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My son…
On Monday, as we were making our way to the bus to go home and cutting through the EBI as per our usual shortcut, Bean passed in front of a table laden with nibbles for a course that was being held in the IT training room. He grabbed two nachos “to eat on the bus” and walked all the way to the bus stop proudly displaying his stolen loot to anybody who would look at it. When we got to the bus stop, he just plopped himself on the ground and started munching. The pose is classic.
Weekend in pictures
The weekend went fairly well. On Saturday, we had Currys deliver our new washer and dryer, which means that we can now do laundry at the same rate that the beans generates it and, joy of joys, drying it in a proper tumble dryer means that it’s not only dry in half the time of our old condenser dryer, clothing actually comes out dry and not just steamy! Plumbing and plugging everything went smoothly and we’re now up to date with the laundry. It’s the simple joys of life… We went to Tesco to get some supplies and Bean helped me make pasta sauce. Well, I chopped vegetables and he ate them, but he was a good boy while I did that so it kinda counts as helping.
On Sunday, we went to the miniature railway in Saffron Walden and let the Bean loose in Audley End. We managed to sneak in between bouts of rain, and it was a good way to let the child blow off some steam.
The railway was surprisingly good fun, and a fairly long ride. It’s really cool to see all that they’ve done along the way with all the stuffed toys, and we saw tons of pheasants. All in all, several hours of happy Bean for little money. Good deal, that.
Monster burgers
Katy’s been badly influenced by “Man V. Food” and “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (and ok, so have I). She wanted to do something different on the BBQ this weekend and proposed monster burgers. Here’s the result:
It’s a grilled chicken breast burger, with bacon, cheese, pickles, lettuce and a fried egg. I’d also grilled some mushrooms and some onions and we’d made onion rings in the oven. The plan was so stack everything on but it just wouldn’t fit in the bread we had at hand, so they had to stay on the side. Next time we’ll know better and use bigger bread :)
The cuteness!!!
Sleeping hamster FTW!!!
A good racket
When you get your customers to pay to feed the fish you’re selling to them, you know you’re doing something right.
Weekend started badly but ended fairly well
The oldies-in-law came down for the weekend. It was a bit of a rocky start on Friday afternoon, when less-than-complimentary things were said to a woman who had slept less than a dozen hours in the last 3 days (Katy) and then relayed to somebody who had had a really crappy week at work (me). Drama ensued, but we were able to work past it and have an overall good weekend.
Bean had really been looking forward to going to Colchester zoo, which is what we did on Saturday. A bit of rain meant that the crowds and the bugs were kept away, which really suited me just fine.
That evening, Katy and I had tickets to go see Stomp at the corn exchange. Even though we left early, Cambridge traffic almost bit us in the ass and we barely made it into the theater with seconds to spare before they refused admission. I was expecting a good show, but this was even better than expected. They used brooms, matchboxes, bins, paint tins, zippo lighters, newspapers, giant inner tubes and even the kitchen sink! I expected the rhythm and the choreography. I didn’t expect the humour of the show. It was good. I really, really recommend it.
On Sunday, Mel and I cleared out the back sheds in preparation for getting the freezer delivered and then we had a really nice meal for mother’s day. I made another over-baked pulled pork shoulder and it turned out just as nice – if not nicer – than the one I made at new years. As good as Bean was at the zoo on Saturday, he turned into demon child on Sunday and we were glad to throw him to bed that night.
Saffron Walden town center panorama
Something I did a while ago but never got around to upload:
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Fun with a new app
I downloaded a little panoramic photostitching app for my phone and had a bit of fun at lunchtime. Not bad for a freebie. Click on the thumbnails to view the full images.
