How Was Your Week? Secrets and Surprises

A Surprise Visit

If I thought keeping certain aspects of Mr Piglet’s actual birthday DAY a surprise, nothing prepared me for the WhatsApp message I received from our daughter (who lives in France), asking if it was okay to drop in for a surprise visit for a couple of days. I knew it would be the icing AND the cherry on top of his already special birthday cake, and it was. She arrived Sunday lunchtime, and I arranged for her to meet us in a bar in Lagos. When she tapped Mr P on the shoulder and said, ‘Fancy seeing you here,’ I thought he was going to have a heart attack! We had a great couple of days and ate out to save cooking. The weather was kind-ish (it didn’t rain), which meant we could enjoy lunch at the cafe on the wild Praia da Amoriera and later take a walk on the clifftop. Quality time with family is priceless.

Quiz Night

On Tuesday, we went to a supper and quiz night. The theme: Serengeti. We studied many fascinating facts about the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, only to discover that the majority of the questions were about Kenya. Um … who knew? There you go. On a positive note, the acquisition of knowledge helps expand the mind.

New Local Garden Centre

Finally, a local gardener spotted a gap in the market and opened a small garden centre. And I mean small. Keen to support them, I dragged Mr Piglet along and bought another Bromiad? I don’t know what type it is other than it lives outside, which is great! The plant was potbound so I divided it in four.

A New Kind of Crazy

I’ve lost the plot. I try not to watch the news, but I am curious to know what vitriol will spew out of the orange feller’s mouth next. If I hadn’t watched some of the rhetoric about Ukraine on TV with my own eyes, I’d laugh hysterically that this was fake news instead. I’m speeeeechless. Is this guy for real?

Belated Valentine’s Meal

Having decided to delay Valentine’s Day by a week and enjoy Mr P’s birthday with friends this Friday we stayed over at a nice hotel and dined at one of our favourite restaurants ‘No Patio‘ in Lagos.

The food was absolutely delicious!

And we finally finished with a Calypso Coffee, which I paid for with the heartburn from Hell.

We dined out five times this week, and I’m stuffed to bursting. Move over French Goose. I donate my liver as foie gras

Yet another plant

On Saturday morning, we went to the weekly produce market in Lagos to buy homegrown veg and other products and of course I couldn’t resist this plant. I’ve wanted one for years. It spoke to me.

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If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that’s a wrap for this week’s highlights, folks. Next week, life returns to normal, slaving over a hot stove and experimenting with new recipes. Shhhh, rumour has it that Mr P is going to step up to the plate and cook dinner one evening.

Do check out more Coffee shares over at Natalie’s blog or over at Deb’s blog ‘Anything Goes’