Deed Done

So I done the deed and ventured out in the cold weather all the way from the village and into town. "Why on earth did you do that", I hear you ask.

Well, because some tea-leaf has I believe taken my swimming goggles. Now; I suspect stolen rather than lost as there weren't many places to look. Plus of course I have asked twice at the venue in case they have been handed in. Mind you I met someone in town this afternoon who said that I should ask a third time. They advocate that I should ask yet again; just in case someone innocently took them home believing them to be theirs and then realise the mistake after the weekend.

Nevertheless, I had to buy another pair for the morning. No, option really you see. Because without the goggles it is a neck hurting 20 lengths, and with them it is 32 to 36 lengths and no strain. Mind you, just in case the person who found them does hand them in, I bought blue and not black. Well, it would be pointless having two pairs of black swimming goggles wouldn't it?

Coffee Making Tip of the Day

Coffee Making Tip of the Day No. (15) Of course the coffee machine isn’t just for coffee. Wifey has started enjoying her almost daily hot chocolate: Fresh water, when ready purge steamer using usual small china or heat resistant jug. Discard old water and run hot water through coffee machine without coffee holder and on into pre-warmed jug. Transfer this water to tall coffee/chocolate drinking glass. Put two coffee measurer of drinking chocolate powder into now empty jug. Run small amount of hot water through system into jug. Use a small spoon and mix the hot water and drinking chocolate powder to a paste. Top up the mixed paste in the small jug with hot water to desired amount and strength. Discard warming water from chocolate/coffee glass, and pour drinking chocolate content from the jug into the glass. Steam the mil and froth it up. Use clean coffee measurer to ‘spoon’ milk onto the drinking chocolate so that there is milk marbling on the top. Take a clean knife and scoop small amount of drinking chocolate from tin, place over the drink, and tap the knife so that the chocolate powder sprinkles down onto the milk. Serve and enjoy.