"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[MrsA2]

Not really breakfast: a chunk of cheese

Double dancing. First for a few weeks. Brain hurts at all the new routines. I've got a problem with a foot (doctors appointment next Tuesday) and although I could dance, it's hurt and ached ever since.

L: 2 hard boiled eggs, 8 strawberries and packaged mango and chia pudding from Lidl. No sugars or sweeteners except those in the mango, banana and dates listed. Only small amount per portion. Total carbs was about 8. Worth buying again, but think they were part of last weeks 'specials' so they may not carry them again.

Mid afternoon hunger attack: strawberries, greek yoghurt and nut bar

D: spiced chicken, mushrooms and a little salad.

No alcohol today.

 

[Antje77]

Good thing my meatloaf tastes so good, as this was day three, and I'll have it again tomorrow.
I usually don't work more than 3 days in a row, but I had a last minute extra day so I had to quickly improvise food for 4 days on monday evening.

Today with tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper.
And yes, I need a better knife on the bridge if I want my meatloaf to look better. Or maybe I need to learn the patience of cutting my onions smaller, that would help as well.



During my break I went to try out a new swimming spot close to the bridge. I skipped my usual morning swim today and yesterday in favour of an extra 30 minutes of sleep so no excuses!
Swimming alone in a new spot is always a bit scary but it turned out to be a very useful spot, will use it again during my break!



But the best thing of today happened at 10 am, I bought tickets for Bob Dylan, who's coming to Amsterdam again in Novemer!
I'll go both nights, the first on my own, near the front, the second with friends, in the back.

This means spending a night near Amsterdam and I think I know a good spot for parking my car to sleep in just outside the city.
My mum used to have a small sailing boat in a very small harbour (12 boats) on a very quiet country road, so I partially grew up spending my summers there. I'll just park my car on the roadside outside the entrance, no one there in November. Of course I'll climb the fence with my morning coffee and have a look around in the place where so many memories are. Very much looking forward to this too.
It's been so long, she died 28 years ago when I was 20, I expect it won't hurt too much and I also expect many happy memories to pop up!

 

[Zhnyaka]

My mum used to have a small sailing boat in a very small harbour (12 boats) on a very quiet country road

Wow, you're not a first-generation sailor! Do many of your relatives have a profession related to the sea? The stereotypes about the Dutch are here

Of course I'll climb the fence with my morning coffee and have a look around in the place where so many memories are.

What will you do if the police catch you doing this?

 

[Zhnyaka]

@MrsA2 what kind of dancing do you do? Judging by how often you do this, you're probably pretty cool at it.
I am completely incapable of dancing

 

[Annb]

Avocado and tomato salad for breakfast.

2nd meal will be another couple of sausages with more cabbage. The experiment of braising wedges of cabbage worked very well but I shredded the rest of the cabbage so will cook it as a dish by itself with maybe an apple and onion, or maybe with carrot and bits of orange. Not sure which yet, but one or the other.

Baking day today - vegan cupcakes. I'll be raiding Neil's vegan supplies for those. There are so many cupcakes to be made for next Friday that I have made out a schedule of when each bake is to happen and then which creams to be made. The cakes will go into the freezer until next Wednesday which is scheduled to be decoration day. Thursday is not going to be much of a cake day because it is also leg day.

 

[Antje77]

Wow, you're not a first-generation sailor! Do many of your relatives have a profession related to the sea? The stereotypes about the Dutch are here

Only my grandfather, but he wasn't a very nice man and his children hated sailing with him. Still, they all liked the sailing itself!
My aunt and her partner have even sailed around the Atlantic for two years on a 12 meter sailing yacht.

What will you do if the police catch you doing this?

This is the place I have in mind, so very unlikely to be caught by the police with that free line of sight in all directions!



But if they do, I'll wave with my coffee pot, mug, and carton of milk, and explain I was looking for some memories. Ever seen a burglar bring their own coffee?
It'll be fine, it's Dutch police.

 

[Annb]

My BG has gone over 8 for the first time in 2 weeks. Why would that be, I wonder? Turns out that the vegan recipes I have are very good - especially the chocolate cupcakes! Had to test them, didn't I?

 

[Zhnyaka]

My aunt and her partner have even sailed around the Atlantic for two years on a 12 meter sailing yacht.

Wow! entertainment for the rich!

It'll be fine, it's Dutch police.

Haha, I shouldn't compare your police to ours Although our police probably wouldn't have done anything for such a violation either.