The Weekend starts here

One of the every weekend jobs is the trip to Sainsburys, for the fresh stuff, spinach, tomatoes, avocado etc. Today I also got some cider, there was an offer on individual bottles, so I will provide a little review over the coming days.

Katy – Thatchers – 7.4%

Being a good Somerset boy a prerequisite of cider is generally it should come from the home of cider. Anyone who this thinking Normandy is wrong, whilst there are some nice ‘fizzy’ apple based drinks from northern France the cheese eating surrender monkeys don’t have the range of taste and flavour.

So what about Katy’s then – It is called Katy because it is made from the Katy apple, it has a gentle fizzy, and a subtle apply taste. It is wet, and served cold is a refreshing drink, and the strength does not over power you. It is a nice drink, but I would be surprised if it is the winner.

The Long Plan

Its going to be a busy weekend, that the problem with only having 2 free days each week rather than 7! Do the shopping bit, now doing the web, lunch and cricket bit. Need to tidy the library, put away the clothes purchased last weekend, change the sheets, prep for Mondays board meeting, help a friend prep for an interview and maybe read a bit.

Not sure if I am doing the right blog thing, is there a prescribed etiquette? I think I am using it more as a diary, and a way of ordering thoughts at the end of the day. When your brain goes at 500 miles per hour it is sometimes hard to switch off, so I am using this as a way of removing the clutter of the day, so I can enjoy my evening. I guess it can be what ever you want it to be. I certainly enjoy reading my baby sisters blog, as it makes me feel I understand more of her life.

Not sure if I am prepared to create quite such a window on the sole, but who knows.

Sport

Its Somerset again, lose and the competition is effectively over, after two pathetic displays against Northampton and Glamorgan. Just typical of a team that I follow to lose to the whipping boys!

It looks like this summer will provide a steady stream of sporting experiences, removing the footballing gap that often exists when season finishes. We have England and Somerset cricket, Euro’s which are strangle more enjoyable without England there, I can just watch games for the quality of the football (it does mean you have to choose your games tho, and I will not be wasting my time on Greece v Russia this afternoon).

General Observations

It is interesting how adversity can sometimes do you good. 9 months without a really job, was incredibly hard, confidence taking a really battering, and the challenges of being ‘home alone’ for 8 hours everyday. The truth is though I have learnt some things about what I want from life, and its quite different from before.

I used to have a world that revolved around work, life was defined by world, my self worth was defined my job, and it was all about preparing for retirement. Its daft really work for 30 years and just concentrate on getting there not enjoying the journey. I have also had a life with an average of 2 days a week away from home, you get used to it, it becomes a norm, but I now have a different view. I want to be home, I like my house, I like being with my wife. I like eating together, discussing the challenges of the day, and cuddling on the sofa watching tele. So that is something that I will try and shape work around that. Next week see 3 evenings away from home, 1 work related and 2 cricket related, but the coming weeks look like being more time at home. With offices close to home, I can always be in an office by 9:00 without having to leave home @ 6:30.

The next challenge will be to develop some sort of hobby, not sure what, but I am sure there is something. I don’t want to sit down on a Saturday afternoon and thing work would be fun! The next few weeks will be busy with cricket and stuff, but need to develop something for the winter.


2006 Vintage – Henney’s - 7%

Bottle 2, and this breaks the rule as it is from Herefordshire, not quite the West Country but not France. Its has less fizzy than the last, if fact no fizzy. Its like a cultured scrumpy, but not to appley. It is nice, tastes stronger (I think that sometimes the fizzy hides the alcoholic nature of the drink) it is like the real stuff from my childhood, just without the bits in it.

Definitely the current leader.

In Closing

Lost the cricket, cider strength having some effect, jobs completed are: tidy the library, put away the clothes purchased last weekend, help a friend prep for an interview. Not to bad, over 50% down, time for bed, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz