Due to the sunny weather last week we have been sitting in the garden with a few bottles of wine ,this is one of our favorites and always brings a smile on a sunny day .
Mud House Sauvignon Blanc Rosé is a refreshing rosé the palate exudes fresh tropical Sauvignon Blanc flavours complemented by hints of berries from the addition of Pinot Noir.
We just need to order a few more bottles to replenish our diminished stocks.
I have hit a problem with Brexit, I can no longer import my favourite beer, those who know me will know why,
https://www.meinel-braeu.de/ from Germany as the brewery or local supplier will no longer export to the UK due to the customs hassles :(. Nobody in the UK supplies this beer so now we have a problem I will have to work on a resolution.
My mate ( Richard ) and I also buy Kasekrainer sausages direct from a butcher in Germany who makes his own special version he also will not supply to us because of the same reasons. Its going to be a sad summer on the beer and sausauge front this year :(.
The good news is we have found a German sausage supplier in the UK
https://sausageman.co.uk/. We have diligently road tested some of the products and can give the thumbs up so all is not lost.
Now I like a BBQ as much as the next man but all the faff and an hour to get it up to heat just takes the edge of the fun. So in geek style I had to find another way and discovered the Lotus Grill a German invention thats just brilliant. Now in just over ten minutes I can unpack the grill put in the charcoal and be up and ready to cook in just ten minutes all with no hassle. The BBQ has a cage that holds the charcoal in the middle of the bowl you then put some lighter gel in the bottom and here is the geek bit turn on the fan, this pushes an air column through the charcoal and makes it super hot in minutes and when you have reached temperature you just turn down the fan. I will never own a normal BBQ again.
It has been my birthday this week so all the usual questions about what I would like for my birthday, I dont know I'm 63 years old I'm happy to wake up in the morning. So my family buy me all the presents I asked for plus extras, booze chocolate and new mouse Thankyou :). Then my friend Richard another half German half British mongrel the same as my self buys me an Airfix model Panzer. Now I haven't made an Airfix kit in the last 50 years since I discovered booze and women so this will be a blast from the past and now I am waiting to buy a jar of Poly Cement not just to sniff you understand but to actually stick the model together and leave fingerprints forever printed into the plastic.
I will Keep you posted on how I get on.
Now I seem to be spending a bit more time on my Chromebook and tinkering on the internet I needed a new mouse. My previous mouse also a Logitech mouse was driving me nuts, it connected via bluetooth but took an age to become active and caused a lot of frustration and as I hate using the touch pad on my lappy this was causing me some consternation.
Enter the hero, my wife buys me a new Logitech Marathon mouse, instant connection works out of the box and all's well with the world deep joy.
Over the last year I have realised that my Covid life and my normal life are almost the same. Barring the no holidays and not going to the pub or resturant, situation normal. We are having a few more visits by various couriers carrying parcels and evening visitations by men and women with insulated bags arriving at our doorstep bearing food in plastic tubs or grease proof bags filling the hallway with glorious smells.
There is of course the Netflix subscription now firmly placed on monthly renewal and catchup tv doing great business because we have got locked into three seasons of a Finnish crime series on Netfilx and missed everything else for a week and need to catch up on 24 hours in A&E or GP's Behind closed doors.
We will get through it we will go out again or go on holiday just a matter of time and who will break first the virus or my sanity.