Cheese

This is the biggest block of Cheese I have ever seen. I was at the Fruit Markets and this lovely Italian man who was obviously passionate about his cheese, was handing out pieces to taste. What can I say, it was delicious. Had to buy some and at a bargain price of $25 kilo, my piece cost $10 and I enjoyed every mouthful.

Another week gone in 2010, the year is going by all so quickly.

Just looking forward to 4 days off from work. After the last 2 weeks, between punctures on bikes and the car breaking down three times. Hope this week gives me no grief.

If I didn't say No Thank You

Riding home from work today, the whether was great, people were everywhere. Half way home and the dreaded sound of the flat tyre.

Hadn't changed this tube since the new tyre went on, so was a little worried, but all good. Got if off, new one in and tyre back on in no time, then came the pumping, pump was broken.

Well, two nice gentlemen stop and offer me the use of their pump, but unfortunately the tube didn't go up. I gave the pump back, said Thank You and sent them off to do their Black Mountain Repeats in an aim to break 13 minutes. Me, I thought I might have twisted the tube so I took it off again and put it on very slowly. Feeling confident that I had now put this together with no twists, tried the pump again and still no go.

Another bike rider stopped and lent me her pump. Still wouldn't go up. Gave the pump back and again said Thank You.

Decided to start walking, 10k = 1hr maybe with bike shoes. Didn't really care by this stage , just happy to be heading in the home direction.

Well, another bike rider slows down and asked if I was ok. Said I was fine and No Thank You. Then a recumbent rider stops and offered to patch my tube, very nice of him but again I said No thank you.

And then another rider, come up to me and as I went to say No Thank You. He just stopped in front on me, got off his bike and started to help me. Well really I didn't do anything, he changed it with his tube and used his pump and I would say it took him 30 seconds. If you are going to be saved from a 10k walk I'm happy for Simon Claringbold to changed my tyre at that speed. Spent more time talking about this and that, than it took him to change the tube.

So, the thought I had going home was what if I didn't say no thank you. Everything happens for a reason.

Bella wasn't happy as I didn't get home until 7.15 and a quick Mt Painter run was all she got

laughing

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Made me laugh

my kitchen rules

Lots of sweat over this meal. 5 minutes to cut the vegetables and a 1 hr run to follow.

First came the sniff test, then the tasting. Bella gives a score of 10/10. Much better than dog biscuits

Garden

Picked the first two pumpkins from the garden, will attempt Pumpkin soup this week. Yum. built a path to the vegetable patch, cut down some dead branches, pulled out some zucchini. more painting and placed some apple in the garden in hope that it will help the many tomatoes ripen as they just seem to be staying green, green tomatoe chutney is starting to sound good.