I've spent the last two days resting and relaxing. Caught up on my sleep, watched tv saved on disc, and listened to some old CDs, and music recommendation from friends. (Nashville, Agents of Sheild, Scandimania, Remy Zero, Seal, Peter Erskine Trio, Brian Blade Fellowship ( Read more... )

Told myself I wasn't interested in spending money on Bordeaux 2011 en premeur. Half my twitter feed is on about it and I've already had emails from my merchants. We'll see how that turns out in the end ( Read more... )

I need to finish my New Year's letter. When done, I'll post it ( Read more... )

We had a lovely evening last night. Steak au poivre (again), cooking shows on TV, bottle of red. Then had a glass of Armagnac in the garden, looking at the early evening, now dark sky, silouhetted by our neighbours banana tree with a plane passing overhead. Cigarette. Then inside for a bit of Fargo before an early bedtime and restful sleep.

I think I'm really going to miss BSG. We've been borrowing them on DVD and finished the final season last night. Great series from start to finish, just as everyone said ( Read more... )

Hm. A bit behind in the updates. In the meantime...
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Anyone watching John Adams? A bit dry, but good to see a costume drama about the USA
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Veal is not the same as chicken! Made escalopes the other day with risotto milanese and it was lovely.
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A good claret gives a certain comfort.
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Until next time...

I've been meaning to post for the past few days but just haven't had the time. Things are moving with the flat, but that's not really it. I just need to clear my mind a bit.

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Telly. I've been enjoying the last couple weeks. In particular, Maestro and Master Chef Professional Edition. Maestro just tickles my musician fancy. ( Read more... )

Excellent. America's Got Talent. Then Don't Forget the Lyrics. Then Gladiators.

Guilty pleasures, yes.

I've got lots to recount from last week, but I only have two things to say in this post:
1) The incessant rain today has made for a depressing bank holiday
2) I just watched a very moving episode of Boston Legal on euthanasia

One thing about our neighbourhood is that freecycling is quite easy. We've put quite a bit out front during the past couple months as we clean and renovate, including a VCR, suitcase, stove, and washing machine. All have found themselves new homes within a day or so, sometimes in as little as two hours ( Read more... )