mardi 13 octobre 2009

October 12

Ben and Rosie called in again on their way back from Spain. We have no visitors for ages then have two lots within days of each other, our old next door neighbours arrive sometime tomorrow.

They were impressed by how much work we have managed to do since early last month, particularly the new staircase Mack has started on. We might actually be able to get upstairs on something other than a ladder before much longer. However as there are no floorboards up there it will be a pretty pointless exercise!

They brought us a couple of very welcome gifts. Firstly a three litre bottle of a cheap Anisado, used in northern Spain to make liqueurs. I'm going to do some research but apparently it works wonderfully with red berries, apples and even coffee. This will be good for Christmas! Then there were some sheepskin slippers for the kids, they will be glad of these this winter as they have both outgrown their own. Finally they emptied out the larder in their camper van - they have only one more night before they are back home and so have no need of the bits they have left. So we've acquired

2 tins of sardines
A large jar of peanut butter
A large tin of chicken stew
4 tins of soup (tomato, chicken, vegetable and lentil)
A jar of mustard
2 jars of frankfurter sausages
4 packets of cream crackers
2 packs of Weetabix
and a big bag of fig rolls

We lit a fire tonight, opened a bottle of blackberry wine (very new but very drinkable) had some salted nuts and felt we were living in the lap of luxury!

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