INCHCOCK TODAY (Briefly)
Saturday 11th January 2020
2250hrs: Woketh up.
Blog updated.
I assumed it would be Little Inchies fungal lesion bleeding, but no! I could find no leaks anywhere, apart from a tiny bit in the delicate area at the top inside of the right leg front. That, and the continuing flow of deep red blood that followed, confused me? (Not a hard thing to do!) The batteries ran out in the toothbrush, I replaced them and still had to use the hand-brush, because the new Duracells would not work? Got three cuts while shaking and shaving, Seccades Sandra kicked off. The radio batteries ran out. As for the dropsies, well, there must be something I handled that didn’t drop or shoot out of my right hand, but I can’t think of anything at the moment! Grumph! The sock-glide, at least, didn’t cause me any injuries today. The pins looked okay, other than the ankles were swelling up a touch.
I got the black bins sorted and ready to take to the waste chute.
Then went down to take some treats to Winwood Court kitchen for the tenants. No one there, so I left them near the door.
I’d forgot to take a pen to add my name to the list of people interested in going to Mo’s funeral. Back to Woodthorpe Court. By then, (08:05hrs) it was late enough for me to use waste the chute, so I did.
Back down again with the pen, and added my moniker to the list. Gaynor had told me about this yesterday. Bless her cotton socks.
Back up to the flat and did some tidying up in the supposed bedroom, but is in fact, a junk room that would put Steptoe & Son’s front office to shame!
The intercom burst into life. I went to the hallway and admitted the lad with food. He put it inside the door for me, I thanked him, and off he shot. Looking little stressed, I thought.
- I didn’t realise it was frozen
- The outer sleeve had been damaged
- And it was a ‘Microwave Ony’ meal.
Not having a microwave oven, put the mockers on my plan to eat the Smoked Haddock Risotto today (Binned it!) Why bin it, you ask? When I decided to try and cook it in the oven and opened the cover, there was a smell like rotten eggs when I pulled off the wrapper! Eugh!
I updated this blog while some Truffle Fries and the last of Southern Fries were cooking and then got the meal served up. Somewhat overdid the quantity by a long shot! and I enjoyed it so much. You can see the different chips by their colour, the greeny ones are the Truffle fries. I ate only about a half of this much-to-big meal I’d done. I don’t know what made me cook so much?
What I ate tasted okay though, Flavour-Rating 6.5/10.
I did the washing of the pots, and I don’t know why, but my mind concentrated on the Mainline Bus that I caught coming back from HRH Sister Jane’s abode. I thought, maybe I could use it going the other way if I go again. I dug out the timetable I’d taken from the bus. When I say, dug-out, I mean ‘spent fifteen minutes finding it. Haha!
But the print was far too small to read, so the idea drifted from my muddled brain, to be replaced with thoughts of Mo’s funeral on Monday. She would not have liked us to mope, and I hope to avoid showing any other emotion, other than the one she brought to us all: Joy and her infectious smile.
The indefatigable, full of vim and vigour, ball of fun, much-missed, Mo! ♥
Recognized the inimitable Mike Steeden there I did. Greetes to you and family too, Mike 🙂
With you in remembering Mo and will keep her memory in my heart: your words on Mo make her dear here and all the introduction I need.
Ah, romantic poet of poets, our Mike is. A grand chap too. Hope he reads this.
It’s goiong to be hard tomorrow, Bill. But knowing her nature, she’ll not want moping.
Taketh care, Sir..
One would think that you could take the Smoked Haddock Risotto out of the container and heat up on the stove or in the oven. But if it smelled like rotten eggs it probably would still have been bad after microwaving it. That’s nice Mo’s family wants everyone to wear bright colors since that’s what she liked. It’s good to honor a person the way they were. That meal looks pretty good for only a 50% taste rating.
I couldn’t understand why it said, in small (but bold) print: ‘For Cooking in a Microwave Only’?
I fancied it so much and was so disappointed when the putrid pong on opening shook me. I wonder if that is why I didn’t eat more of the eventual meal? Mmm?
The sky and flowers you posted, well, amazing, Sir!
We have beautiful skies out here. The flowers have been really nice to have.
Ah, I love them. Them and trees, and ducks of course, all specia;l to me. Hoipe you can get a chance to enjoy them, Sir.
I almost always get out to enjoy the trees and wildlife.
Sorry about Mo. I agree with Mo, though: no tears, please, at my funeral. I’ve lived a good life so far, have no expectation of significant changes, and death usually is welcome when it comes whether most people realize it or not till the time comes.
Thanks.
Well said, Doug, mate