Glimmer 28 and it’s a bee on a thistle! First of the lates. HBB, good conversion and the value seems OK. Day flies. Cook a pasta bake that is kidney friendly, both of us decide it is bland and decide not worth cooking again.
Music
Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – Cecily / Rob Delaney
Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – Bad Times Bad Times
Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – The Rug Beneath Your Feat
Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – It’s Christmas I Miss You
Bill and Hannah Botting – Brisbane (on Everything)
Common Or Garden – Weird Sketch
Common Or Garden – Bought
Common Or Garden – Drop
Common Or Garden – Under Covers
Common Or Garden – Big Conversations in Bad Hotels (Uh oh)
Glimmer 21 and Elsie provides once again. She’s enjoyed playing with Nelson the fly to the extent she’s ripped off one of his eyes. Late up and a bit of light shopping. Pint with herself. Back home and whip up a quick batch of pancakes for lunch. Once again enjoy using the crepe pan I bought a couple of years ago. Simple pleasures and all that jazz.
Meals planned
Leek and Potato Soup (KCR)
Chicken Jalfrezi (all)
Pasta and Meatballs (all)
Moroccan Chicken (KC)
Sausage and Mash (KC)
Burgers and Wedges (All)
Music
DJ Downfall – Coming Apart At The Seams / Black Sails
DJ Downfall – Sounds Of The 20th Century E.P.
DJ Downfall – Song For Kelly Le Brock
DJ Downfall – Sinking Into The Quagmire E.P.
DJ Downfall – Shape
DJ Downfall – The Curse
Rose Melberg – September
Rose Melberg – Cast Away The Clouds
Rose Melberg – Rose and Kathy
Rose Melberg With Larissa Loyva – Dues
Rose Melberg and Kathy Elzey – Rose and Kathy
Various Artists – Things We Tried to Hide (Selected Songs, 1993-2023)
Gaze – Mitsumeru
Gaze – Seedless
PUPS – PUPS
Brave Irene – Brave Irene
Knife Pleats – Hat Bark Beach
Imaginary Pants – Imaginary Pants 7″
Imaginary Pants – Imaginary Pants
Imaginary Pants – Kites At Night
The Softies + Tony Molina – Pacific Northwest Tour 2023
Glimmer 14 and I’m in Kawa’s and taking photos of photos. Great coffee as usual and the first of a series of lates. Day goes OK, not brilliantly but you can only deal with what it deals you.
Lines…. it’s a brick. First of the lates and the usual greeting with Liberty of 3 more days! Bit of a slow start, the hardest HBB supported by Ash. Generally other than value think it was an alright day but a cheeky add line may have saved me. A few mobile lines help too.
Still feeling a bit shit but I will survive! Struggle to get up this morning. Am late in, Lib is worried! In the evening I struggle to eat tea, just not in the mood for it.
Way home and another pint of the Naughty Hooker and a wee nip of Black Bush. It’s not often I have a whiskey but have been chatting with a fella in Crumlin and feel like one tonight.
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Bone Dry
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Degenerate Introduction
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Hand Clappin’
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Industrial Breakdown
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Rhythm Record Volume One
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Ridin Shotgun
Dub Narcotic Foundation – Selector Dub Narcotic Pt. 1, 2 & 3
Day off. Day starts with me taking the piss… literally to the GPs. Whereupon NHS IT strikes, they have to hand write the sample form because the printer is dead. On the way up a couple of photos. Need to look at them to see if they are prompt suitable. Jump a bus back home.
Herself off work, still recovering from Asthma attack. Take a wee dander to get a photo for tomorrow in the afternoon.
Pump up the tyres and sort rear reflector on the bike. Usual day off preparation for first early of the week.
In other news there is some movement on the Roots allotment situation. They’ve announced it will be 16 minutes away from Ashton… presumably by car, ‘cos perish the thought you wouldn’t have a car. As long as it’s reasonable cycle ride, I’m in! Looks like a £40 upfront then for a baby patch about a tenner a month. Not looking for anything huge, it’s not like I have a clue what I’m doing! As much as anything it’s a healthy thing to do on a day off for the old mental health.
Monday and I’m despatched to deliver the piss to the GPs. Hazel is due to suffer the final indignity, it only hurts if you get your fingers caught between the bricks. Brief shop in Aldi and then onto the laundrette. My cunning plan of coffee, music and book is interrupted by building work at the garage. Plan B from Planet 57 swings into action and it’s a sausage barm and coffee from the sandwich shop.
Back home and the plan is cook a lasagne for tomorrow, gammon and chips for tonight.