Horrible morning here - cold, wet and windy. Complete contrast to yesterday when I spent a pleasant afternoon in the sunshine cutting the grass front & back and doing some general tidying up in the garden. Just to add to the gloom I had a rare 6.0 this morning, only the second time this year I've been above 5-point-something. Just to be sure I did a second test on the other hand and it was 6.1, so 6.0 it is then.
Had a lovely meal for our youngest's birthday yesterday evening, out of town at our favourite country pub. Superb food and service. For once I had a starter - Chicken, Chorizo & Manchego Croquettes, Smoked Paprika & Piquillo Pepper Sauce - and followed that with Pan-roasted Chicken Supreme, Garlic & Thyme Fondant Potato, Sautéed Spinach, Pink Paris Mushroom, White Wine & Truffle Cream Sauce and a side salad. The fondant potato was the only thing that took me off-diet. Skipped dessert, of course, but did have a piece of his birthday cake (homemade) when we got home.
My wife is looking to change her 10-year-old car for a new one. No 1 choice is an Audi A1 but would you believe she was told that there's a 9-month waiting list for a new one? Now looking for a low-mileage used one instead, even though one of those would actually cost more than a new one. Crazy times.
@Gwynn - hope you have a calmer day today.
Have a good day, everyone - weather permitting.
Martin