fruit available to buy.

Although Arthur still refuses to eat fruit (don't ask), on Saturday we had some kumquats, lycees and a mangosteen.  I've never had a mangosteen before.  Not bad.



Good look

 Flo had her hair in a plat all day and tired to take the bands out last night on her own.  April was out so I had to cut them out.  Good look though Flo!



Making the most of the garden

 Pork chops, corn and potatoes on the bbq.



They do like each other

 Another photo of the animals.  This time it's Josie's turn in the sun.



Stupid dog

 

Not sure


Sun bathing


New Kids on the Block

Just had a quick pint in my local and a song from New Kids on the Block came on, Step by Step.  I recognised it straight away.  I only know this as it was on the first album that I ever bought.  How my musical tastes have changed! 


Saturday, 1 August 2026

Saturday walk

 We forgot that it was Arwen's 6th birthday last week so we took her out for a big walk.  Here are the minis pitches which are in a desperate need of a good watering.



The original plan was to go to the plan but mid walk I had the brainwave of checking if it was open (it sometimes holds weddings during the summer).  It was due to be closed by the time we got there!  Change of plan, we went to the Nelson which has won Kent pub of the year twice in a row by CAMRA.  Rubbish larger though.  

We played a game of Flux, and then a bunch of games of Star Flux.  Such a good game.


Friday, 31 July 2026

Low month of blogging

 Only 21 posts in July 2026, I usually post more than once a day on average.  It's not that we haven't done anything.  Maybe it's the weather.  It's too bloody hot!

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

More Sunday cooking

 Chicken and mushroom risotto with hand depodded peas and home made chicken stock from the chicken spine.