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Strictly starts again tonight. I've been enjoying the build up, the celeb spoilers, the pairing spoilers, the first bit of promo on the party bus. But can't lie, all the stuff that happened over the last few months have dimmed my enjoyment a little.
Plus, Nikita getting his new partner means Nikita and Layton is officially over. Which, may be a relief to anyone reading who got tired of the videos I posted, but I'll miss the sheer glee of waiting to see them dance each week, and then the anxious wait to see if they got through.
I've been having a watch of some old favourites of theirs, the excellent vampiretastic tango and the couple's choice with the corsets and the Argentine Tango. Just so many.
And of course, this. I'm sure some of you expected that to be linked, it may not be Layton and Nikita, but remains the pro dance of the season for me. ♥ rooftop dance always ♥
All my greenhouse tomatoes have started to ripen, so I have so many of the things to eat. They're delicious, but some do have hard skins which I've read could be due to extreme changing temperatures, which makes sense due to the weather we've had. Oh well, they still make for good eating.
I also made a vegetable broth with barley yesterday. I used the slow cooker, added the veggies, added the barley, and the lid would barely fit over the top. That's fine, I thought, the vegetables would cook down, all would be well. Experienced cooks will know where this is going. While the veggies did cook down, the barley also swelled up, and I had to do an emergency scoop out of half the contents after a couple of hours. So, ended with a big pan of broth as well as a slow cooker full. Broth for days is seems.
Other rl things, James is off work again after the infection in his leg came back. He was happily going to work, all was well, then started to feel unwell. Due to where he works there are plenty of clinicians to have a look, and after checking his leg, one said to go home and get a doctor appointment asap. Which he did, phoning me literally as I came back from the doctors after having to walk there and back to have my B12 injection -- and yes, I grumbled at that, if he'd been sent home just twenty minutes earlier I could have waited and got a lift home.
He's been to see three different people at the doctors over the last three days, and is back on the powerful antibiotics again, but really, what helps the most is to rest and keep his splint off.
Meanwhile, my SiL's partner was rushed into hospital a few days ago. They thought he had gall stones and kept him in to operate. Then, he was unexpectadly discharged today after they changed their minds and said there's nothing actually wrong with him. So, that's a mix of good news and weird.
Plus, Nikita getting his new partner means Nikita and Layton is officially over. Which, may be a relief to anyone reading who got tired of the videos I posted, but I'll miss the sheer glee of waiting to see them dance each week, and then the anxious wait to see if they got through.
I've been having a watch of some old favourites of theirs, the excellent vampiretastic tango and the couple's choice with the corsets and the Argentine Tango. Just so many.
And of course, this. I'm sure some of you expected that to be linked, it may not be Layton and Nikita, but remains the pro dance of the season for me. ♥ rooftop dance always ♥
All my greenhouse tomatoes have started to ripen, so I have so many of the things to eat. They're delicious, but some do have hard skins which I've read could be due to extreme changing temperatures, which makes sense due to the weather we've had. Oh well, they still make for good eating.
I also made a vegetable broth with barley yesterday. I used the slow cooker, added the veggies, added the barley, and the lid would barely fit over the top. That's fine, I thought, the vegetables would cook down, all would be well. Experienced cooks will know where this is going. While the veggies did cook down, the barley also swelled up, and I had to do an emergency scoop out of half the contents after a couple of hours. So, ended with a big pan of broth as well as a slow cooker full. Broth for days is seems.
Other rl things, James is off work again after the infection in his leg came back. He was happily going to work, all was well, then started to feel unwell. Due to where he works there are plenty of clinicians to have a look, and after checking his leg, one said to go home and get a doctor appointment asap. Which he did, phoning me literally as I came back from the doctors after having to walk there and back to have my B12 injection -- and yes, I grumbled at that, if he'd been sent home just twenty minutes earlier I could have waited and got a lift home.
He's been to see three different people at the doctors over the last three days, and is back on the powerful antibiotics again, but really, what helps the most is to rest and keep his splint off.
Meanwhile, my SiL's partner was rushed into hospital a few days ago. They thought he had gall stones and kept him in to operate. Then, he was unexpectadly discharged today after they changed their minds and said there's nothing actually wrong with him. So, that's a mix of good news and weird.