The Anger Management Man is heading off to work. He stops his white Qashqai to remind me that the old mayor will be presented with a medal by the Interior Minister on Sunday morning. ' It should be quite an event ' he adds. " Wouldn't miss it for the world " I reply , although the thought of going into a crowded village hall has the words 'super spreader' stamped all over it. Perhaps we can stand , masked up, at the back and by a window ?
On our way home we stop off at the good bakers. The municipal refuse workers are just leaving as we arrive. They roar off in convoy. The second truck beeps it's horn and the driver waves. I tell Sophie that not every Polish Lowland Sheepdog lady has a coterie of adoring orange overall wearing fans.
This mornings croissant is fresh out of the oven. It has an unusual look to it. Another three minutes in the oven were needed. The dough stringy and chewy. Sophie gets given more croissant than she usually does. For her stringy and chewy hit all the right buttons . I'd score it a 6.2/10. The PONette's enthusiasm indicates she's more likely to score it 12/10...possibly higher.
Cake aux noisettes packaged in clear plastic boxes are on sale at the bakers cash desk. What makes these worthy of stand alone packaging is not explained. Perhaps it's a local pre-Christmas specialty ?
A walk round Stockholm. The dog in the window at the 7:34 mark says what it's like to live in a country where it's dark before four. In an age of Covid I find these walking tours strangely compelling :https://youtu.be/QFSXSRXY_IY?t=446
A walk round Stockholm. The dog in the window at the 7:34 mark says what it's like to live in a country where it's dark before four. In an age of Covid I find these walking tours strangely compelling :https://youtu.be/QFSXSRXY_IY?t=446
This mornings post croissant music :https://youtu.be/617jUxf-yPE?t=36
6 comments:
Oh that poor dog in Stockholm.
Bertie, a veteran of the 4pm darkness situation, points out there's nothing stopping dogs going for walks after sundown. Perhaps the owner should invest in a nice bright collar light?
Well, with Sophie around, no part of the undercooked croissant went to waste!
As well as the husky looking out of the window in a warm well-lit room, I noticed another dog on the Stockholm walk. It looked like a miniature poodle or a Bichon. It was towards the end of the video, sitting under a lamp post, looking so lost and forlorn, and appeared to be tied up. I hope it wasn't abandoned.
From all the electric scooters around I'd reckon he was waiting for his family to come out of the park.
Hari OM
I have been devouring 'vanlife' videos for similar reasons - frustrated traveller, doing so by proxy!!! YAM xx
Half baked - how disappointing.
In New Hampshire, the sun set at 4:15. We usually managed our walk and playing jolly ball (tennis balls, I discovered, disappeared in the snow) by then, as long as it was at least 19 degrees. That was my cutoff for outside activities!
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