{"id":5188,"date":"2022-04-06T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=5188"},"modified":"2023-01-22T22:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T22:07:23","slug":"misc-lunch-oh-and-more-digging-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=5188","title":{"rendered":"MiSC: Lunch! Oh, and more digging, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today\u2019s home-cooked lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was talking to a long term pal I haven\u2019t seen in way too long last night – hi Tim! – who mentioned that his son was getting into fine dining. I\u2019ve seen some of Sam\u2019s posts on FB, on foodie stuff. And the food, indeed, the whole experience, looks great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mmm\u2026 that was tasty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tragically, as things currently stand, we have neither the funds nor the connections – for starters March, where we live, is not known for its epicurean eateries – to mange<\/em> in that manner. At least not at present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A darn thick root!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But I have been indulging in eating out more than my wallet can really stretch to, as a reward to myself for the labouring work I\u2019ve been doing in house and garden. Or is it just out of laziness!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Excavated and hacked out wi\u2019 an axe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Plans for the current Easter break include putting in the form-work for the concrete shed base (aka drum bunker ceiling\/roof). And that in turn entailed finishing the excavation I\u2019d already mostly got done out in the \u2018back yard\u2019, as our former colonial cousins have it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dismembered and earth filled back in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At this stage that mostly involves removing a large thick tree root, and levelling the earth as best I can. I did both today. Hacking the root out with a tiny ace was hard work! I had a larger axe. But leaving that out in all weathers has proven unwise; the head came orff recently, in an alarming manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raked, sifted for stones\/roots, and levelled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the big root gone, I used a large spirit levels to see how flat the whole thing is. To my great surprise and happiness, it\u2019s a lot better than I thought it\u2019d be. It\u2019s definitely not calm lagoon flat. But it\u2019s probably not too far off workable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But back to matters edible\u2026 I was tempted to go to the local pub for an all day breakfast, or – as Count Arthur would be pleased to hear – what they\u2019ve taken to calling all day brunch. But I resisted this beckoning, and instead cooked up what you see at the top of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My lunch time companion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m pretty sure supermarket bacon suppliers put water in their bacon. Which I find really irksome. it changes how it cooks. Anyway, butter was employed liberally, and everything cooked together – introduced at timely moments, natch\u2019 – and came out proper tasty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, please feel free to rate my plate. Washed down with a coffee, I was mighty pleased with myself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was talking to a long term pal I haven\u2019t seen in way too long last night – hi Tim! – who mentioned that his son was getting into fine dining. I\u2019ve seen some of Sam\u2019s posts on FB, on foodie stuff. And the food, indeed, the whole experience, looks great! Tragically, as things currently … <\/p>\n

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