last of the summer wine...

SO, IT'S MAY 27TH. AND IT APPEARS THE BRITISH SUMMER HAS BEEN AND GONE. WELL WE CAN'T REALLY COMPLAIN- HAD A GOOD 3 DAYS THIS YEAR, RIGHT?

NO.

UNFAIR.

STOP.

WHAT IS WITH THE RAIN? this country has too many faults- fault number uno, being the climate.

ENJOYED THE LAST OF THE SUNSHINE WITH ONE LAST BBQ AND CIDER-MARKED EVENING.

dusk, beautiful.

minor oversight: many a sausage, burger and vegetarian 'banger', somewhat lacking in the bread department.

lettuce and sausage, some would call it Atkins.

from now on, i know a BBQ isn't complete without carrot batons and too much ketchup!

cider and sunshine.

  


a lovely day,

this british sunshine is bringing out the best in people. 

(and a little too much of some. with topless males and scantily-clad women, over-exposure is rife.)

AFTER WAKING UP TO THE REPERCUSSIONS OF LAST NIGHTS SAMBUCA-FUELLED NIGHT OF FRIVOLITIES, THE DAY COULD ONLY GET BETTER. AND OH IT DID. A BED-LAZING MORNING EASED THE PAIN AND SICKNESS,  ONLY TO BE HELPED FURTHER WITH THE FAIL-SAFE 'HAIR OF THE DOG' TRICK. THE PEAR CIDER REMEDY, FAULTLESS.

ITS BRITAIN YES, AND WE'RE STUDENTS, AND WE'VE LITTLE TO DO, AND ITS SUNNY; WHAT ON EARTH ELSE WOULD WE DO BUT BBQ? 

A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH THE LOVELY COMPANY OF MY SISTER AND FRIENDS. STOCKED UP MAJOR WITH MEATS AND DRINKS AND SALADS AND KETCHUP- A FEAST FIT FOR A KING I'D SAY. THE MAIN SUCCESS, I'M PLEASED TO NOTE -THE VEGETARIAN BURGERS- WOOPAH! 


AS A VEGGIE MYSELF, I'M USED TO THE GOOD OL' 'MEAT JOKES'. YOU'VE GOT THE CLASSICS, "THE SAUSAGES ARE VEGETARIAN- THEY'VE BARELY BEEN NEAR A PIG", AND THE EQUALLY HILARIOUS "SO YOU MEAN REALLY YOU JUST EAT SIDE DISHES?", AND EVEN THE MUCH THOUGHT-ABOUT "YOU'RE THE MURDERER- DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY VEGETABLES HAVE DIED FOR THAT..." H-I-LARIOUS. 
(coming from a family of meat-eaters, with a knack for cynicism- believe me, i've heard them all.)

 

ANYWAY, YES- THEY WENT DOWN A TREAT. "THESE ARE BETTER THAN REAL MEAT" WERE I THINK THE WORDS THAT WHISPERED FEEBLY OUT OF SOMEONE'S LIPS. CHANCE OF FOOD POISONING, MINIMAL. RATE OF COOKING, FASTEST. QUALITY FOR TASTE, DELICIOUS. screw meatfeasts.

BURGERS, CIDER, SUNSHINE: PERFECT.

I HOPE FOR MORE DAYS LIKE THESE PLEASE.

PS.

THIS WEATHER IS AMAZING, 26 DEGREE HEATWAVE- GOOD TIMING. BARE LEGS AND NO GOOSEBUMPS- NOVELTY.

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