Two weeks! That's crazy talk.
I know, I've been a terrible blogger lately. I think it must be a serious case of writer's block. (Blogger's block?)
Is there a cure for that? Should I just drink more wine? Get a massage? Or maybe I should just buy some stuff. See, I feel inspired already just by the thought of it.
Either way, it has left my little Oswego Tea all quiet and lonely these past couple of weeks. But here are some bits and bites of the last 15 days of my life:
1. A friend of ours from Canada came to visit us. He said "eh" and it made me happy. We drank beer and played darts at the local pub. We all laid down on the grass in Hyde Park. I got to pet a horse's nose. Then we had a barbecue.
2. For the aforementioned barbecue I made my own homemade bbq sauce from an Ina Garten recipe.
3. It tasted really good.
4. We finally went to the Tate Modern. There was a can of beans with a wiener in it. It was art apparently, but it made my stomach growl so we left and went out for lunch.
5. I met up with Alessandra at Spitalfield's market--my first time meeting a fellow blogger since I moved to Britain. Let me tell you that she is some kinda nice. I liked her. Yep.
6. My neighbours had a party with an Elvis impersonator. I brought chana masala and G worried it was too spicy. Then he remembered we are in Britain and the Brits, well, they like it spicy. They ate it all up so I think I did alright.
7. I wiped out on my bicycle and my knee turned various shades of purple and yellow. My bike, on the other hand, had not a scratch on it.
8. I called a British guy 'dude' and he thought I was a surfer from California.
And that just about wraps it up.
I promise now that we're all caught up, I won't stay away so long next time. Okay?
Is there a cure for that? Should I just drink more wine? Get a massage? Or maybe I should just buy some stuff. See, I feel inspired already just by the thought of it.
Either way, it has left my little Oswego Tea all quiet and lonely these past couple of weeks. But here are some bits and bites of the last 15 days of my life:
1. A friend of ours from Canada came to visit us. He said "eh" and it made me happy. We drank beer and played darts at the local pub. We all laid down on the grass in Hyde Park. I got to pet a horse's nose. Then we had a barbecue.
2. For the aforementioned barbecue I made my own homemade bbq sauce from an Ina Garten recipe.
3. It tasted really good.
4. We finally went to the Tate Modern. There was a can of beans with a wiener in it. It was art apparently, but it made my stomach growl so we left and went out for lunch.
5. I met up with Alessandra at Spitalfield's market--my first time meeting a fellow blogger since I moved to Britain. Let me tell you that she is some kinda nice. I liked her. Yep.
6. My neighbours had a party with an Elvis impersonator. I brought chana masala and G worried it was too spicy. Then he remembered we are in Britain and the Brits, well, they like it spicy. They ate it all up so I think I did alright.
7. I wiped out on my bicycle and my knee turned various shades of purple and yellow. My bike, on the other hand, had not a scratch on it.
8. I called a British guy 'dude' and he thought I was a surfer from California.
And that just about wraps it up.
I promise now that we're all caught up, I won't stay away so long next time. Okay?
posted by Michèle at 9:45 AM
9 Comments:
What a busy couple of weeks you've had; I think you're completely justified in taking a bit of a break! I would surely need to recuperate.
hey Michelle, it was great meeting you too : ) although I am still a bit disappointed of TeaSmith,tze, tze...looks like we'll be back in the UK the first week of July. Fancy a day trip to Cambridge?
Sorry to hear about your knee. Still the other parts of this post made me smile. :)
I've missed you! Glad you're back again to crack me up with your posts ('cause, you know, it's all about me:-).
Hope the knee is better soon.
ahhh....love reading what you write.
How I would love to cook with spices, with abandon. But the french aren't as adventurous that way.
Tara, well thank you for the support on this one! Sometimes life can just wipe a girl out, am I right?
Ales, yeah Teasmith was a bit of a bummer--who knew they couldn't boil water on the day we decided to go? Glad to hear you'll be back in the area so soon. I'll email you!
K&S, well I'm happy to report my knee has now returned to its original colour ;)
Tea, aww, it makes me feel all happy to know that I make you laugh! And thanks, the knee is finally better!
Alisa, girlfriend what are you talking about? You are the queen of the carnitas--and I've seen you firsthand dumping piles of spices in there. The french might not be adventurous, but you my dearest surely are!
OMG!!! You're back!! I had already lost all hope, I was so sad when I found out that you were leaving your blog. I love your writing, your pics, everything! I'm sobookmarkin you, I don't want to loose you again, especially when you're on my favourite city ever! Hugs!
Hope your knee's okay, Michele. Glad to hear a good old Canadian 'eh' makes you happy. I remember being in London after almost a month away from home and just happening upon the Canadian embassy. I never thought catching sight of the Globe & Mail would make me nostalgic, but it did.
Marta, I have to say your enthusiasm makes me smile--so thank you for that!
Rob, oh, I might just have to take a walk past the embassy-I would probably be a sucker for that kind of nostalgia too. Its been more than 6 months since I've been back home and I can already feel myself getting that itch for a dose of Canadiana!
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