James cut the hedges at the back of the house in the morning and they look great, the whole garden looks much smarter. His job yesterday and today was much interrupted by neighbours stopping to say hello and exchange news. Not that James minded, we are lucky to have such a nice bunch of neighbours and it's just a shame that we hardly see them; due to our climate people tend to be more indoors than outdoors so it's only really in the summer that we tend to bump into them. Janet and Peter came for lunch today; it was great to see them and we had a pleasant afternoon chatting and catching up on news. I had decided to make chicken fajitas because that's what I had at Planet Hollywood last week and I really enjoyed it. I also thought that it would be a nice, relaxing Sunday lunch dish. However I found it all to be very footery and the chicken didn't turn out the way I wanted; the onions and peppers were over cooked. Then I thought that the cranachan I made for dessert tasted a bit dodgy, I was using a new recipe and it all ended up a bit too mixed in. However if our lovely guests noticed this they certainly didn't point it out and in fact were very complimentary about the food. Janet and Peter were telling us all about their recent holiday in England and about Anne's new flat. It was very interesting to hear how well Anne is getting on in London. I really admire how hard she has worked to get on the photo-journalism course that she wants and I have no doubt that she will continue to succeed at whatever she tries. It seems like yesterday since she was born, where does the time go?
James' Mum came round for dinner, which was totally leftovers (we didn't mention that to her) and we talked about our holiday which is now less than a week away! James and I are now about to watch Wallander but I need to do a quick clear up first - James says that the utility room looks like "an explosion in a Cranachan factory!"
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