QueeneMab

It is a beautiful evening and the air is heavy with the scent of roses, clover and budlia.

and the garden is alive with insects of all types

Except butterflies.

What's going on here?

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There is a cookery programme on the telly right now showing you how to make it. Apparently it tastes a bit like liver pate. Rather gone off that suddenly.

And a bunch of people at a drinks party are enjoying it on toast.

Sorry, but I think I'll pass on that one. I am sure that eating your own is probably very good for you but I draw the line at eating other people's.

'nother Kill Bill I think Cookie.

Thank God we had chicken curry for tea.

I was in Santorini.

It was sultry at night but we had a lovely breeze off the sea

And a roof top jacuzzi

And great food and cheap booze

And perfect sunsets

I wish I was there now

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That I detest cream cakes.

I used to go fishing a lot in my teens.

The lie is that obviously I have never been a model (not even a spitfire).

X

Happy Sunday or something

X

Murphy mole and La Spice
1. I am an ex model.
2. I used to go on fishing holidays.
3. I detest cream cakes.

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Today has been mega humid and so once again I ommited to try to get the tropical wilderness that calls itself my garden under control.

Instead Sarah and I had some retail therapy in a shoe shop in the morning and then we went to the woods to the Warren with Nick for a picnic. After lunch I collapsed on the rug Nick and Sarah ran about playing frisbee.

Mr S elected to soldier on bravely with painting window frames. He should get a medal (although secretly I suspect painting windows was probably less effort than walking up the steep hill to the woods in the humidity).

There is a lot of static in the air, I think another storm cometh.

I am having a Kill Bill now which is galliano, pernod and Jaegermeister.

After this I may have another and then I am going to throw together some ingredients to make a chicken salad.

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Spent the morning catching up on chores and doing a little retail therapy.

Spent the afternoon lazing in the sunshine in the garden.

Till the rain came, with spectacular thunder and lightening.

Well, Monsoon more like.........

Only just got the washing in

We were going for a picnic tonight in a clearing in the forest at the top of a hill.

So, now it is pasta/pizza and doughballs a bottle of fizz and some lovely sweet strawberries.

Card games round the with sara later I think.

Hope you have a great evening.

X

Mr S cooked a magnificent fish curry for tea and then we had a nice mini pub crawl starting from the Foresters, via the Gardners and ending in the Victoria.

Bleedin' humid though innit?

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Midsummer isn't even a week away and already I have noticed the sun is setting about half an hour earlier in the evenings. It is still lovely though and we have been making the most of the nice weather and the lighter evenings by trying to get out for an hour or so after work each evening this week.

Last night the sunset was spectacular at High Beech so tonight Mr S and I decided to go back again. A number of people had the same idea and there were a quite a few groups of families having picnics (wish I'd thought of that). Unfortunately quite a few insects had decided to dine al fresco too. Ouch!

It was not as spectacular as last night but pretty all the same

with the clouds moving and changing shape

It was quite fiery for a while just before the sun dropped below the horizon

And then just lovely and swirly

With the Young Moon joining in the dance

On the way home we had to slow right down and stop because a fox sauntered across the road in front of us. They don't seem to have any fear (or road sense at all). After it had crossed safely it stared at us from the verge for a few minutes.

Night night.

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