Wednesdays' final saw the loyalty of our Italian friends divided between Berlusconi’s ACMilan and the Harnham Kitchen. But for the manager of the latter it was a straightforward affair: Merseyside Misery: Assuaged only by the fact that the following day was Bob Dylan’s birthday. Which, being my own as well, Jay-in-the-kitchen helped celebrate. Hailing also from Minnesota, and therefore sympathetic to my suppressed musical tastes (if not my football ones), he set his culinary heart on the task and conjured a Hurricane that would've made Delia proud.
...Whilst out the back, with ‘Tom’s Roof’ now on the hut - sorry, now on Penny's new office - I was called upon to stick the felt down with thick black treacle. Nasty stuff, which does however seem to work better there than in the bread; though either way it’s tricky to get off your hands, so many thanks to the person who brought the steel pan scourers (and the hand-cream). They keep things delicate. As they are now on the front of hill, what with the lilac fading and the hawthorn in full blossom, and my word the wind on that barley is quite a sight. Hermann reckoned it would be an early harvest with all the sun and the recent rain, and with things growing quickly into their fullness I think he might be right.
…For some reason this situation is mirrored in the larder - there’s been steady growth since April. Mr Brown would approve. Were he to visit before his forthcoming candidacy and in time for Wesak on Sunday, he might only suggest that we'd benefit from:
- green vegetables
- soya milk
- tahini
- small bread baskets
- firewood
- Large Letter stamps (1st or 2nd class)
- small denomination stamps (eg.2p,5p,1p)
- larger denomination stamps (eg.£1)
- plastic rake
- Ecover toilet and multi-surface cleaners
- rubber gloves
- white spirit
But that otherwise there is no shortfall and we are fortunate to be amply supported and have plenty of the following reserves: kitchen utensils, toothbrushes, instant coffee, tea bags, towels, onions, pasta, lentils, spices, oranges, eggs, fruit juice, cakes and biscuits.
