The Day of Make Good & the Disappointing Stew

Next book in the Harry Potter series…?

Today was The Day of Make Good. That which was bad has been made good again. The lawn mowed, the washing washed and on the line, the seedlings planted out, the room thoroughly hoovered, the hoover bag emptied, the shirt button sewed on, the bean bag repaired, the rabbit cleaned out (again), the rabbit vaccinated and the phone bills mostly done.

The Disappointing Stew was made on Friday. Tescos were selling decaying vegetables for 10p a pack, and being a skinflint I bought a selection and some beef to complete a stew. I normally add it all to a pot and simmer on a low heat until I remember it’s there (several hours). Instead I decided to follow the instructions on the beef packet – namely “place into a casserole dish with vegetables and stock and braise in oven at Gas Mark 4 for 2 hours.” End result 6 hours later (I fell asleep) was raw vegetables and tough partly cooked meat. Bah humbug. In an attempt to save the dish, I have just placed it onto the hob on a simmer as per my normal plan. Iwill keep you updated on it’s progress.

Am on call tonight, 8pm to 8am. Yuk. Please don’t call me out – I like my sleep.