Saturday/Sunday 24/25 February 2024
Saturday
started with frost everywhere. The large back paddock was sparkling and the sun
out with blue skies. It is however nudging 5c+. A bit like the old Albury
winters, except I didn’t have to ride a bike five miles to school over frozen
puddles.
A
trip to Kent to have lunch with Emma Louise and Johnny went smoothly, as we are
now familiar with the exits and on-ramps to the M5 and A roads, so we were
there in an hour.
A
pub lunch in a little 17thC village, with open fire, local lads and lasses and
an assortment of dogs was pleasant, before the drive home to an open fire and
the 5pm gin.
Haven't felt cold since
arriving in UK and you wouldn't believe how good an open fire is, particularly
when you don't have to chop the wood. Just phone 'Rod the Log' and it
comes in bags.
Sunday
Alyssa
arrived from Oxford to our little train station and we picked her up and headed
home, all of two minutes away.
On
the drive up the driveway, we noticed that a section of the lawn edge had been
dug up. This looked like pig activity to Flashy and again he lamented the lack
of firearms on the property. However a closer inspection showed no sign of pig
trotter prints and there was no feral smell to the fresh earth. He didn’t do a taste
test thought. Intriguing. We sent photos to
Johnny, because as caretakers we take our role seriously and we don’t
want to be blamed for poor reversing or
tipsy driving.
A
Sunday roast of beef with all the trimmings was consumed late in the day, with
a Reserve Muga Tempranillo. The apple and blueberry strudel with cream made it
at 3pm, then before you knew it, it was gin time again.
The
smoked salmon and guacamole on freshly made focaccia went well with the
negronis, GnT’s and a nice French rose. Then the fire lulled us all into a
slumber and a reasonably early night.
Johnny
has responded that the lawn damage is from badgers. Good pelts by the look of
it. Could eat well too.
And to answer the question, people have eaten badgers for centuries and in some countries such as Russia, Croatia and China, they still do.
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