JP

Scottish tap water has a faint sweet taste to me. I've always loved our water. Having moved away it's an acquired taste now but it still good.

Colour me also intrigued. I suppose it sort of bastes while it cooks too. I'll be trying this because I can't wait until BBQ weather for nice food.

I spent last night following the devastating fire in horror. I already couldn't sleep due to stupid anxiety brain so watching more of my city be destroyed was just great.

Can you ask tonight's question now so I can get some ideas before I go to Morrisons?

No idea what to get.

I feel like if you ask Daphne carefully, she might cancel today?

Suki wouldn't get out of bed this morning. She decided it was a lay in sort of day, having spent most of the night mountaineering around my head in between bouts of galloping.

Lunch in Abergavenny. Trying out Y Bwyty for the first time and it is delicious.

Now for a good root around the charity shops.

I want to search your history and find out the lore of this.

But also, I didn't watch the race yet, so......

Been to a couple of shows there and felt the same. Just far, far, too busy. Impossible to actually appreciate the items.

As much as I'd love to see this I probably won't.

I always feel like chard shines with soy or beef. Rich, sticky sauces that it balances. It excells with spice and flavour.

But I love it. I'd eat it with anything. Creamed chard. Garlic chard. Ooooh, imagine chard and wild garlic quiche?

Haha, we said the same.

You know it's going tits up in your region when Orla or Lise appear.

I stopped listening a few years back when the older male presenter was smug, dismissive and patronising to a younger female interviewee. His distain was palpable.

Switched to world service.

I know. She nibbled me yesterday.

Healthy happy teefs but awffy sharp at playtime.

She's currently asleep in a sunbeam on the good blanket.

Maybe I'll just tiptoe away quietly for now.

She turned down Dreamies thinking I had an alterior motive*

*I do, she's due her flea treatment that she actually likes and eats happily.

I might lock my door tonight?

Shouldn't it be next week to tie in with π-day?

It's my weekend now!

Sausage, egg and chips for lunch. Heaven

It was trying to sun.

I took the cat out on her harness.

It spat with rain.

Cat now isn't talking to me for a number of reasons.

I had to hunt the seeds out but I've now planted 12 of them in the little greenhouse I just put together this morning.

The seeds are from last years plants. If they propagate I'll keep some seeds again for next year. Happy to share if you'd like some.

I'm so excited for this season.

I'm going for San Marzano, a green one and a cherry for salads. But the page is open on my laptop so I can't check the basket!

I will report back once they arrive.

I sat on a kerb in Rome and cried until a man with a machine gun told me to move.

I was 17.

I realised I could move and cry more or I could find somewhere to stay the night. So I got up and found a hostel.

I've ordered some chard seeds for the summer. Never grown it before but seems like a good idea.

Dinner is a lasagne. I need a little more sunshine to get into the summer food mood.

I have looked at these more than once.

Years ago, I had a black and white pair of sneaker style heels. I wore them to death, they were perfect with jeans for every occasion. Even worse them are work.

And now I can't wear heels at all but really want to, I miss them.

Such cunts aren't they?

I love her.

They make a lovely bar snack. But not on a dish.

My Grandfather was in the Merchant Navy. Did the convoys. Shipwrecked THREE times.

The things you learn at funerals because they could not talk about them.....

Douglas, I hate this about Englandshire. Not only does the water taste crap but it's crunchy.

I'll never understand as long as I live here.

I'd come back, but the winters are awful.

This just reminded me that in my dream last night I could. I ate an entire grapefruit and it was amazing. And I didn't die within minutes.

My dreams have started getting so specific I'm recording them to compare against actual events.

Come back to me on June the 10th about a big event.

That's beautiful. I grew up with pools like that, I'm very lucky. It's great that they are being kept.