It's been a busy day. I was up at 6:30 and enjoyed my early morning coffee while checking on what the world had been up to overnight. Soon after Di came down, I grabbed my walking shoes and jacket and set off for a quick march to the Doctor's Surgery. My annual MOT was scheduled. Most of the items had been dealt with by means of a questionnaire, which I returned a couple of weeks ago. What was outstanding was a blood sample and a urine sample. The former I couldn't submit by email, and the second, they hadn't requested in advance. I will have to return with that when convenient! I walked home, reported to the boss, then settled down for some breakfast.
With breakfast done, I booked a slot at the recycling tip, then loaded the car with the detritus left after yesterday's construction project. I also received the code to collect a stool that would accompany Ellie's dressing table. Stopping first at Sainsbury's, I dropped into Argos and collected the stool. It was chaos in there, and the car park was rammed full. I was lucky, however, and was back in the car within about 10 minutes. The community tip has timed entries. I was 15 minutes early, but they let me in anyway. The detritus was ejected, and I headed home.
Back home, I attacked the carpets with the spot cleaner after Jasper had left his mark, and then sat down at the computer to send my various e-cards. This took a couple of hours.
During the afternoon, I prepared a batch of "Grandpa's Curry Sauce" ready for Ellie over the weekend. This is not a quick recipe, requiring slow caramelisation of the onions and then an hour of simmering to soften all of the vegetables. Finally, the whole mixture is blitzed with the stick blender and then sealed in a container, waiting to be used when required. With the curry sauce finished, we had 45 minutes of Kindle time before I started on dinner.
It's been a good and busy day.
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