#WeekendCoffeeShare – The Dreaded D Word, Walk on the Wild Side and Footie

How was your week?

Sigh… Let’s start with the dreaded ‘D’ word. I hold my hands up in despair. I am a porker. I’ve put back on all the weight I’ve lost. Can food talk to us? The little voice that says, ‘Eat me. You know how much you love cheesecake, tiramisu, pavlova, pastries and more, piglet?’
You say ‘no, then the porker inside you says, ‘Go on, one piece won’t hurt. You’ve lost five kilos.’
Of course, it doesn’t stop there. Visitors, meals out, and holidays are great temptations, and gradually, weight piles back on, and your new summer clothes groan at the seams to accommodate the extra bulges. Do you know that feeling? Then you feel like poo, and you pick yourself up and start again. (No pigs, the scales aren’t faulty!).

How do you resist temptation when you are on a diet? Maybe I need my jaws wired.

Wrong specialist …

Finally, I got an appointment with the enterologist to get my results from the endoscopy. Everything should be fine, but I’m still nervous. So, I am waiting outside the guy’s consulting room, and a little man with a bald head appears to call his next patient. I checked his name badge and realised he wasn’t the correct consultant. Now I am chewing a wasp. Not only was the guy running late, but the person on the phone with whom I booked the appointment had made an appointment with the wrong guy! Anyway, thanks to Mr Piglet, the receptionist understood and rebooked me for the correct guy in a couple of weeks’ time. Has this ever happened to you?

On the UP side

Rather than returning home, Mr Piglet suggested we drop off at Alvor and try Pepperoni, an Italian restaurant, for dinner. Naturally, I didn’t take much persuasion, but I managed to resist a starter and dessert. I chose the beetroot, goat’s cheese, walnut, and honey pizza. It was amazing! It made a pleasant change from the normal pizza topping offerings. What is your favourite?

Do you like Footie (Soccer)?

We watched England play Denmark in the World Cup on Thursday at the local bar. I’m not a footie fan but I went along for the craic. My attention span lasted five minutes. Even to my inexperienced eye, the game was slow-paced, and the England team played like old donkeys. And as for the England manager, Gareth Southgate, he stood on the sideline and showed about as much enthusiasm as limp … um… lettuce? in need of some Viagra dressing. Thank God for Aperol Spritz and entertaining company! Any football fans out there?

Wildflowers, Fitbit steps and views

Today, we went for a walk along the cliff road towards Amoreira esturary not only for exercise but also to photograph more wildflowers. Sadly, most of them were dead, dying, or past their best. March, April, and May seem to be the best months for colour and variety. I did manage to clock up 2000 steps and take some nice pictures of the views.

That’s it for this week. Now we’ve finished chatting and sharing pics, we can enjoy the coffee before it gets cold.

My latest novel? You ask. Yeah, When I wasn’t gladding or gardening I spent the week working on ‘Dreams’, a romance set in Portugal. I have only one chapter to check, and then I’ll reread it again.

Many thanks to Natalie our Weekend Coffee Share Hostess