As well as preparing the meal, we cleaned the house and did laundry. The weather has been dry and sunny again, with more cloud in the morning, clearing to sunshine in the afternoon. Sophie filed and painted my nails in the afternoon, and we played Scrabble early, accompanied by a glass of sparkling Vouvray. Bliss!
We started watching the music festival at about 4:30 pm, as we knew that if we left it until after we'd had dinner, we'd have a late night! We'd seen some of the songs when watching the semi-finals, and we each had our favourites. If we'd been able to vote, I would have chosen Ukraine, Germany, and Greece, but we were a day late! We loved the three women presenting, especially Hazel Brugger, who was mad!
Halfway through, we prepared dinner, and I boiled a pan of basmati rice. The meal was delicious, with enough leftovers for two lunches. We watched the second half and enjoyed a slice of pavlova topped with strawberries and chocolate buttons. Indulgent, but it doesn't hurt once in a while!
By 9pm, we were all done and cheering Austria as the winner. Now all we need to do is get tickets for next year (the 70th Anniversary!) and return to Vienna for Sophie's 30th birthday!
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