Blog ≫ 2022 ≫ Lovely weekend with Mum and Dad here
Clearly a busy week, not many updates. Work crazy busy but all gone well. I got confirmation of my bonus and payrise, sshhh don't tell Clare.
Then Mum and Dad arrived for the weekend, and despite their various health issues they worked so hard in the garden! Garden now looking like this, with room for the boys to play football. We have taken as much as we can to the tip (about eight bags I think), and will continue cutting down stuff when the birds in the bush there have fledged.
We went to Folkestone Harbour Arm in the lovely weather and I got a bit sunburnt. Boys played mini golf, and we all had a lovely day.
I did my best parkrun of the year before that, which including running there and running back gave me nearly enough kilometres for the weekend. I've slowed right down this weekend, after last weekend of running 21km in one day, but I think I'm still on track.
Saturday night Clare was out with her family while we stayed in and ordered a takeaway. I thought I'd try folkestoneeats.co.uk as we wanted a curry and I wanted to support a local thing. We went with Cheriton Balti, and it took a long time to confirm, pending, pending, pending... then rejected. Sorry we can't get in contact with Cheriton Balti. So half an hour later I've migrated to just-eat.co.uk because I know it works1 and I struggled to find a curry that looked good. I flipped and flopped and thought "isn't this expensive these days?". Every one I looked at seemed to be more expensive than the last. Mum and Dad both wanted just the one dish the same one they always have, I wanted to try something a bit different. In the end I went with "A Taste Of Kathmandu" and was disappointed. Mine was all a bit bland and Mum didn't like hers really. Dad said his meat biriani was good. So bit of a local curry double disappointment.
- Dhansak, Vegetable 9.95
- 2x Papadums, Plain 1.70
- Pilau Rice 3.50
- Garlic Rice 4.25
- Lamb Biryani 13.95
- Hot Curry Sauce 0.00
- Daal Panchamela, Side Dish 5.50
- Kalo Daal, Side Dish 5.50
- Navaratna Curry, Side Dish 5.50
I've been to the Inn Doors today so I'm going to have posted these pictures in the wrong order and will fix that later. We went for a walk to Sandgate through the woods, then to the shop for icecreams, then to the Inn Doors. Clare and the boys sat with me for a while, then they came back and I carried on with some friends. We have made plans to go to Crabble Mill Beer Festival next weekend I think. Me and the friends, not Clare and the boys. One friend I spoke to to discuss this was actually in Bruges today. I wish I was in Bruges. I must continue planning my August holiday trip when it comes to pay day. The other friend I mentioned it too tells me he has ramped up his running and he's going to do parkrun in a couple of weeks. Sounding like quite a social Summer.
Missed a gig anniversary yesterday, is that really WASP thirty-three years ago today? Doesn't time fly?
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- Not sure to be fair if that is Cheriton Balti who is at fault or folkestoneeats but I'm not in the mood to go back and find out now