being alone, good wine, cheese, herbs....and other stuff

I came across a few sad stories and blogs of lonely hearts on the net, blogging about being alone, needing hugs and a friend or a partner to do stuff and while my heart went out to them I thought that maybe all those lonelies should try out the real world for a while. Cyber space can continue to be a lonely and dangerous , and perhaps also far too safe and comfortable place and while I know of a few great relationships that have begun over the cyberwaves, they are very few and far between, and you don't know who you are really talking to actually.

So you sit alone at your computer lamenting about being simply just that- ALONE, and while it is some comfort to spill it all out on the net, it occured to me that maybe they would actually meet a real person if they got involved with real stuff- like a hiking club, or a cooking class or a good loving local Church or whatever. I know its hard to meet people today despite the fact that we are mobile, in contact and all that, but just a suggestion- try the real world for a while - let me know how it turns out lonely hearts?

Anyway, that's not why I am blogging today. I am supposed to be doing work right now, but I have a few things to blog about, so here goes....

I was actually thinking about cheese - I love cheese - all types except the very smelly cheese - the kind that you have to hang outside for fear of being accused of harbouring a dead cat somewhere in the house! I thought I loved Brie more than Camembert, but recently discovered that I really like Camembert, on those delicious biscuits - those flat ones called Carr, which you battle to get anywhere. The reason I am thinking about cheese is because the other day I had been working particularly hard, and it seemed like a really nice idea to chill out on the cool lawn outside in the garden, with an excellent bottle of wine, the good company of my husband and some really great cheese. (Steven gave us a bottle of Lamotte 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon- Deliciously fruity like Christmas!!) It didn't happen though because we have a series 11 a landy and that needed our attention, so I found myself passing diff gaskets, handing over ring washers and looking for yellow handled screwdrivers instead - also a good stress reliever I suppose.


That also brings me to herbs, which have been on my mind too lately. Home grown chillies, sprigs of very fresh parsley, great smelling basil, I need to get a really good herb garden going. We have a few herbs in pots around the garden, which yield wonderful fresh seasoning for pasta dishes and chicken creations, but for a while I have an idea of bringing all the herbs closer to the kitchen, in really attractive pots and having labels on them, so I don't put sprigs of fragrant Lavender on the roast lamb!! :)


And that brings me to photography - I NEED to get myself a camera urgently. Yesterday while taking the dogs for a walk to the bird sanctuary, the sun was behind a thick black billowing cloud and rays of gold were shooting out from behind the cloud which had a beautiful golden lining - too beautiful to describe with words, but a breathtaking photo opportunity, MISSED. No camera. I love African veld grasses, blowing and catching the sun, what photo opportunities!!