shopping

Dr Lauren and Darling Simon are coming round to ours tonight. That's what they say here.
"I'll come round to yours."
"You come round to ours."
I have not yet heard anyone say "Lets go round to theirs" but I'm sure they do.
Anyway, I decided to make dishes that Dr Lauren likes. Chutney chicken. I looked for an alternative to Mrs Balls as I didn't want to use half a bottle of it on one meal.
(for the record, I hate chutney,and wouldn't care if I never saw Mrs Balls again, but Paul likes it.)
The alternatives were odd to say the least. Lime chutney, tomato chutney, mango chutney, I was prepared to try something new, but no, there on the top shelf was dear old Mrs Ball. £1.59

Next, brown onion soup (packet)
No packets except for Broccoli and Stilton. I am going to use Ainsley Harriott's Classic French Onion cup a soup instead. It was the closest I could get.

Then the chicken. Dear god the chicken! Look at this...

• Sainsbury’s Fresh British chicken reared indoors to Assured Chicken Production standards
• Sainsbury’s Devonshire Red corn fed chicken which is a slow growing chicken reared indoors to the RSPCA’s Freedom Food standard
• Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference West Country free range chicken which is a slow growing chicken reared outdoors in a traditional free range system
• Sainsbury’s SO Organic West Country free range organic chicken which is a slow growing chicken reared outdoors to Soil Association standards

and I kid you not...you can watch a VIDEO of these bloody chickens bring raised.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/food/foodandfeatures/safety_quality/articles/chicken_video.htm

They are certifiably mad in this country.

Dessert was going to be fridge tart, discovered there are no Tennis biscuits here. I am going with Sainsburys Malted Milk biscuits. They are the closest to Tennis I could get.
This is the last whenwe meal I am ever making. And I am only doing it today because Dr Lauren and Simon are coming to ours.

any opinions on art will be welcome

ipod thingies

Up until now I have thought the people who have earphones stuck in their ears on the tube and on the street were pretentious twats...NO NO NO...it is fabulous! I have had an ipod thing in my ear for about 2 hours, it is fabulous. I have made supper , ironed, cleaned up, danced all over the apartment... I love it. i may never unplug myself ever again. I want my own ipod thing. the one I have is Paul's . If he ever wants it back he needs to buy me my own.

And you never have to speak to anyone if you have an ipod.

art

Don't you just love it!?? This is my favourite gallery...it is FABULOUS

Saatchi&Saatchi

Wedding

Off to the country to a wonderful wedding. Seemingly miles away from anywhere (nowhere is actually far away from anywhere here on this small isle)
A beautiful setting, a few brief spatters of rain, a radiant bride, and indeed... a braai!
Geese and sheep, a pond and a little bridge, it was lovely.
The trip back from the wedding venue to Oxford Station cost £50!! Bloody hell. Still, it was worth it for a super weekend away. Tomorrow we are buying a car.

eating out

Would you like to join me for a meal here? I won't tell you where it is, just hop in a taxi and ask for the restaurant. I will bail you out if necessary!!