Sausage-Fest a success - we're Happy tired

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I can't let this official photograph of our future leader pass without comment. The snap was front page of yesterday's Telegraph.

Anyone who suggests he was fresh from auditioning for the role of Baron Bomburst in a remake of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is clearly mistaken. That chest-full of medals has been well earned and his uniform displays impeccable taste. Baron Bomburst's homeland, you may remember, is Vulgaria and Charles is to be congratulated on getting it off-to-a-T. As anonymousrob said, if the picture was of the jumped up dictator of a third-world African Country we would applaud the fellow's subdued and understated approach to his job.

The sausage-fest was a success. Everyone was pleased Bob and Sandra managed it, not without difficulty though because Sandra's carpel-tunnel arm is still in a sling. So Bungus (Bob) finally became an in-the-flesh person rather than an ephemeral 'blog-comment' author. If we do it again Jill, it would be lovely if you came up and stayed overnight. I'm sure we could find you a bed somewhere.

I'd better explain the "Sausage Fest" - I had been to the butcher, and the supermarket, and bought 4 links of this and 4 links of that etc., finishing up with 8 different sorts of sausage from plain, through to 'pork, apple and chili' plus some veggie ones - all served on platters from which folks made their own selection. At the side was a big breadboard with some interesting looking loaves and 2 bread-knives. People cut slices/chunks and buttered them to their liking. The cheese-board comprised mature-stilton, west-country brie, basic cheddar and a selection of individually wrapped mini-cheeses.

This was followed by 4 tick's tiramasu, and fresh fruit salad which were great. "Absent friends" were toasted, twice, because some people missed the first. I'm a little afraid some people missed both. Roy said a "Thank You" which was much appreciated as was the Lancashire Cheese Bomb (photo later) which he brought as a 'prezzie'. Once, when I was out in the kitchen, I could hear a reassuring background hubbub of happy conversation. All the sausages went bar two links and one of those vanished on the way to the bin.

We had worked well together - I did the cooking and Y masterminded things like crockery, cutlery, napkins, table layout and essential things like coats, welcoming guests, drinks ! Rob came early to help and did errands and general back-up.

So we were well pleased and Y enjoyed it so. She really loves a bit of social ....

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Too tired to deal with comments this evening but I will return to them tomorrow. In passing though Jill, keyboards are easy to deal with. It is just a matter of plugging the new one into the same socket the old one came from. And they are surprisingly cheap. Find a cheap-ish Computer shop and there will be a range of different keyboards. Pick a colour you like, as simple a layout as you can find, keys that suit you etc., and go for it.

Tomorrow I'll take a couple of pictures showing you plug-ends and where they go.

"Sleep tight - catch you tomorrow"



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