End of half term mish mash
Dashed around on Friday morning running various errands before my parents arrived for lunch. They said they’d bring soup, which they did – but it was still frozen! Of course we don’t have a microwave, so after a while getting said soup into my biggest saucepan (which, incidentally, wasn’t big enough) and deciding that it would take ages to defrost/heat it on the hob, we abandoned soup and just ate the rest of the food 
Today has been almost back to normal – Steve went off racing, I’ve done loads and loads (and loads) of washing, the girls went to orchestra, Anna went to a party, and the rest of us went out to the environs of Escot on a long geocache trek. 17 in three hours!
Dashed home after realising that Steve was locked out of the house, and he took Abbie and I back up to his hillclimb for their hog roast tea (the other two preferred beans on toast at home!). Mamhead is gorgeous but we’re back there again tomorrow so I’ll take photos then.
Came back fairly quickly as the sun went down and we got cold! Anna and Josiah decided to give Steve’s birthday tent (present from his parents to save sleeping in the car at hillclimbs which are further away from home!) a test run in the garden so they’re sleeping outside tonight 
May 31st, 2009 at 22:30
I thought we were the only family not to own a microwave!! I can’t stand them!
June 1st, 2009 at 5:35
We were given one as a wedding present and for half of our married life (including now, really) our kitchen has been too small to fit one in. I never used it other than for reheating baby food so on one house move 7 years ago we gave it away, liberation indeed. I don’t miss it, ever, although it’s surprising how many people assume we have one! (even my parents, who *know* we don’t!)
June 1st, 2009 at 20:09
Michael had been given one when before I moved in–and used it as a bread box!