Japanese food and friends
Lorraine and I spending most of the morning in bed, I slept in late. Somewhat buoyed by weighing myself this morning. Being on one of Lorraine's graphs, no booze and sensible food means I have been losing weight at the rate of something over a kilo a week. Since Lorraine put herself on a graph there is almost two stone less of her. Among other travails, this is a beacon. Perhaps the long term effects of this summer will be highly positive. Certainly the way we are eating now does not make me feel hungry.
Up and drove off to see Janet and Ken for an hour's chat and cups of Lady Grey. Then to the Japanese shop opposite Sainsburys to buy seaweed and bonito flakes, sesame seeds and potato starch and some miso soup. Then to Sainsburys. Home and as I dozed Lorraine prepared a Japanese dish with prawns and chicken. Anton, Dawn and Rosie came by bearing things like raspberries, nibbles, cheeses and cheesecake and wine and we had a really pleasant night. I enjoyed it despite not drinking, for booze is not my friend at the moment, and beer is to be shunned. Beer is to be shunned. The very words are like a bell tolling.
Spoke to Bob tonight too. Great to hear from him, as we'd not spoken for some time. He was in the Channel Islands last week and felt the earthquake at the airport. The earthquake, the worst for there in living memory hit when BBC Radio Jersey were playing Status Quo's Rocking all over the world.
Anyway I really like these pals of ours, and seeing Janet and Ken earlier, and these ones in the evening went a long way towards making me feel part of society again.
Dawn about to move into her new wee house in Steyning, which is a project but has bags of character. Rosie has been dating a promising new man, and Anton has a trip to the States to look forward to. Currently he is doing jury service, and while he was unable to tell us anything about it, the case is very unpleasant and has left him wishing he was back at work.
And notes from friends from afar. Richard and Jane back in Guernsey, but both unsettled and pining for Italy.
Up and drove off to see Janet and Ken for an hour's chat and cups of Lady Grey. Then to the Japanese shop opposite Sainsburys to buy seaweed and bonito flakes, sesame seeds and potato starch and some miso soup. Then to Sainsburys. Home and as I dozed Lorraine prepared a Japanese dish with prawns and chicken. Anton, Dawn and Rosie came by bearing things like raspberries, nibbles, cheeses and cheesecake and wine and we had a really pleasant night. I enjoyed it despite not drinking, for booze is not my friend at the moment, and beer is to be shunned. Beer is to be shunned. The very words are like a bell tolling.
Spoke to Bob tonight too. Great to hear from him, as we'd not spoken for some time. He was in the Channel Islands last week and felt the earthquake at the airport. The earthquake, the worst for there in living memory hit when BBC Radio Jersey were playing Status Quo's Rocking all over the world.
Anyway I really like these pals of ours, and seeing Janet and Ken earlier, and these ones in the evening went a long way towards making me feel part of society again.
Dawn about to move into her new wee house in Steyning, which is a project but has bags of character. Rosie has been dating a promising new man, and Anton has a trip to the States to look forward to. Currently he is doing jury service, and while he was unable to tell us anything about it, the case is very unpleasant and has left him wishing he was back at work.
And notes from friends from afar. Richard and Jane back in Guernsey, but both unsettled and pining for Italy.
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