annanotbob2's diary

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Jan 14th

Mad day. Knackered. Note form, numbers, quick, quick, bed.

Tuesday art - couldn't settle for ages, fannying about. Finally did three very quick sea scapes:

Came home, Bloke was here, couldn't bear it, so took Shirley out in a wind so wild it's been given a name. Either Brenda or Brendan, stupid fucking name. It was hard getting photos that weren't blurry what with the low light and the wild wind, then in the ones that aren't blurry it doesn't even convey how windy it was. Is still - I can hear it whooping round the chimney now.

Came home again, made dinner for the first time in ages - what we call Milly Molly Mandy potatoes, because Sam found a recipe in one of the MMM books and made it for family tea when she was about eleven and many times after. Big potatoes, in the oven till cooked. Cut in half, scoop out the 'flesh', add a bit of butter, some whole grain mustard, some chopped leek sweated off in butter, some grated Gruyere cheese, a thick slice of cooked ham off the bone, diced, salt and pepper. Mix well, spoon it back into the skins, level off, top with Parmesan, in oven till all lush and lovely, about half an hour. Don't serve with butternut squash - for fuck's sake they keep coming in the veg box, we had three in the fridge so we had to eat one, but really... It was nice to eat these potatoes, but sad as they're a Sammie thing, from when she was young and full of life.