Bread

Yes it really is this early on a Sunday morning. Three nights of very little sleep is catching up – but I decided to get up and grab the day anyway!

The bread is baking and I’m looking forward to some fresh, warm bread in about 10 minutes! The bread machine is top of the line and it didn’t cost us a penny! (Shoplifting is all about confidence… just kidding.) Continuing in the great tradition of buying expensive kitchen gadgets that you only use once or twice and then put into a cupboard, our friends did exactly that with the bread machine. They’ve used it three times and then it got put away in early retirement. So they gave it to us yesterday. I can’t imagine what it would have cost new, and we both really wanted one so we’re pretty delighted with their generosity! If the end product is as delicious as I hope, I’ll be taking orders by next week…

We’re off to the Battersea Dog show today. I came close to cancelling because I really am tired, but figuring Mr Pluto needs a walk anyway, we might as well combine the two. I’m sure Pluto will be pleased to see some of the staff that worked so hard to make sure he got the safe, loving home he deserved and I don’t think I could ever put in words how happy we are that that was our home…

Now we just have to groom him which can be a little tricky as he loves his belly and chest being brushed and will often lay on his back for ages letting us gently brush him, but when we try to brush his back, he rolls over again and insists we carry on brushing his tummy… he has the best groomed chest of any dog we know…

Right, shower, bread, dog show…!

Rugby

I've watched a lot of rugby in two days! I watched the France vs. Argentina – fantastic match and I’m so glad the Pumas won! Then today I went and watched the Steelers first match of the season. Good fun to catch up with a lot of people that I just don’t see outside of rugby. I shouted myself hoarse but to no avail, we lost. Lot’s of turn-over ball and a few silly mistakes. We have a lot of pace on the team so it was a bit frustrating that there was quite a bit of slow ball. Then I made it home in record time and watched the England match. The only thing I can say is that we started the last world cup slowly as well! In fact we came in for lots of criticism for ‘just’ winning games by fewer points than was expected. Although if you ask me, a win is a win – doesn’t matter how you get it!

Tonight we went out for dinner at a lovely little pub in the middle of nowhere (near Biggin Hill in Kent) and now we’re making bread in our new breadmaker (you can programme it to start baking tomorrow morning so we’ll wake up to fresh bread!)

Now I think it's time for a cup of tea and an early night!