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On Weekends of Wine and Rugby
Nov. 19th, 2018 04:26 pmIt's been a busy old weekend.
Mum arrived on Wednesday for a long weekend. Bluebird on Friday. Bluebird had her flatmate visting on Sunday. We also had our USian xenos for dinner on Friday and Sunday, along with her friend from home on Friday.
I had Friday off. Mum and I went to the drama workshop to work on the set for All About My Mother. I ended up not quite getting everything I wanted to do done as a) our workshop is a shambles, b) what looked like many useful bits of wood turned out to be flawed, and c) many of our tools are missing. I want to buy pallent racking for the storage areas. The workshop is unsafe and inefficient. Mum very excited by the work and delighted with my drama pal who came to help. "Hasn't he got steady hands? and such a methodical way of working, so efficient." I feel I have become 5th favourite of my mother's 4 children.
The rest of Friday was spent welcoming Bluebird for the weekend and preparing two feasts. I made Drunken Chicken on Friday for 6 and kleftiko for 7 on Sunday. Both delicious. Other dinners included Chinese on Saturday and brunch at dad's on Saturday. My mum was grumpy that she wasn't getting three roast dinners. I managed to marinade the lamb for the kleftiko for 48 hours but I think next time I'll do more and cook it for 7 hours not 5.
Saturday saw the Captain off to football with MLW. I stayed at home to prepare for the family expedition to Murrayfield after brunch at dad's. I got noised up by an old uni mate and this prompted an impromtu dinner date on Saturday night, at home with a takeaway.
The rugby was entertaining. Not an appalling result. I think we could have won the game given a little more thought or a bit of luck but 26-20 was probably a fair result. The light show before the match was very impressive. Mum had a great time and is now a confirmed rugby enthuasist. She wants to come to Murrayfield in 2020 to watch England play.
Sunday saw MLW singing and me and mum helping load set in at the Roxy for All About My Mother. I don't think I'll get to see the show asd MLW has a concert this weekend along with singing duties elsewhere. The Captain and I had rugby, a game against Melrose. My overly disciplinarian refering saw me make an eight-year old cry after I warned him (rather sharply) about high tackles. I'm sure he'll get over it before I do.
Home for dinner, kleftiko and Greek salads and then Doctor Who. I quite enjoyed the episode but I'd have enjoyed it more if an economist had been involved in the writing. MLW had friends round for Mrs Pockets prep and I took mum to the pub.
BB home on Sunday evening. Mum off to Bristol to see my sister this morning.
Today has been busy.
Mum arrived on Wednesday for a long weekend. Bluebird on Friday. Bluebird had her flatmate visting on Sunday. We also had our USian xenos for dinner on Friday and Sunday, along with her friend from home on Friday.
I had Friday off. Mum and I went to the drama workshop to work on the set for All About My Mother. I ended up not quite getting everything I wanted to do done as a) our workshop is a shambles, b) what looked like many useful bits of wood turned out to be flawed, and c) many of our tools are missing. I want to buy pallent racking for the storage areas. The workshop is unsafe and inefficient. Mum very excited by the work and delighted with my drama pal who came to help. "Hasn't he got steady hands? and such a methodical way of working, so efficient." I feel I have become 5th favourite of my mother's 4 children.
The rest of Friday was spent welcoming Bluebird for the weekend and preparing two feasts. I made Drunken Chicken on Friday for 6 and kleftiko for 7 on Sunday. Both delicious. Other dinners included Chinese on Saturday and brunch at dad's on Saturday. My mum was grumpy that she wasn't getting three roast dinners. I managed to marinade the lamb for the kleftiko for 48 hours but I think next time I'll do more and cook it for 7 hours not 5.
Saturday saw the Captain off to football with MLW. I stayed at home to prepare for the family expedition to Murrayfield after brunch at dad's. I got noised up by an old uni mate and this prompted an impromtu dinner date on Saturday night, at home with a takeaway.
The rugby was entertaining. Not an appalling result. I think we could have won the game given a little more thought or a bit of luck but 26-20 was probably a fair result. The light show before the match was very impressive. Mum had a great time and is now a confirmed rugby enthuasist. She wants to come to Murrayfield in 2020 to watch England play.
Sunday saw MLW singing and me and mum helping load set in at the Roxy for All About My Mother. I don't think I'll get to see the show asd MLW has a concert this weekend along with singing duties elsewhere. The Captain and I had rugby, a game against Melrose. My overly disciplinarian refering saw me make an eight-year old cry after I warned him (rather sharply) about high tackles. I'm sure he'll get over it before I do.
Home for dinner, kleftiko and Greek salads and then Doctor Who. I quite enjoyed the episode but I'd have enjoyed it more if an economist had been involved in the writing. MLW had friends round for Mrs Pockets prep and I took mum to the pub.
BB home on Sunday evening. Mum off to Bristol to see my sister this morning.
Today has been busy.
