what a weekend!
Posted: Monday, 20 November 2006 |
this has to have been a red letter weekend - ruthodanort AND muness view were guests in my hoose. Wow, such a privelege, such an honour... - ok stop grovelling.
We were attending the local craft fair, I was helping on a stall, what a lot of fun it was too.
Muness reminded me I owed him a meal. I haven't been botherin to cook for ages, so what a pleasure it was to rush home and rustle up a meal from barely anything... we had shoulder of lamb, wi olive oil and rosemary, garlic and black pepper. To cut down on the washing up ( which ruthodanort did, by the way) I bunged in tatties, onion and carrot into the roast tin. To make it a well balanced meal, I made cauliflower cheese. By the time they arrived home for the meal, I'd had more than one port for an aperitif, and couldn't care less about the meal....
they said it was very good... hope they meant it....
we had another guest - the dog - who left a present on my doormat as soon as he arrived - what a well trained dog he is! go on use my house as a toilet! And he really really likes playin wi his ball. Our old dog, who is hardly able to move these days, was totally disgusted - it was written all over her face - 'call that a dog?' 'plays with a ball?' 'ought to be ashamed of himself'
The weather has been particularly awful these last few weeks - its been wind and rain in huge quantities for ages. I have bargained for a new car, its from Aberdeen, and I have to take one car down on the boat and take the other one up on the next trip. If I go with the cars, its approximately 拢160. If I put the cars unaccompanied its 拢300 approx. But the forecast was too bad for me to go this weekend, and its going to be as bad next weekend, grrr.
We were attending the local craft fair, I was helping on a stall, what a lot of fun it was too.
Muness reminded me I owed him a meal. I haven't been botherin to cook for ages, so what a pleasure it was to rush home and rustle up a meal from barely anything... we had shoulder of lamb, wi olive oil and rosemary, garlic and black pepper. To cut down on the washing up ( which ruthodanort did, by the way) I bunged in tatties, onion and carrot into the roast tin. To make it a well balanced meal, I made cauliflower cheese. By the time they arrived home for the meal, I'd had more than one port for an aperitif, and couldn't care less about the meal....
they said it was very good... hope they meant it....
we had another guest - the dog - who left a present on my doormat as soon as he arrived - what a well trained dog he is! go on use my house as a toilet! And he really really likes playin wi his ball. Our old dog, who is hardly able to move these days, was totally disgusted - it was written all over her face - 'call that a dog?' 'plays with a ball?' 'ought to be ashamed of himself'
The weather has been particularly awful these last few weeks - its been wind and rain in huge quantities for ages. I have bargained for a new car, its from Aberdeen, and I have to take one car down on the boat and take the other one up on the next trip. If I go with the cars, its approximately 拢160. If I put the cars unaccompanied its 拢300 approx. But the forecast was too bad for me to go this weekend, and its going to be as bad next weekend, grrr.
Comments
So many dubious uses for olive oil have been mooted recently that it's a pleasure to see someone using it for culinary purposes.
Flying Cat from a sleet-battered sunroom
Sounds awfully good Scallowawife. I am sure you all had a good time # Car: hope you get a tip-top car and that the weather relents. If I were in the Aberdeen area, I would offer to take it home to you, but I'll be too far south. # Cheers and I'll be back in touch in three weeks or so.
mjc from NM,USA
Yes - please send this post to Berneray. Using Olive Oil for cooking seems to be one thing they haven't considered there.
Olivia oily from Sodom, Gomorrah and Berneray
gosh - what they don't use oil for there! I've just boiled the kettle dry - again - reading what they use it for.
scallowawife from shetland
loved your last blog with the pics of the beach, loverly... Wish you'd invite me for a meal, sounds heavenly and good guest when they do the dishes... best of luck with your getting your new car.
wee fi from london
Sodom, Gomorrah and Berneray: redundant, isn't it Oily Olivia? How's life in Berneray in the absence of Krispy Kremes?
mjc from NM,USA
Tusen takk for your help. Will have to check how to say that whole sentence in norsk and update it.
Ruthodanort from Unst
The plan was to go ge the car by going on da boat on Friday and back nort on Saturday night - but the forecast is unbelievably, gale force from the South as I head sooth on Friday, and gales from the North as I head Nort on Saturday. Not a sensible idea to travel. The folk I'm attempting to buy the car from are fed up with me changing my plans... Ruthodanort - tusen takk fur dy helpe.(is that correct)
scallowawife from shetland
Tusken takk fordi du hjelper meg. Gosh, this norsk is confusing, but this must be right, cos I asked the oracle.
Ruthodanort from Unst
Cauliflower Cheese mmmm!!! I like cauliflower cheese. I have a similar problem, with visiting humans(?) who use the back of the croft as a toilet, whilst drinking all of my reserves.
thewhitesettler from on my way out the door
It's just as I feared, inside loos have yet to reach Lewis: we're so much farther advanced up here in Orkney. I believe even Shetland have fully flushing facilities.......
Flying Cat from perched on a wellybooted foot
I had a hoose in Orkney once. A visItor from Shetland came and was so amazed at my pristine flushing cistern that she broke it.
Herman from Not Orkney
It was some meal Scallowawife - worth breaking your back for; as well as getting uttterly lost in the wastelands of darkest mainland & separating vicious beasts. Thanks!
Muness from Fetlar
oooohhh! new car is here! ooooohhhh! wow. the CD system is to die for. the seats are COMFY. the wipers work. there's a button which locks the car (and unlocks it) its taken me three days to unlock the passenger and back doors. the cat has been given a severe talking to about jumping up on it. We got an Indian takeaway last night and after doing several circuits of da toon like teenagers do, put the take away in the car with more care than a newborn baby - no chance of any mess on the clean clean floor. And I can overtake going up hills. wow. don't ask about the engine. and the cd player...did I mention...
scallowawife from shetland
Never mind all that scallowawife, what colour is it? And what is it's name? Fpu's is Purple Sweetie........ sad but true.
Flying Cat from up on the garage roof
My back wants to try your cars lumbar support. Meanwhile my dog wishes to soil your cars seats. Some people just have to rub in their vast wealth. I'm not allowed to drive now cos of the back pills. Boo! Still it means I don't have to take my life in my hands again, on those dark roads of the sooth, searching for the hidden hoose.
Herman from Fetlar
black - precious - black all over. sexy black. midnight black. jet black. I've looked at the spare tyre (what for) and it smells fantastic.
scallowawife from in the car
It may be that, by way of variety, Digital Sands has a spare tyre you could sniff......... Could spare-tyre-sniffing become an Integral Fank Activity? So, Preciousssss iss black, iss she? Mmmmmmmm. And shiny. Like lickerish. Bleh!
Flying Cat from a cheshire grin
muness...from Fetlar.....herman....from fetlar - what's going on! you two up to something? Those back pills making you woozy? And the car is a doggy free zone.
scallowawife from still in the car...
Does this mean I won't be able to see your car in the dark now?
Muness from Fetlar
you sound as nutty as me when i bought anew car for my birthday-pressie from me - to me!!!(the new clio fastest in the range of clio's,mustbe careful on the motorway,no morespeeding fines) but it is no longer a dog free zone 4 monthe old and itsa moving rubbish bin
carol chauveau from st dezery france
you might not see it in daylight either....
scallowawife from shetland
Ooooooo papa! Nicole Chaveau?
Flying Cat from the back seat
I'm so glad Fetlar is so remote - away fae those Lerwick - Scallowa boy racers. Or in your case extreme racers. PS Have you got the ear rings from the old VW Golf adverts?
Muness from Fetlar
EARRINGS have I got earrings! hundreds. but none of them need (olive ) oil.
scallowawife from shetland
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