Another Monday

Mondays come round increasingly fast these days and another one has arrived.   Today was our Book Group when we discussed 'Dress your family in Corduroy and Denim'.   I personally enjoyed the humour but the general opinion was not good and I was distinctly in the minority.  But we had an interesting discussion and that is what matters - keeps the old grey matter stirred up.  I had to call in at the Solicitors afterwards so I drove into town.   If there had been anywhere to park I would have gone into Thomas the Baker and bought myself a prawn and salad roll for my lunch, but the car park was full.   There was a queue to get into the Solicitors office too but luckily I could put my envelope through the letter box so I was soon away.   The town was every bit as busy as on any normal Monday - surprising as schools are back but there we are.

For the second day we are having no rain.   The sun is out, there are a lot of clouds about but no rain is falling and most of the time I am being warmed by the sun.  This time of year every day when there is a warm sun is a bonus.   One can almost feel the plants soaking up the sun to store for winter.   This year I remembered to cut back each antirrhinum stem as it began to go to seed and as a result I have two lovely patches of new blossoms - one yellow and one red.   The red ones are self-sown from last year.

As there was no prawn sandwich (and I had got my mouth ready for one) I micro waved a large jacket potato and stuffed it with crispy fried streaky bacon, cheese and Mediterranean stir fry veggies.  I must say it was tasty and I had a bowl of home-made tomato soup first so didn't go hungry.   And then I insisted that Percy and I walked round the block soaking up that sun - didn't feel like it as I seemed to have been on the go all morning but I felt better for it when I got back home.

Now to order our next book for Book Group - it is 'Visitation' by Jenny Erpenbeck - has anybody read it?