That's not a spelling mistake. Conrad does not make spelling mistakes, despite the best attempts at sabotage that Blogger's South Canadian spellchecker can try.
Okay, let us backtrack a few days, to when I made Ragout in the slow cooker. I did mention that brewing a stew whilst all on my own is a tradition, hence the ragout.
Conrad was not satisfied with this alone. O no. For had I not picked up at least half a pound of bacon going cheap at Morrisons?
One of the sons of Morris. And close enough. |
The end result |
Only after finishing this process did I bother to check how many people this concoction is supposed to serve.
Ten.
Ten! Ooops. I suspect I shall be eating this for a few days on the trot.
Conrad, looking both guilty and mortified.* |
Speaking Of The Wunderhund -
For our morning stroll we headed up to the local off-licence, for we had run very low on bread, down to only three slices -
Here an aside. Wonder Wifey asserts that it would be ridiculously easy to entrap Your Humble Scribe: merely put a sandwich on a plate in the ambush and he'd inevitably fall into the net as it hoists his carcass into the air.**
Anyway, I hadn't been up this way since the last time I dogsat, back in November. There were a couple of cats skulking next to a car, whom rapidly darted beneath it upon seeing Edna, who was busy looking elsewhere and didn't notice. Art?
At ginnel end. |
Right, that will hopefully satisfy WW and concludes today's Dog Report.
Conrad: Pedantic Hair-Splitter Of The Highest Order
A badge I wear with pride. Remember yesterday? Your Humble Scribe was holding forth on a particular episode of "Hercule Poirot", namely "The Mysterious Affair At Styles", and fulminating about dates.
Poor director! (Ross Devenish - I looked it up) I now know that the events were set in late June 1916, from the 19th onwards, which means that Lieutenant Hastings bad dreams about tanks were positively clairvoyant, since they didn't go into action for the first time until September 15th 1916.
Hastings |
Date palms, okay? |
Thus |
"Game Of Thrones" - A Winning Strategy
Currently downloading Episode #3 of Season #8. You can take the fingers out of your ears and open your eyes, I'm not going to watch it until after I've posted today's BOOJUM! so you need not worry about spoilers.
Okay, because Conrad is both an anorak and fond of military tactics, he has come up with yet another method that leads to the good guys winning against the army of wights.
Wights
Okay, recall young Arya Stark if you will. You know, small, feisty, possessed of a potty mouth at times. Art?
Also a killer bodkin |
Collapse of stout party, along comes a dragon to airlift her to safety, end of Episode Three, leaving another three for the Big Battle between Cersei's mercenaries and the assembled armies of the north.
No, Art, I don't think that will work. Nice try |
<looks out of window>
I say, I'm glad we got our two dog-walks in earlier today, the sky has a distinctly gloomy cast to it. This is a mixed blessing because whilst rain will make the world a much more miserable place, it will also water the flowers and thus do one of my chores.
Off to port over GoT!
I thought swords were made of steel? |
* And greedy.
** However, unless it's a very robust net with high breaking-strain mesh, he might not stay there. Our Conrad is a hefty lad (see first article).
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