If we were having coffee, I’d tempt you with a piece of this Portuguese Deliciouso cake made from carob, fig and almonds. Trust me, it is addictive! Despite resolutions not to eat cake, somehow this one slips under the diet radar.
It’s no fun eating in cold restaurants. Monday, we went out to dinner with friends who are on holiday locally. While I love the restaurant during the day, it was Fffffff-reezing at night! We had a delicious meal of vegetable soup, fried garlic prawns and toast and yes, Deliciouso cake served with a shot of Melouso (Medronha with honey)
The dreaded haircut. I had my haircut. I think my hairdresser has lost her mojo, as once again I’m not happy. Last time she cut it far too short
This time, she barely trimmed it. Fine when she blow dries and styles after the cut, but not when I dry it. I swore last time I wouldn’t go back, but I did. Doh! As a senior stylist, her prices are top-end the end result sadly isn’t.
All Change at the Animal Charity Shop. This week I was sad to learn that the animal charity shop where I volunteer would not be opening its doors until May. The shop’s owners had organised some remedial work to combat damp, so over the last couple of months, the builders created havoc with dust etc, showing no respect for stock which had been covered with protective sheeting. Hence, with damp, mould, and layers of builders’ dust, it looks like we will lose most of the winter stock. I feel very angry that they should be allowed to get away with this. But apparently, it is what it is, and we move forward.
Erm … I am a food snob. Not really, but as a self-confessed foodie, I know what I like. It didn’t help that Friday lunch at a new restaurant was way out of my comfort zone, with greasy dishwater soup, salty grilled charcoaled chicken, and chips served with a grated white and red cabbage salad. I confess I am not a fan of grilled meat (unless we are having a BBQ), and raw cabbage gives me gas. And when I get hungry, I get Hangry. On a positive note, the chips were delicious, and Mr P ate most of my chicken and salad. While the meal was cheap, eating out (for me) should be an experience to be enjoyed. At least the company was great :)
To end on a positive note, despite the Muppet show of politicians’ policies and shenanigans and the doom and gloom of the War NEWS, we have finally booked a short break later in the year to visit Granada in Spain. At least we can drive there unless the cost of fuel rises and we adopt a new form of green energy – foot power. For a giggle, I asked AI to generate an image
.That’s some of the highlights from my week … how was yours?
That’s my weekend coffee share for this week.
Piglet in Portugal 
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