Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The Sleeper Awakes
October 18th.
H.G .Wells' book was first published in 1899. The hero of this book woke up after a sleep of two hundred years which causes quite a lot of problems in adjusting to the pace of life and a lot of catching up. Woody was most aggrieved that he had been called the sleeping partner and guilt has clearly stung him into action. Two days running he has been at the allotment where someone, possibly Lorenzo himself has planted a mystery plant which might be a thornless blackberry. The crinkly lettuce recipe has not restored my hair.( What was Lorenzo's oil? ) . He is definitely not a man to upset with his Sicilian friends. Actually he has a heart of gold and I rarely see him at the allotment without getting a lot of useful advice and bags full of grapes , tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. Everyone with an allotment seem very generous with plants and seeds. Today I was given a lot of dried runner beans from which I have shelled out a couple of pounds of beans to plant next year-- probably enough seed to cover the whole allotment with runners. Digging with Woody gives me a good opportunity to give him some advice on his squash and digging technique- which he is pleased to receive.
Yes, Bob will lose weight. Today was weigh day and I am pleased , and rather surprised to report a 1.6 Kg. loss in the last week. There must be something right in the beer, beef, cheese, yogurt and icecream diet or alternatively the digging and squash are at last beginning to help.
More guests are expected this weekend so there is little chance I will adhere to my strict plans but I'm beginning to wonder if it matters.
Whatever time appears on the published blog. it is actually 23.55 in my time zone.
H.G .Wells' book was first published in 1899. The hero of this book woke up after a sleep of two hundred years which causes quite a lot of problems in adjusting to the pace of life and a lot of catching up. Woody was most aggrieved that he had been called the sleeping partner and guilt has clearly stung him into action. Two days running he has been at the allotment where someone, possibly Lorenzo himself has planted a mystery plant which might be a thornless blackberry. The crinkly lettuce recipe has not restored my hair.( What was Lorenzo's oil? ) . He is definitely not a man to upset with his Sicilian friends. Actually he has a heart of gold and I rarely see him at the allotment without getting a lot of useful advice and bags full of grapes , tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. Everyone with an allotment seem very generous with plants and seeds. Today I was given a lot of dried runner beans from which I have shelled out a couple of pounds of beans to plant next year-- probably enough seed to cover the whole allotment with runners. Digging with Woody gives me a good opportunity to give him some advice on his squash and digging technique- which he is pleased to receive.
Yes, Bob will lose weight. Today was weigh day and I am pleased , and rather surprised to report a 1.6 Kg. loss in the last week. There must be something right in the beer, beef, cheese, yogurt and icecream diet or alternatively the digging and squash are at last beginning to help.
More guests are expected this weekend so there is little chance I will adhere to my strict plans but I'm beginning to wonder if it matters.
Whatever time appears on the published blog. it is actually 23.55 in my time zone.
# posted by Bob @ 3:25 pm 
