A bit of a blitz!

After a lazy start to the morning, I tackled the bathroom and gave it a long overdue deep clean. I hardly ever use this bathroom as I shower in the ensuite, but after going in the other day and being a little shocked, I decided to blitz it today. Sophie sorted out the laundry and changed the beds, and Keith sloshed his way to Tesco to get some things we needed, so we were all busy with domestic chores. However, what else can you do on a wet Sunday!

We did many loads of laundry today and cleaned the house downstairs. By 3pm, we'd both had enough of cleaning, so Sophie and I watched Widow Clicquot on Amazon Prime upstairs. I'd wanted to watch it since it first appeared at the cinema and I enjoyed it, especially as it was about Champagne, but I think Sophie lost interest! The acting was great, and the countryside looked gorgeous. When we watched the end credits to see where it was filmed, I saw various mentions of Tonnerre! It was filmed near Chablis, though, and I wish I'd known that before we visited!

Over a game of Scrabble, Sophie and I enjoyed a Manhattan cocktail each along with little cubes of Comté cheese, Cracksters and the little toasts we'd bought in France dipped in aioli. Because of this, we all agreed to skip dinner this evening. This is happening quite a bit lately! We make plans for meals days in advance and sometimes we don't fancy them!

I thrashed Sophie at Scrabble this evening, the first time in ages, and she was not amused! Later in the evening, I shared a slice of fruit cake with Keith and enjoyed a tot of my Jura whisky with it while watching another episode of Pole To Pole. Michael Palin was in Sudan and facing a difficult and dangerous journey. I looked up the FCDO advice on visiting Sudan and they advise against all travel, so nothing has changed!