Monday 24th March 2019
Welsh: Dydd Llun 24 Mawrth 2019
23:30hrs. Most of the night I was awake and listening to the howling winds. They were getting worse, and for some reason, it felt like the wind was belting through the flat. I gave up on getting to sleep and decided I’d get up and make a mug of tea.
Being the keen, alert-minded, Sherlock Holmes sort of old chap that I am, I soon discovered the reason for this, as the wind hit me in the face, coming in through the window I had left partly open last night!
I closed the window shut, (It was not easy with the wind coming in so strongly, wind in the wrong direction for me, Haha!) rerolled the kitchen towel and took a photo of it still blowing about in the breeze? The wind noise had greatly-reduced now. Tsk! Well, it would be, wouldn’t it? I’m quick yer know. Haha!
I went back to the kitchen. Gawd blimey, it felt even colder in there now!
I made a brew of tea and got the Health Check gear out. Everything, the thermometer, sphygmomanometer, drawer handles, the whole enchilada I came into contact with felt awfully cold! Including me, so I put on the dressing gown.
Then I noticed how the lights outside seemed to be twinkling so much.
I soon discerned that this was due to the high winds blowing the trees and bushes around so much. I said I quick. Hehehe!
I took this picture through the window. Not that the twinkling shows, of course. There was no way I intended to open them again!
I got the Health Checks sorted out.
I went on the computer and updated the HC record on Excel for last week and this morning.
I made a start on this blog to here, then updated yesterday’s post and sent it off to WordPress.
Well, that’s me staying indoors today, I reckon!
I got on with writing this blog.
Visited the TFZer Facebook page.
Then started on Coreldraw making some more draught headers.
Phew! That soon me until 05:50hrs to get done. Ready for some brekkers now. Cornflakes for me, I think.
I noticed that the clouds, although looking so beautiful, were travelling across the scenic view from the unwanted new kitchen windows at a lickety-split pace. This informed me that the winds had not calmed down as much as I’d thought they had. This reaffirmed my decision not to go out today. Well, I’m calling at Jenny & Franks and going to the hut Nottingham City Homes, Winwood Heights, Generaloberstesses Wardens Temporary HQ. WC, Holding cells. Rumourmongering Clinic. Sarcasm & Insult distribution area. Tenants Socialisationalistic Area. Telling Inchcock off Zone. Crockery and pottery to be stolen from location, and residents porta-cabin, to see Obersturmführeress Warden Deana, and Sturmbannführeress Julie. Then I’ll get back inside the apartment.
I tended to the ablutions. Getting the hang of the new showerhead now. Got dressed, t’was a struggle, but I got the socks on. Hehe! Then took the black bags (5 of them) and got them to the waste chute and deposited them.
It made walking up the road a bit of a risky business. I met Deana going the other way and asked if Julie was in the hut. ‘If I hurry she might be!’ But she had gone out on her rounds, like Deana had, by the time I arrived. So I slipped some nibbles in the fridge for them. I hope they don’t get knicked.
Only seven residents or so in there this morning. I think the wind might have put others, like me, off from going out. Hehe! A few bits of persiflage were shared with Penny, Angela, and others.
I observed that the washers were both free as I entered the foyer entrance. I got up to the flat, in and to the wet room. Set about cleaning and medicating the fungal lesion. Not a nice nor pain-free undertaking, but it has to be done. Let me think, that Little Inchy, Kidney Pains Kevin, The Leg Wound and Wobble Knee Neil, all awaiting appointments to be checked out, now! No wonder I sometimes get frustrated!
Then I got the laundry things and togs and down to the laundry room.
I’ll have the Lamb Moussaka, put plenty of extra cheese on it, with sliced green tomato, and a small baguette with it.
These tomatoes are called Marinda Natoora variety. The label says; Green-capped skins, umami flavour. So I looked up ‘umami’ on the web. Wikipedia said: “Umami or savoury taste, is one of the five basic tastes. It has been described as savoury and is characteristic of broths and cooked meats?
Ah-well, I’ll try them later.
Luckily no one had needed the washer and took the things out, they were still in the drum. I moved them to the dryer, set it going, made a note of the time and back up and set the timer, near the computer so as not to ‘blob-it’ again with the drying time.
I updated this blog until the alarm reminded me to go down to collect the laundry.
The workmen who were fitting the new Fire Sprinkler system were using the lifts, and it took me ages to get down to the ground floor.
As I got out of the lift, the queue of folks to get in was rather large. Nora and Penny amongst them, who I greeted with a cheery “Ah, you’re back, well done!” But not having the hearing aids in, I don’t know if I got any reply, but I did a couple of smiles. Hehehe!
Then Penny arrived, down to do some washing. We had a natter as I put the things in the bag. She had to shoot off, cause she’d got something cooking. But you never know, but I know, that also, I had no B.O. Hohoho! Is there no end to my poetic-wit!
When I got up to the twelfth floor, I photographicalised the prep work done up to now on the Fire Sprinkler system.
Nosh prep work. Got the Moussaka in the oven, with plenty of extra grated mature cheddar cheese added. Sliced the Marinda Natoora tomato ready to put on top of the meal later. Set the timer to remind me to add the toms to the meal. I nibbled a slice, and could not decide if I liked the taste or not. They did not have a tomato flavour as any other would have, and it is hard to choose the right words, but I’ll try. ‘Nutty’ ‘Not strong, more a delicate but positive tang’.
I put on the TV, with the timer at my side and made sure I did not fall asleep. The timer burst into life and off to the kitchen I went.
I added the tomatoes o
When it all looked good, I served it up, and a right-treat it was, too.
The heated fancy tomatoes tasted almost meaty, very tasty and without using any salt on them as well. Excellent to use in cooking I think.
Despite tiredness dawning so suddenly, I did enjoy this gastronomic delight. A taste rating of 9.2/10 for this.
Washed the pots, during which I stopped to take these photographs of the turbulent, but beautiful-looking early evening sky.
Then, of course, I found it harder than ever to nod-off. Eventually, I did and was so thankful.
Locked the door and back into the recliner. Of course, now I found it harder than ever to get back to sleep! Tsk!
The wind is acting like a cat unrolling you paper towels. Looks stormy on the BBC’s weather screen. That’s some fine looking prep work for sprinklers. You flat hasn’t been sprinkled yet, has it? That’s a fine looking moussaka.
Hi, Tim. The Google site tells me tht today the averag winds will only be 17 mph. Precipitation: 70%, and Humidity: 67%. aLthough what humidity really means, I’ll look up later.
I imagine you kept the photograph of the kitchen roll away from your beloved furries? Hehehe!
I love wht you’ve done with the cat trails, they ee mto love them.
TTFNski
Humidity is the amount of moisture in the air. 67% humidity might be on the dry side for Nottingham, but that would be wet here. We are usually well under 20% humidity, and the humidity is often in single digits. It’s very dry here. You can see what spunk does with paper towels at https://offcenternoteven.com/2014/10/24/kitty-art-a-partial-eclipse-of-the-sun/
Cheers.
Just viewed the piccies of Spunk. By gum, Spunk knows how to have fun! Hehe!