A Precious Day With Greg

With March slipping by and my days off assassinated by extra commitments, a genuine day off with sunshine and my boyfriend was to be savoured. Frost could be shrugged off as the sunshine took dominance. I went to see Mum and offered reassurance about our availability before our eagerly awaited flight to Los Angeles. It might be a bit poignant with a return to the east coast planned for future trips. I should explain to Matt and Ross that that means Fort Lauderdale and not Skegness. Dental appointments went well and we left with teeth gleaming as much as is possible in the over 50s without whitening. An NHS dentist is as valuable as a sunny day in one of the gloomiest recorded winters. I wanted some more photographs printed and went to Jessops, Fareham where vouchers from previous purchases paid the bill. Lunch at Cafe Tusk was reliably good and 'Bus and Coach Week' aided digestion.

Leaving the cramped but familiar multi-storey in Fareham I did not feel inclined to waste the continuing good weather but had no particular itinerary in mind. In the event we went to Botley and Bishops Waltham and I got good but unplanned photographs. The English Heritage managed Bishops Waltham Abbey is one of countless enthralling properties I love to visit. I tried a little contre-jour (Google).

My initial reaction to REMs 'Collapse Into Now' was one of disappointment after the ecstatic video preview I reported a while ago. A first listen is not usually enough to crystallise ones opinions but I was left thinking 'how is any one of these songs different'?

When I tried to create some links in Flickr between photographs I met with mixed results and was left puzzled. Setting aside my usual internet paranoia I put it down to a temporary hiccup in the application as attempts to date have been successful.  The evening ended more pleasantly with an excellent soup. You have no doubt noticed the ever expanding market in brand and supermarket brand offerings in this field. Already established in this field, New Covent Garden tetrapaks are widely known. Now they offer tubs with "The Dining Room" branding. Tonight's Slow Cooked Pork with Cannellini Beans was faultless and beautifully flavoured. If you like what I call 'meal' soups, this line is well worth looking out for.