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We've had a nice weekend
Eggs Benedict at Carluccio's in Chester on Saturday
(Where the service from a beaming waitress offset perfectly (for me) the trauma of Christmas Shopping.)
And on Sunday we caught a filmed version of the Bolshoi's Nutcracker,
which as usual was a real delight.
No matter how many times we have seen this ballet, it never really fails to impress
I haven't any Christmas night's out planned this year so it was a lovely
to have these two treats.
(even though during the Bolshoi's interval, when the great and the good sipped their mulled wine, I had to drive home and back from Prestatyn like Speedy Gonzales to lock up the hens!)
Now that shows real devotion to the task of hen keeping. I'm sure most people would have enjoyed a tipple and chanced it until after the show.
ReplyDeleteGood Ballet whether live or on film is always a real delight
ReplyDeleteNow the Nutcracker Ballet brings back wonderful memories for me of taking my son to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for around 4 years or so. Saw Barishnikov and Gelsey Kirkland!
ReplyDeleteYou definitely deserved these treats!
My Sister and her daughter and some friends go see the Nutcracker every year. It's performed live at a University near their home.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that last comment about the hens. Everyone keeps asking me if I'm going to get hens and I tell them I don't think I want the responsibility...at least not now. And there you have it...I would not have wanted to dash home and put them up! Good for you though...
Cindy Bee
I love that the hens took precedence - but hope that you got a mulled wine when you finally got home. I suspect not though - forward planning for another time perhaps?
ReplyDeleteI have never ever been to the ballet.........maybe one day. Glad you are looking after your flock!!
ReplyDeleteGill
The Nutcracker....a special treat at Christmas time...good for you for taking a little "you" time...I have to plan all time away from home with "who can care for the animals". 2 mini horses, 2 goats(actually 1 goat and 1 unicorn as one curious little girl climbed to high up in the barn and got tangled in wire and pulled a horn out!), 2 Vietnamese pot bellied pigs, 2 inside cats, 3 outside cats, and 3 outside dogs. Almost an Ark :)
ReplyDeleteWas that the Nutcracker that was beamed live to cinemas? My daughter had planned to go but thought it a tad expensive when it wasn't even 'live'!
ReplyDeleteI love it when Christmas nights out pop up unexpectedly. I've had none planned but had two so far as well :)
ReplyDeleteIn between the Normal - love that phrase John...so much my life right now!
ReplyDeleteYou're a good chicken daddy to dash home and check on the girls.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to see the Nutcracker live...one year.
ReplyDeleteWe have to arrange our evenings out (so few,so few)around our cat Sydney's insulin jabs and food.
Jane x
I adore Chester. It's almost like being in Bond Street.
ReplyDeleteLiving such a full life as you do, might we consider you a Rensaissance Man?
ReplyDeleteSo were you out in the field with muck boots pulled on over your dress trousers? That's our man!
ReplyDeleteHa, I have visions of you hurtling along country lanes in the Berlingo, people and animals scattering in all directions as you practically mow them down.
ReplyDeleteGoing to the Nutckracker ballet was always part of Christmas for me as a child.
ReplyDeleteHave an image of you in 'city gear' accessorised with muddy boots pleading with the chickens to 'do as they are b----y well told'!
Sounds like a nice weekend, and i'm sure you felt better upon your return after the interval knowing all your girls were safe.
ReplyDeleteHow many speed cameras between Trelawnyd and Prestatyn?
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a night out - even if you did have to race around during the interval. I can relate - only for me the duration I can spend away from home is dependant on my greyhound's bladder.
ReplyDeleteGood that you are getting your Christmas shopping done - I still have some to do (doing my Mom's for her this year as well).
How lovely John ..... Carluccios is always really good food and very reasonable we think ..... have you seen any of Matthew Bournes ballets ? We went to his production of Swan Lake at Sadlers Wells last Christmas and it was brilliant. XXXX
ReplyDeleteYes I have enjoyed several of Mr Bourne's productions..... usually with my old mate Nu who lives not far from sadlers wells
DeleteI hope those hens appreciated it!
ReplyDeleteI often wonder whether or not to go to one of those filmed versions of the ballet. I used to go to ballet in Birmingham quite a lot when i lived in the Midlands, and I do miss it.
Glad you traveled quickly and safely!
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