It's only 9am but it's been a long day already. Someone - Coco - decided that 2am would be a good time to go for a little stroll around the garden. Not to do anything in particular, just a bit of a saunter around, sniffing the breeze and generally wasting precious sleep time out there. We have no idea what prompted it, did she sense a fox out there? Or a cat sneaking onto her territory? A squirrel running along a fence? We will never know, but it's so hard to get back to a nice deep sleep at that time in the morning, unless you are a dog!
We'd had a busy weekend as well so could have done with an uninterrupted night! Popped over to Saffron Walden on Saturday where they have a really good market especially the vegetable stall there. We had friends over for dinner in the evening and it's nice to stock up on good quality veggies when you have visitors.
We hadn't seen these friends for over a year so we had much news to catch up on, so much so that the first time any of us looked at the time it was 11.45 and they still had an hour drive to get home.
Then on Sunday we had Rachel and her family here for lunch; it was our first chance to catch up on all the news from their holiday. It was a lovely sunny afternoon, we were all out in the garden. Daisy was running rings round Coco, the children were inspecting the tadpoles in the pond or playing football. It was great and it really felt that spring was on its way, but I did feel as if I'd spent a lot of time preparing food over the last 48 hours!
So this week Coco is going to be spending a few hours at my niece's house on Tuesday to see how she settles as they are going to be dog-sitting for us in a few weeks time while we have our couple of days away which was our Christmas present from J & S. I hope she behaves herself with no 2am shenanigans then!
I have a Wednesday free again this week as Max is going to go with his mum and sister to visit friends but we will be seeing all the grandchildren together later in the week when they come for lunch on Good Friday. I think I shall be spending today trying to decide what to cook. I am thinking of pesto and parmesan crusted salmon as the main part of the meal but need ideas for accompaniments and desserts. Any suggestions for me? I'm always looking for new dishes to try!
You have been busy visiting & cooking for friends & family. Brave Coco protecting her territory & people. If I get up at 2am, it wakes the cats who then decide it is a perfect time for a game of chase. Your spring dinner for Friday sounds quite tasty; perhaps some tiny gem potatoes preboiled & then finished off in a pan to crisp with some butter, (with a little onion & garlic) which could top off the fresh asparagus.
ReplyDeleteSaffron Waldon looks interesting. I don't know where that is, but I'm going to add it to my list for my next visit. We'll be heading up to the lake country. No firm plans yet--most likely 2023 at this point. As for your Good Friday lunch, what about carrying the pesto through to some pasta? That might accompany the salmon quite nicely.Add a little garlic cheese bread and a salad--done!
ReplyDeleteOh Coco - do be sweet! Your mom and dad want a fun time away...without worrying:)
ReplyDeleteSomething lemony for your dessert?Would be a nice sharp taste after the pesto and salmon. I'll pop round!!
ReplyDeleteI wish we had someone we could call on to look after Molly (the elderly cat) but I always have to take her to a cattery, which she hates. Hope Coco is a good girl!