Tuesday Waffle ...

... well certainly no live football this midweek - ummed and aaahed about going to Huddersfield on Wednesday to see their play-off game against AFC Bournemouth (Mum and Dad spent a few years living in Bournemouth/Poole so - a tenuous link !) ... but it's on telly anyway so ... also thought about the Conference Premier Play-Off Final on Saturday (Luton v AFC Wimbledon) - well I am a licensed Conference snapper after all !! However I don't reckon I'd get finished in time to get down there - Mrs Smiffy off for the weekend - with the car - hey ho ... there's always the cricket option - apparently the weather's going to turn tropical by the weekend, so a late afternoon with the "dobber" lens (170-500) focussed on the bails might not be a bad option - we'll see what's local ...

... tomato plants now fully recovered from their "transplants" - they can now 'grow on' (as it says on the packet !) until sometime in June when the hanging basket can be prepared ...

... working out in the country this week i.e. Saddleworth - from Dobcross Post Office, I'm doing the delights of Delph - a lovely little village for tourists ... full of little alleyways/back streets/'underhouses' (i.e. where's the bloody letterbox !) and also big dock-off houses with no numbers/names (although post has a number !); and also a few hefty hill climbs as well ... and a bit of a bugger to get to as well ! Monday was a nightmare finding "stuff", but being the true pro (!) "when you've done it once you're sorted" (after a fashion anyway !), so today was a touch more comfortable (despite the incessant drizzle) !!!

... tonight's culinary delight is grilled gammon (with a mustard and marmalade seasoning) and a hot and fruity salsa (mango, chilli, coriander and lime juice) with some lightly steamed mangetout - just awaiting the arrival of Mrs S ...

... must get around to sorting out that "broken lens" as well ...

Waffle over for now ...
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