Monday, October 29, 2007

False economy

Buying a hand blender (to make soup) from Tesco for £3.96 + waiting to get home before reading instructions including that old chestnut DO NOT USE IN HOT LIQUIDS x deciding to go ahead anyway = kitchen painted in parsnip and apple soup and a funny smell.

DOH!

Friday, October 26, 2007

Sardinia


Went to Sardinia the week before last, quite a random destination courtesy of Ryanair's foolishly low prices. We stayed in Alghero, on the North-East coast, a medieval walled city, which was pleasant without being particularly memorable. However there was sunshine, which was the point of the trip, as having been starved of it all summer (including August's trip to Scotland) I was feeling a little peaky.

Ate some nice seafood (no sardines though) and plenty of ice cream, and even managed to coerce Will into swimming in the sea at one point, as it is clear and beautiful all around the coast.