I have woken up fat. Technically, I woke up fat Tuesday. The realisation came when I needed to let my belt out a notch. To be honest, the belt felt a little tight Monday evening on the way home from work. I ignored the warning signs and ate enough for two Monday evening. This is…
Category: the grind
Visitors
Davy and Di are here for the weekend. Passing through after a month or so travelling through Europe. We planned to take them around Sharjah and Dubai yesterday, but it rained. It rains here two or three times a year. When it rains it floods. Yesterday was no exception. Roads were closed with flooding. We…
Sabotage
The commitment to reduce weekend drinking is being hampered by my decision to start drinking through the week. This attempt at moderation is also being sabotaged by the philosophical problem of what time is ‘too early’ to start drinking. Obviously, 5.00 am is inappropriate, but what about 7.00 am? On a positive note, my effort…
Sharjah Sunrises
We are early risers so we have seen plenty of sunrises. Morning is my favourite time of day. That chilled moment before the sun breaks the horizon. The light without the sun breaks the darkness, pushing at the blackness, and moving it across the sky. The weather has changed in Sharjah, it is cool, but…
Social Scene
Shell keeps a tight friend circle. I can count the number of people she keeps in contact with on one hand that is missing a few fingers. Wenche is one of these friends. Shell met Wenche in Malaysia. Wenche was working in the Humanities department for the high school where Shell taught primary. I also…
Identity Crisis
Shell has massaged all the blogs into one, but this place seems to be having an identity crisis. It was simple when we were riding, each day was different and there was something to write about, scenic pictures. Adventure. Then there was the wine blog. Every post was the name of the wine and some…
Saturday, 4 November
2021 Azienda Guilio Straccali Chianti (Chianti, Italy) We decided Saturday morning not to drink today. We stayed strong until just after lunch. I used to be a bit snobbish with Chianti in the fiasco. We have had a few here in Dubai and they have all been great. Chianti always takes me back to Italy,…
Friday, 3 November
2022 Casal Garcia Vinho Verde (Minho, Portugal) We fell in love with these Portugese wines on our bike ride. We often joke that Portugal does not make a bad white wine. So far so good with the wines of Portugal here in Dubai, but this is the first that has had the classic Portugal spritz…
Clean Your Plate
“Oh, pity the poor glutton Whose troubles all begin In struggling on and on to turn What’s out into what’s in.” ― Walter de la Mare Clean your plate. Here is some bread to wipe up the gravy. There are starving Africans somewhere. I am ungrateful. I am wasting food, and African…