When the best of friends travel across an entire country, even one as small as the Netherlands just to provide support in one’s time of “trouble”, the least one can do is prepare a meal for them.
Therein lies a dilemma. Even for those of us not practiced in the culinary arts, there’s a tendency to show-off, to attempt to cook up a storm just to demonstrate that we’re doing perfectly well by ourselves thanks very much, we love you to bits and greatly appreciate the company so why not sit back and relax and enjoy yourselves? After all, how hard can it be to roast a chook with a few herbs and spices and do one of those “warm salads”, and make a special dessert?
That of course when one thinks about it, would be silly. We can’t have them enjoying it too much.
Far, far better to find the line between “appalling” and “ohh that’s quite nice” and leave them thinking politely that perhaps it would be better if someone else took over the galley duties for a bit So a simple green curry it was, although worryingly there was none left in their bowls at the end of the evening, which was not a good sign. We’ll see what happens when we offer the. left overs around this evening.
One would think of course that life on board with this abundance of helping hands would be nothing short of a doddle, but that’s because one had presumed that Robin, after a lifetime living on boats, wouldn’t slip and do herself a (small) injury within five minutes of coming aboard. It’s not serious thankfully, nothing a couple of bandaids can’t fix but just enough to have her leg sharing the seat with the properly injured one while overseeing the washing up.
It seems the writer’s lot has gone from not too bad to ever so slightly worse.
He now has TWO bosses. One to issue orders, and the other to ensure they are carried out to a tee.
When either says “Jump”, the only question he can ask is “how high”, on the way up!
It’s definitely time for left-over curry for tea tomorrow!
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Thinking... the life of the writer much be ok... noting that there is still time left in the day to "bring us up to date". 😊
Oh dear, Peter. Poor you! Just as well you have your own independent creative outlet here. No one can tell you what or how to write and you do it splendidly.
Sorry to. hear about Robin and hope it is minor. Peter be careful doing the jumping, The Captain cannot afford to be injured. Take care all. Windy and wet and cold back here, the curry sounds good. Joan and Peter
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