We have been having 'internet' troubles. A passing combine harvester snagged one of the telephone cables at the 'Y' junction and did unimaginable things to the blog. For a while I thought everything was lost. Today. service is almost back to normal although more than a tad slow. Sophie has zero interest in human tech woes. She's keeping an eye open for the seven kittens who seem to have decided that The Old Farmers balcony is a safer and cooler spot than the log pile in the barn. Angus is not sad to seem them go. Our mornings are much quieter. In fact our mornings are MUCH !!! quieter without them.
We have finished our croissant, coffee and ( in Sophie's case ) bowl of water by the time the municipal refuse collectors arrive. Angus waves at them. Sophie would ignore them were it not for the fact she finds their boots intriguing. What exotic delights must cross the path of a refuse collector in deepest France profonde. She is 'encouraged' into the back of the car and away from the dustbin mens alluring scents.
On our way home we stop off at the side of the river. It's still cool so Sophie has a second walk . In this heat she gets the bulk of her daily exercise before eight o'clock. This morning we discuss Brad Parscales firing, Walmarts mask requirement and the intrigues of Julian Lewis that have so upset the British Prime Minister.
During the pandemic the new vegan restaurant will be serving meals to customers seated at its solitary table or at the picnic tables by the car park. On our way back to the car Sophie examines the area round the picnic tables and is delighted to discover that some of last nights diners were 'sloppy' eaters.
The things one learns : https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-andean-condors-can-fly-for-five-hours-without-flapping-their-wings-even-once
Since time immemorial mankind has sought to answer this question : https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/how-many-hot-dogs-can-person-really-scarf-down-10-minutes
11 comments:
Interesting juxtaposition of the vegan restaurant and the hot dog contest!
Bertie approves of sloppy eaters. Will you be trying the vegan restaurant?
Any parliamentary manoeuvres that keep Failing Grayling away from a position of responsibility are surely a good thing...
Cheers, Gail.
You do find the strangest links sometimes, but you are always our first go to blog each day for Sophie's charming face, croissant score, and eclectic links.
Hari OM
I have been left, this morning, with the trying to imagine the odours available from garbage men's boots... as good an intellectual activity as any I suppose! YAM xx
The Font is keen to try the vegan restaurant. Angus less so. Much less so. They do a chicken curry but its made with soya beans rather than real chicken. ' You can't tell the difference' says the alarmingly cheerful chef. Angus quietly doubts this, but keeps this thought to himself. All I have to do now is ensure The Font forgets the place exists.
Will we be trying the vegan restaurant ? - not if I can help it.
Although it will be heavily redacted Angus looks forward to the report on Russian meddling in the Brexit campaign being published and is delighted that the attempts to block it failed.
What day would be complete without a croissant score ?
Some things are best not dwelt on.
Angus, perhaps you could drop 'The Font' off at the vegan restaurant, and then take Sophie for a nice long walk? On your return you will have 'The Font's' verdict and Sophie can check for more sloppy eaters! A win- win, I'd say!
On our morning walk, we wave to the man who cleans up the spilled debris around our local bins, but Inca has yet to savour the scents emanating from his boots, as he's usually rushing by in his little truck.
I think the state of the outside furniture would put me off dining at the vegan restaurant.
I can think of a few dogs that would envy Sophie being so close to the boots of any refuse collectors!
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