I woke up early today, read up on some news while waiting for the rest of the house to awake. I skipped breakfast due to an expectantly large lunch and as we awoke the house got a bit warmer. Around 11 I was already packed and we were ready to head off as today I was off to meet my WWOOF hosts for lunch and a ride back to the farm.
After a lengthy walk, dotted with interesting sights (a meso-American painted house is a bit of a rarity in Britain, and we also talked with a man who used to WWOOF that was such a nice guy and grew bamboo and bananas on his front lawn.) we arrived at Pippa's house.. apparently 2 hours early. ^_^ So I sat down, helped with the garden and lunch, and we had some exotic tea. A mild almost fruit type tea from Africa. I lack the palette to actually distinguish its finer points. Maybe at some point I shall learn these things, but until then, I shall enjoy drinking all kinds of tea. ^^
At around 2, Mr and Mrs Willot arrived along with Jenny and Andy... and that adorable Toby.
Lunch was ham with spinach, mashed squash, roasted parsnips and baked potatoes (small ones), baked cauliflower with cheese sauce and some bread sauce as well. It was a delicous meal and I found out in my time of waiting that Pippa used to want to be a professional chef and so she was so expertly talented in planning and cooking of large meals.
There was much talking to be had about the local politic, and of Tobias' new words of the day ('cool' for those wondering.) When my hosts began to talk about the garden I spent some time talking with Andy about various alcohols and coffees. And it was at this point I realized that most coffee in the UK is either instant (in the form of dissolving granules) or served in a french press. (Granted it has a different name in the UK that I cannot remember. On that note anything called French "xxxxx" is not called that in the UK) Paper filter coffee is a bit of a rarity and overall the higher quality coffee is abundant here. >> Its a shame I am not a coffee drinker myself.
After a few games with Tobias and cleaning up, we all headed home and I saw planes and a very early bright pink hot air balloon for most of the trip back. There was so much of that lovely hilly Welsh countryside which I plan to get pictures of soon enough.
Shortly after coming back I found out that the bonfire that has been building up the past week from all the chopped wood and brambles, was set to be turned up today. It took most of the night as there were many loads but it was a large and beautiful bonfire... >> And because I changed clothes shortly after ti started to something more bramble resistant... I forgot my camera in my room. T_T;; There will be another bonfire before I leave and I will learn to remember to carry my camera around.
Dinner was beef stew with couscous and for the most part I fell asleep afterwards. Anyways im off to work for the morning of the 12th, update again later. ^^
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