OK! A bit later than anticipated but it didn't rain until an hour or so ago so we all did a little work in the garden: Ken and Kai moved rocks up the garden a little and sorted them into sizes (looks really good, will be happy to have them sit there until Kai is ready to move them - will have to get a pic tomorrow) ready for Kai to build his wall(s), while I got the greenhouse a little more organised. Then Kai and I moved the water butt to the front of the greenhouse, sorted out the guttering, then I filled it 3/4s full from the main water butt (which fills up much faster - full width of both roofs to collect the water from).
So - let's start with my birthday on the 26th. It was quiet but fun...
From Ken: Mighty Muggs Starscream from
the Nottingham Robot Co. He has three expressions (you press his head to change them!)
and a Bayverse Starscream keyring!
Also a copy of Clouds that Look Like Things (a Cloud Appreciation Society book.)
An owl within an owl from Kai - beautiful...
And Be More Unicorn From Wendy! Many thanks, it's a fun read: a nice complement to Wisdom of Unicorns.
Went swimming with Kim (who got the caring job she was interviewed for last Tuesday) in the afternoon (FUGE bar of chocolate and a bottle of Prosecco - Cheers Kim!)
The we did go to the Nomu for dinner and it was fantastic. Info about the meal at the end of the post, don't want to bore anyone who isn't interested!
My free cocktail - Tokyo Ice Tea - absolutely delicious!
Wed was quiet - K&K made a start on shifting the rocks, and we watched A Wrinkle in Time, which was disappointing. Very pretty, lots of cute imagery, but ultimately very trite. Pity...
Thurs Ken and Kai went out to Midsomer Norton and GoodTwin and Sue came to visit!
This is gorgeous!
Also Down in a Hole (haven't had a minute to listen yet - hoping tomorrow!), The Wandering Earth, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, and a rather nice pin -
The words are - Do no harm, Take no shit! I love it!
Quizzes were played, news exchanged, and much hilarity took place! Thank you both, it was wonderful.
We are now watching Designated Survivor Season 1 (another pressie!) and thoroughly enjoying it. It doesn't have quite the WOW! factor of The Expanse, which we have now finished and can't wait for Season 4, but it's pretty damned good!
On Fri Ken and I bussed to Wells and Street in search of shoes (at Sketchers and Clarks Factory Shop) and came home with everything BUT shoes (neither shop was any good - Sketchers weren't wide enough for Ken and they didn't have my size in the style I liked: Clarks were far too narrow for me). But we picked up a whole load of DVDs for practically free - six at 50p each or £1 for three, four others at 50p each, so we have a lot to watch, including The Owl Service, which I remember watching as a child. That will be very interesting!
We also have the whole 6 seasons plus two bonus discs of Lost to watch: Kai fancied it...
Off to watch the next ep or so of Designated Survivor...
My Cards! Brilliant.
Japanese food at Nomu...
We shared a starter - a three for £14 special. Duck Futomaki (delicious, and nice to know that my own sushi tastes pretty authentic!), Yakitori Chicken, and Spicy Tofu Bites. These last were very interesting - extremely tasty but we've never eaten silken tofu before and the texture was very strange... Going to try making them myself with thinner slices covered with panko and maybe dusted with katsu powder.
For the main Kai had another special - Karaagi, California rolls and Ebi Bites - and Ken and I had Ginger Pork (for me to see where I went wrong when making it. It was nicely made and tasty, but not exciting enough for me to want to try it again) and Ken had Teriyaki Roast Pork (which was delicious!) Then Kai had a Mango Sorbet, Ken had Banana Katsu, and I had Dorayaki, which was absolutely divine. Must learn how to make it!
Oh, and Ken and I ate everything with chopsticks. Quite proud about that!
We will be going back. There's still so many dishes to try!
Labels: birthdays, friends, gardening, Japanese food, Starscream, visits
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Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylor
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It was a fab day, as always!
(Whisper...Might that be meant to be a 'huge' bar of chocolate...?)
It was fantastic!
Nope, that's Taylorspeke - very huge has always been fuge here!
Ah, fair enough then. I must have missed that one over the years!