Happy Birthday Andy!

Di arrived yesterday afternoon for a weekend of Halloween partying!

We went out to celebrate Andy's birthday at his favourite joint, the Ginger man Pub :) It was chilly outside and so Di and I nearly froze, and she is from Denver so it must have been really cold :) Another two friends of Andy's joined us, also expats! We let Andy choose where he wanted to go to eat and he decided the Turkish place around the corner, where we had been for a hookah a little while ago. The funniest thing was when we arrived the waiter greeted Andy as a long lost friend - Andy admitted he had been a couple of times since our first visit!! Di enjoyed the Turkish wine, which was actually pretty palatable. Di and I went for the special, which the waiter described as a lamb rolled in a flat bread then sliced like sushi!! Anyway it was lovely and both of us ate way too much.

I took my pumpkin in for the office pumpkin decorating competition. Mine was the most simple, however , I had skillfully cut it, unlike more of the others that we painted and with things stuck on them - example photos given. I didn't even take a photo of the winning one because it was okay, but not great! Well next year I know what standard I need to reach.


This morning I got up at 0630 to go swimming leaving the others in bed. It is the most beautiful morning, clear blue skies but just 12 degC! We have just had a yummy breakfast having all of Stuart's different breads - rye sourdough, pumpkin bread and whole grain. Hot yoga now :)