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*The time has come the Walrus said
To talk of many things
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
And eating gingerbread
It's gingery and peppery . The best gingerbread house I've eaten. K loves it too so thank goodness I don't have to eat it all by myself
Today is the perfect day for eating gingerbread and drinking mushroom coffee. For a start......
Last night we all got a Red Alert on our phones. Extreme weather was on its way. Has arrived.
We are now being battered by strong winds and rain. Schools are closed today. I know, once upon a time we'd be battling through the storm barefoot to get to school. Times have changed. But I must admit that we are seeing pictures on the news of schools with flying tiles and the front yard of the Primary School here floods in weather like this.
I was going to open the Beaujolais. Vintage 2024
But today I need something to warm the cockles of my heart
I decanted a 'vintage' red, from a 5 litre jar to a smaller bottle and into my special wine glass, a present from a special friend.
The red wine was given to me by my son in law Yiannis . Yiannis gets his wine from a small village a few hours away where family grapevines produce excellent wine. It's a 'bold' tipple. One glass and I'm glowing
Meanwhile down under in the Bay of Plenty, NZ, they've also had a Civil Defence warning
Our family man digging a trench to divert flood waters away from their house
The only difference are the temperatures. It's probably in the 20s there while it's 7oC here.
*I hadn't realised how many verses there were to this piece of poetry .
The Walrus and the Carpenter
By Lewis Carroll
Worth the Google and the read
Cheers Linda...😘
ReplyDeleteCheers Jan!! Keep yourself and your dogs warm and dry
DeleteThere seem to be so many storms everywhere these days. I don't remember it being quite so bad before, but I may just have a very bad memory. I hope you don't spring any leaks!
ReplyDeleteWe do have few drips but just in the usual places. Bowls in position
DeleteIs that the last of your Christmas goodies?
ReplyDeleteI’ve never heard of mushroom coffee - will have to ask Mr G sometime
The gingerbread house is a month old I think. Fortunately it was well protected in it's little case and hasn't gone soft...... Or mouldy
DeleteThe mushroom coffee is delicious. Try it
The gingerbread house looks and sounds delicious. Keep warm and dry and enjoy your wine and mushroom coffee. Another one here who will have to look it up.
ReplyDeleteWe are warm and dry. Hope you are too
DeleteI hope the strong winds settle down for you. We’ve had very strong winds for over a week
ReplyDeleteLots of warnings.
It’s crazy all over right now
i do hope your weather isn't too severe. It's been pretty bad here. We have had rain on the west coast but not as bad as other parts of the country.
ReplyDeleteKeep safe and dry. Were we hardier once or are things much worse now, or perhaps less frequent?
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