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Dear old Ratty once said to mole that .....

There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.

second to this, i say there was nothing, absolutly nothing quite as nice as yesterdays spinach and Mushroom Lasagna, with roasted veg, and saute potatoes for lunch...

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Its half the price today, ( £1.44!) they give you double the amount to get rid of it, and it is something that the resterant here at work excel at.

Lucky you - that sounds lovely. I'm depressed now after my rubbish lunch

If it's any consolation, tonight Im probably going to have a ham and cheese sandwich... cheep cheese, cheep ham, and old bread.

but toasted... mm. Thank god for Breviles.

I think it was J.B Priestly who said something along the lines of: "The secret to happiness is being busy with unimportant things." I've always liked that, nearly as much as pottering about (I call it research). A £1.44 lasagne would also be very good, though.

Its very tasty. They put just a little nutmeg into the bechamell, and use several kids of mushrooms. later in the year, the spinach will be from the farms here on site.

speaking of priestly, He was a magic nut, and good friend to David Devant. Indeed he wrote the introduction to my magical life.

and the classic music hall story... Lost Empires.

daleshrimpton wrote:worth sharing..
Dear old Ratty once said to mole that .....

There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.

Never a truer word spoken! Anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of messing around in boats simply hasn't lived.

It's never quite the same if you just rent a rowing boat or a dinghy or something for an hour or so - but having a bit of time without pressure it get it back to a rental place... oh wow. Out of this world.

One of my favourite things in the whole world is a canoe laden with a few beers, some food, the means for making fire, a couple of bits of camping gear (maybe a tent, maybe not - generally not most of the stuff people take though) and some good company. All that's needed then is a lake with some very remote camping spots - preferably on islands - to eventually paddle to when you decided you've had enough messing around in boats.

Waking up part way through the night to the fire starting to die (chuck a few more logs on) and seeing nothing but stars and a few branches overhead is something that I really can't put into words... and waking up to embers, a nice sunrise (sleep on an East shore for that) and your boat pulled up on the beach a few yards away is pretty much as good as it gets.

The Water Rat really was one of the great philosophers of our time.

The trouble with that scenario is that if you are depressed you might be tempted to drown yourself.

My motto has always been: "Live life as if it was a game, and play games as if they were your life."

It's stood me in good stead so far.

Mine is , 'Live every day as though it's your last because one day you'll be right'. That's not to promote being selfish, just to fill every moment and get the most out of every second you have left.

I don't really like boats, would much prefer a good spot of windsurfing. But yup, there's not much better than to get out and away from everything for a while.