We went to the seaside today.
While we were out we went round a garden centre, visited a bookshop (and bought no books!), saw a lot of marshes and ate fish and chips. I also found space for a syrup sponge and custard.
We saw seven Brimstones, a couple of whites and a Red Admiral. Julia has being seeing Brimstones down at the Mencap garden, so it looks like we could be in for a good Brimstone year.
Then we came home for the last of the homemade soup.
There was, of course, a bit more to it than that, but it’s not very interesting. It’s also just after 10pm and I have a lot to do in the next few hours so I’ll leave it here and take up the story later.
I have some major changes to discuss with you all.
Catching up here again, Quercus. I once had a horse named Brimstone. 🙂
Intrigued by ‘changes’. Pity you weren’t at the beach today!
No, I was inside counting shillings. 🙁
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I’m all agog to learn your news! The day out sounded very fine indeed.
It’s not that interesting, I just didn’t feel I could do it justice last night. 🙂
Actually, it’s a big change. I’ve done a similar thing and have not regretted it.
Change is, I’m told, good for you. 🙂
Depends on what kind of change. 😉
🙂
I don’t visit bookshops any more because I don’t have your willpower
I am trying to avoid them as much as possible. In this case I had to walk through the shop to get to the toilets. Middle age…
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We have a red admiral here, too – but when I looked up yours it says it’s in England and when I look up mine it says nothing of Brimstone. So I don’t know if we are talking about the same thing. (I have seen your “robin” bird and it is nothing like ours – plus there’s that whole “pudding” issue – I just never know with you guys)
Major Changes? You just got a new job. . . I am curious.
“Pudding issue”? I didn’t realise we had one. I know there’s a “gravy and biscuits” issue – ie they aren’t biscuits and that isn’t gravy, but I didn’t realise there was a problem with pudding.
I hesitate to answer, because I think it’s past your bedtime. But I think your pudding is some kind of savory stuffing thing, right? And ours is a creamy dessert – like warm ice cream. And – your biscuits are cookies, right? And our biscuits are like plain muffins – sort of a poor man’s rolls. And, well – gravy – no one agrees on that – My gravy is a sauce made of meat drippings – but my Italian neighbor’s gravy is my spaghetti sauce. Do YOU have another gravy?
Pudding is many things – I’ll write a post on that later in the week. 🙂
And the differences between biscuits and cookies.
As for gravy, it’s brown and made from meat juices. The gravy with biscuits and gravy always seems to be white.
I’m very confused…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/gravy
Ah – you’re right about that other gravy. That’s the SOUTHERNER’s gravy. I think it is flour and water (glue) plus bacon grease – something of the sort. And maybe milk so they can call it an actual food. But – yes – yet ANOTHER gravy.
🙂 Life is so complicated…
I am excited by the anticipation of your news.
I’m afraid you may be underwhelmed.
It was a Beautiful day for it.
Yes, it certainly was. 🙂
I finished work then went to Organ grinder to wind down .
Sounds like a good plan. 🙂