Golf last night wasn’t a disaster as I did win one of the longest drive comps. However I did add up the scores incorrectly whereby we paid Ajax a quid each for winning the front nine whereas it was really a tie. They will ask me to do the scoring! Afterwards to the Horse and Groom for a burger. Left my Tilley hat in the buggy so will need to retrieve that. Might pop over today before my swim.
We do need to find an acceptable post golf dining solution. We’ve been going to the Woodcocks which is on the way home but where the food is rubbish but cheap. Trouble is the low cost fare attracts lots of customers and nowadays there is usually an hour wait for nosh which is unacceptable. The H&G is more expensive but has a better burger and the food comes quickly.
Only three of us around for the golf as others were either busy or on holiday. Meant we had quite a relaxing afternoon of it.
No Darryl the plasterer van in the drive today as he has a wedding to go to but he is coming back Saturday morning just to apply the finishing touches. We are quite looking forward to getting rid of the skip and having the whole drive back. It’s a big drive for just one little Peugeot 208 but space equals convenience. We can get six or seven cars in at a push when we have visitors.
Today is going to be a pottering around day. Get a few little jobs done maybe (THG’s eyes suddenly light up). I can envisage a little more tidying up of the log pile which ain’t on her list but is on mine. I started a week or two ago but did not finish. The axe is in place in the shed as are the boots and the helmet/eye protector. The latter might be overkill but I can’t find my goggles. Does make me look a bit like a lumberjack. What’s not to like?
August is traditionally a quiet month.
The great book clearout continues. Over the past four decades I’ve spent thousands of pounds on books but have reconciled myself to the fact that I’m not going to read most of them again. Some classics stay. I’m talking stuff like PG Wodehouse. It all comes with only a small tinge of nostalgia. Time was I’d read a book from start to finish on the settee. These were mostly pre world wide web days. Nowadays I have other things occupying my time.
Still got a few boxes of books in the attic to sort out. The decision process with those will be fairly rapid. If they have already been relegated to the attic to free up shelf space for more books downstairs then a degree of prescreening has already taken place.