Monday, November 27, 2006
Blue Moon
November 27th. 12.45
Yes, the story of Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present is a real gripper and I agree about the business of stars being blue. Grapes, certainly, but never stars. Still, I expect the author was struggling to find something blue on that scale that was unattainable. I have a feeling that the Mafia have planted blue grapes on the allotment but strangely have not seen them for several weeks which may be due to the weather or knee replacement surgery. I don't suppose that it has been any wetter here than in most other parts over the weekend but it has certainly not been good allotment weather. Furthermore being on call for Friday night and working Saturday made me feel that the rest of the weekend should be spent in the warm, watching British teams taking their beating like men. The only faintly acceptable result was the Swan's 0-0 draw with Bristol City.I am told by blondes who were at that game that there were plenty of seats available for that match whereas it had been announced that the game was a sell out- a further reason not to listen to Leighton James as if there weren't enough already. Being at home by daylight for a change made me realise just how the garden has been neglected in favour of the allotment, so I was shamed into spending several hours clearing up leaves and pruning.
The Fairy Gunmother was not a good book as it took far too long to understand the way it jumped about and was extremely difficult to get into. No meals at all were consumed though there was plenty of drink and drugs. In the end it was quite amusing but don't go out of your way to find it. The Prone Gunman on the other hand was a book well worth going a long way to avoid even though he does eat a couple of rather un-inspiring meals. Random violence and murder occur throughout this short unpleasant book and there is no way one can develop any sympathy or liking for any of the characters. I am glad to be back in familiar territory, namely Cuba, with Padura's Havana Black where the food eaten, though it doesn't sound too exciting (rice, beans, chicken) at least sounds tasty and is eaten with great enjoyment. I expect that better meals are to come.
The more I think about it, the more I realise that no detective fiction so far has ever descibed a meal containg cheese. So to fill that gap, I offer ten of my favourites:-
71. Boursin
72. Brie
73. Cambazola
74. Camembert
75. Cheddar
76. Dolcelatte
77. Gruyere
78. Jarlsberg.
79. Port Salut
80. Stilton
Notice that they are all made with cow's milk. I had thought of including Chaumes (goat) and Roquefort (ewe) but realised that they do not play an important enough role in my life to be selected.Note also that only two of them contain any blue. I'm sure that Blue Moon was the title of a very popular song at one time. Obviously people are not put off by getting all the facts wrong.
Yes, the story of Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present is a real gripper and I agree about the business of stars being blue. Grapes, certainly, but never stars. Still, I expect the author was struggling to find something blue on that scale that was unattainable. I have a feeling that the Mafia have planted blue grapes on the allotment but strangely have not seen them for several weeks which may be due to the weather or knee replacement surgery. I don't suppose that it has been any wetter here than in most other parts over the weekend but it has certainly not been good allotment weather. Furthermore being on call for Friday night and working Saturday made me feel that the rest of the weekend should be spent in the warm, watching British teams taking their beating like men. The only faintly acceptable result was the Swan's 0-0 draw with Bristol City.I am told by blondes who were at that game that there were plenty of seats available for that match whereas it had been announced that the game was a sell out- a further reason not to listen to Leighton James as if there weren't enough already. Being at home by daylight for a change made me realise just how the garden has been neglected in favour of the allotment, so I was shamed into spending several hours clearing up leaves and pruning.
The Fairy Gunmother was not a good book as it took far too long to understand the way it jumped about and was extremely difficult to get into. No meals at all were consumed though there was plenty of drink and drugs. In the end it was quite amusing but don't go out of your way to find it. The Prone Gunman on the other hand was a book well worth going a long way to avoid even though he does eat a couple of rather un-inspiring meals. Random violence and murder occur throughout this short unpleasant book and there is no way one can develop any sympathy or liking for any of the characters. I am glad to be back in familiar territory, namely Cuba, with Padura's Havana Black where the food eaten, though it doesn't sound too exciting (rice, beans, chicken) at least sounds tasty and is eaten with great enjoyment. I expect that better meals are to come.
The more I think about it, the more I realise that no detective fiction so far has ever descibed a meal containg cheese. So to fill that gap, I offer ten of my favourites:-
71. Boursin
72. Brie
73. Cambazola
74. Camembert
75. Cheddar
76. Dolcelatte
77. Gruyere
78. Jarlsberg.
79. Port Salut
80. Stilton
Notice that they are all made with cow's milk. I had thought of including Chaumes (goat) and Roquefort (ewe) but realised that they do not play an important enough role in my life to be selected.Note also that only two of them contain any blue. I'm sure that Blue Moon was the title of a very popular song at one time. Obviously people are not put off by getting all the facts wrong.
# posted by Bob @ 1:30 pm 
