Gilberts' Fridge

So here we have a rare posting by your beloved Martin. Jamie is crocheting a pair of socks for me to slouch around the house, whcih is greatly appreciated as it is a little on the chilly side at the moment, as I am sure Jamie has mentioned on previous occasions.

But this note is not to inform you of how cold our little cottage is but to let you know how much fun we had yesterday waching some top quality football (soccer for those of you on t'other side of the pond). Not quite Manchester United or Chelsea however. We go to watch Scunthorpe United vs M.K. Dons! WOOHOO! These two team are fighting a relegation battle at the moment. In English football, the bottom three teams from a division drop down to the division below, and the top three go up a division. It was a very exciting game, with two goals in the first ten minutes. And that was it for goals, but it was still a very exciting game, with lots of shots and some very good saves from the goalkeeper for M.K. Dons. But in the end it finsihed 2-0 to Scunthorpe, which is the result we wanted, although I think Jamie was secretly cheering for M.K. Dons because she liked their Jersey's! The best part about it all - It was FREEEEEE!!! I got tickets through work as we rented a moving van to one of the Scunny players, wrote off the cost and got tickets as trade. Brilliant!!

Now before all this occured, I gave Jamie her first taste of a lovely game called Squash. At first glance it looks a lot like racquetball, but there are some subtle differences that end up making a big difference when you actually start playing. The first difference is with the ball and racquet. The racquet is a little smaller as is the ball. The ball also has a lot less bounce which is where one of those big difference occursm but we will get to that in a minute. The court is roughly the same size, but it has a line on the main wall that is about a foot high that the ball has to go over each time. Also there a lines on the back and side walls that the ball has to stay below.

So Jamie had a fun introduction as for the first five minutes playing she kept flailing around, the reason being that she was waiting for the ball to bounce up for her to hit it - and it wasn't! With the ball have less air, it deadens when it lands and if you have only played racquetball before, it can be alittle embarassing! However, in Jamies defense she soon picked it up, although with all the running around we did, she is feeling the burn a little today, what with her almost two hour workout on Friday, but I am sure she will tell you all about that later.

Last little note. Just indulged in something extremely decadent - Hot sticky toffee pudding with home made custard. Lovely syrupy sponge pudding with gooey toffee sauce on top. I made the custard from scratch, but I did have a bit of a disaster to start with as I had the heat on too high when cooking the first batch and turned it into sweet scrambled eggs with a disgusting texture! Bleechh! But luckily, the second batch was much better. Delicious!