Good things, in list format

[dolorosa_12]

I'm still extremely ill with this ghastly cold, but that didn't stop me enjoying the remainder of my holiday, which ended up being packed with nice things. These included:

notasapleasure staying with us for a few days while she wrapped up things in this part of the world. She made vast quantities of apple curd from our windfall apples, we watched melancholy Georgian (or really Georgian/French) films, and she left us with loads of chili plants.

Swimming in the outdoor pool in Cambridge under clear late summer skies.

Going out for a meal with Matthias at a gastropub we've only ever visited in the dark of winter. Going in the summer was a revelation: a gorgeous garden with a pond, fountain, trellises heavy with roses and wisteria, and birds everywhere. We could have sat out there drinking Australian shiraz all afternoon!

Meeting up with DrLRoach and cait.de.roiste, and their two lovely little daughters for Sunday roast in the beer garden of one of the village pubs nearby.

So, all in all it's been a week filled with sunshine, friends, and very good food. I'm exhausted and run down, but it was definitely worth it.