it's been a while...

It seems like ages since I last posted anything, but really it has only been a few days. I think this is indicative of my life at the moment. Everything seems to move past in a blur, unless, of course you are talking about my journey to work, which today took nearly two hours: 20 minutes for the first 10 miles and 1½ hours for the second 10 miles! I hate driving. The only thing that has provided me with some comfort is my iPod. I finally managed to find a clear FM radio frequency [96.1] and I was able to listen to my tunes the whole way to work without any interference. I have now removed all of my CDs from my car, having decided that I no longer need them. I am now engaged in the mammoth task of transferring all of my music on to my iPod. I didn't realise that I had so much. No wonder I have no money.

The weekend was lovely. Mrs McMuffin went to visit her niece overnight on Friday. Her niece was celebrating her 13th birthday. So, I had the house all to myself on Friday night, and, as much as I love Mrs McMuffin, it was great. I watched X-Men 2 for the second time and had roast chicken. Both things that Mrs McMuffin would have frowned at. She didn't think much of the film, and I think she is a bit fed up of my chicken obsession. God played a cruel trick on chickens. S/he made them so tasty, and yet gave them such small brains, so they couldn't escape the pan. Just imagine if they had bigger brains...so tasty and clever, they would rule the world...

I then spent all of Saturday cleaning the house and cooking. I think Mrs McMuffin has said something about this before, but the trick to having a clean house is to ensure that you invite people over every couple of weeks. This Saturday we were having Mr and Mrs Beuf-Burger for dinner. Mr Beuf-Burger is a butcher, and a good one at that...So, I decided that we should have fish for dinner. The meal was lovely. I gave them an shallot and tomato tart with goat's cheese and a basalmic and butter syrup. It was lovely. The main course was cod, smoked salmon and pesto wrapped in parma ham, which may seem over the top, but worked really well together. I thought the salmon would help keep the cod from becoming too dry, and it worked.

After pudding, which I have mentioned before, of Amandine, although I have now improved the pudding by adding Amareto to the apricot jam glaze, we had figs stuffed with ginger and orange peel and covered in dark chocolate. I used to buy these, but decided that I was being robbed...I was right. They are so easy to make and, in fact a million times better...

Mr Beuf-Burger did something that I have never seen before. He brought a fantastic boned and rolled joint of lamb as a gift. I am used to people bringing flowers or chocolates, but this was easily the best gift that I have been given. I have never had anyone bring tomorrow's dinner before. By the way, we did eat it the next day, and it was fantastic...I am not sure you can ever have too much lamb...

I had an interesting telephone call from my little brother, he who named us McMuffin, in fact. He was calling to see if it was okay for him to come to us for Christmas dinner. This was strange because I invite him all the time, and he is usually so busy with work, he has a high powered job bossing people around, that he is rarely able to visit us. I am looking forward to him coming. It will be great to see how him with our other friends and Mrs McMuffin's parents on Christmas day.

I don't think I can write anymore. I have to get dinner ready for Mrs McMuffin. We are having some more lamb...