I'm not sure why it happens, sometimes I can drink for Britain and not get too wobbly then sometimes I have 3 glasses of vino and I'm all over the place.
Saturday morning was a struggle but Carley had the urge to get up and spring clean so I tried my best to help by doing a bit of hoovering but that to and fro motion just made me feel even worse so I thought it'd be best to get out of the way and head to Twyford beer festival.
The festival itself is not a major affair, certainly nothing along the lines of the Reading beer festival but Ian who organises it all puts it such a big effort to get it running and all the volunteers who help out over the 2 days earn a great deal of money for the Orchid male cancer charity so a big well done to each and every one of them.
I could only manage to stay for half of ale because the hair of the dog just wasn't working and the band that were playing were not helping at all....they were terrible. I thought that maybe my hungover state amplified their awfulness and perhaps I was being a tad harsh but no.......they really were terrible. I wanted to stay to see my buddies band "The Skangsters" perform, they really are excellent but alas I needed some sofa time before the 7pm table booking at the Haweli in Twyford.
I really wanted to go in there to enquire about a restaurant premises in the village that has recently been vacated. I know that the guys at the Haweli own it so I was after getting my interest know however I was informed that it already has plans to be a Mexican restaurant which is a shame because I think that "The Twyford Brasserie" would be a bit of a village sensation.
I know people have their own opinions about Indian restaurants, everybody has their favourites and they vociferously build them up as the best while condemning all others to the curry house pit of hell. Well I'm not one of those although I do love my local Indian not just for it's food but also for it's warm welcome which makes going there a real treat.
They know me. I'm Mr Ben and I like my curries hot, they know that. I also like to drink red wine with my curries and they know this too. Their food might not be as gastronomically diverse as The Royal Tandoori in Reading which is another of my favourites but the reception and hospitality I get at my local is what makes them special. the fact that they are consistently voted in the UK's top 100 Indian restaurants is a bonus too.
Before heading out to the beer festival I did promise Carley that I'd bring her back some lunch and while wandering around Waitrose I thought that just a sandwich was not enough and she deserved much more than that. The sun had gotten itself out for a brief spell so I went all Mediterranean. OK fair enough it might have been a tad too much for two people !!!!
Roasted peppers, chargrilled vegetables, a chorizo tortilla, pitta bread, spinach falafel and piri piri hoummas........yum yum!
The remainder of the evening, until around 3am, was spent glued to the TV's watching the coverage from the Le Mans 24hr race and playing Gran Turismo 5 on the Playstation. Yes we do have two TV's in our front room......not for long though Carley I promise :-)
Incidently I'm amazed at how Alan McNish and Mike Rockenfeller survived these two crashes. Such a testament to the safety aspect of these extreme race cars that other than some bruising the only injury suffered was a cut to the Rockenfeller's arm. I'm dumbfounded that they both walked away.......especially the 2nd one, there is literally nothing left of the car but a burning shell. For the full devastating impact check it out around 7:40.
Sunday started of miserably as the weather was awful and I knew it'd mean that my cricket match would be called off. In the end that proved to be quite handy because I had work to do which due to my work computer crashing mean't that I had to come into the office rather than work remotely.
So instead of whacking cricket balls around I was spending my Sunday morning with Harry Potter and Optimus Prime. I do love my job but I wish the studios wouldn't leave such hectic schedules for getting all the film elements together. With both Harry Potter 7 part 2 and Transformers 3 due to be released I'm thinking it might be a busy week ahead.
I only had to complete the processor intensive bits at work rather then the rest I could finish remotely so come 1pm I was ready to head back down to the beer festival this time getting to sample many more delightful ales, ciders........and awful bands.
More top sport followed this with the England U21 v Spain U21 footy match. A good 1-1 result for England who would have been expected to lose against such a strong Spanish side but they managed to get a goal right near the end then even pressed on and could have nicked it. Not a great match but a good result and I'm backing Daniel Sturridge to shine in the coming games.
Sporting highlight has to be Jenson Button's amazing win at the Canadian GP. Taking 6 pit stops and being in last place at one stage to then come through the field and win is something I've never seen before and never likely to see again in my life time. A truly awe inspiring victory.
Unfortunately I didn't get the time to perfect my Mackerel & gooseberry dish but given that the weather looks as miserable as it did yesterday I'm thinking that nets tonight are looking unlikely so perhaps I'll get the time to do it this evening.
Toodlepip xx
I do recall you leaning on my shoulder quite a bit on Friday, he he!! Even I had more sobriety than you :-)
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