Good Samaritan

Finally, on the bike and it was very good. Although a bit drizzly but I seriously needed the fresh air.

L doesn’t have the best of experiences when she goes to the rescue of an Asian woman who this white chap was threatening and even hitting. L ends up getting threatened herself and called some pretty amazing names. I can imagine. 

The thing is she stuck it out and walked the woman home. Sounds terrifying but she was very brave and I’m proud of her. Not enough people are willing to put themselves out and do the right thing these days. 

(Thursday 9^th November)

Just Like Paddington Made

Back to work after the bank holiday and its now just five days to go. Still time for some last minute training on bike in the wet. Oh the joy. In the end it’s not too bad and I am merely lightly drizzled upon.

Despite the play off final defeat the Forest fan at work is still very pliant. You just have to whisper 5-0 under your breath and he shuts up.

We head up to Sheffield in the evening to meet Daughter for a post course meal. We go to a place called Mud Crab Industries. It’s an odd menu, a mix of tapas, pizza, burgers, Mexican, Asian, Jamaican, Spanish... My paella is pretty good.

They also have Baked Alaska, which I have always wanted to try since Paddington Bear cooked it when I was about 10 years old but I’ve never ever seen it on a menu before. Paddington, by the way, misread the recipe and thought it said elastic. An easy mistake to make. We try it and its... ok. Nothing too exciting.

(Tuesday 27^th May)