Sometimes evenings arrive along one's blogging journey when there seems to be nothing of note left to say. That's how it feels tonight here at the start of February.
Forty minutes ago, I got back from "The Hammer and Pincers" after another Sunday night pub quiz. We didn't win anything tonight though we have won the top prize on the last two Sundays.
Even though we did not win, it was as nice as always to meet up with Mick and Mike for easy conversation, ribbing and laughter mixed with serious stuff. We never know where the talking will go but we always enjoy each other's company. Hell, I have been quizzing regularly with these fellows for twenty five years now. We are growing older together.
Mick is a bachelor who lives alone in the old family home. Both of his parents died years back and just after Christmas his only sibling - his brother Roger - also left the land of the living.
Mike lives with his wife Jill and like me he has a grown up son and a grown up daughter. Also like me he has three young grandchildren. In the last two years he hs been battling with health issues stemming from a diagnosed condition called myasthenia gravis which has manifested itself in several different ways.
But still he battles on. Well, what more can you do? Fortunately he has a pretty upbeat, cheerful character and I am sure that this has helped when dealing with setbacks and the unpredictable course of his health journey.
Earlier, Frances and Stewart were round for Sunday dinner with our two little granddaughters. The menu consisted of roasted beef, Yorkshire puddings, roasted carrots and parsnips with homemade gravy and roasted leeks in a cheesy sauce. For the starch element I made a mash of potatoes and chopped swede (American: rutabaga). It's amazing how much boiling or microwaving swede takes before it really softens up ready for mashing.
For dessert, Shirley made a plum cobbler using frozen plums from our garden - accompanied by vanilla custard. I was glad to get some of our frozen fruit out of the freezer.
Ah well, another Sunday night and even though I had nothing of note to say, I still managed to produce another blogpost. I have no idea what will be in tomorrow's offering. Watch this space!
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