It's what our customers want

The supermarkets in the UK often say when questioned about the policy of have only perfectly shaped fruit and vegetables. We all know it's a load of crap it's about Control and the control they have over there suppliers.

Today i went into a supermarket i go for fruit and veg. On display where a few tomatoes that the UK supermarkets got rid of many years ago. Here in Portugal ok the tomatoes don't look perfect but they do taste  so good.

The red and green peppers also don't look perfect but the taste is so very good.

something i need to learn

I have posted photos many times and the pictures are passable but not great. I took a couple of pictures using my camera instead of my Ipad or Iphone.

Although the tank is 5,000 Lt and for tropical fish at the moment i have to condition the water and at present i don't heat the tank. So Goldfish are being used to cycle the water ready for the tropical fish.

I was asked to send some pictures to a friend but looking at the pictures and i used the flash on the camera. so for i have now to use my good came. I need to take better pictures than the ones below.

The thing is despite feeding regular these Goldfish are clever whenever i come in the room they come over just to get some more food.

The recent bad weather

I am not talking about the recent storms in the UK because we have had problems here in Portugal and floods.

While going over to a place called Seprins i saw the effect on the river Ceira had at the bridge i have to go over. The icture bew shws just how strong the weather had been here.

This is the approach to the bridge and you can see that it is a wide river.

Here on the left you can see part of the rubbish that was swept down the river in the recent bad weather.











Now  this is what the river swept down from the surrounding areas from about maybe 10 miles away

The traditional dish of Liverpool Scouse

I have tried in the past to make a beef stew but nothing like my Mum used to make or even my Ex. I won't call what I used to make Scouse  because it never came close to what I have had in the past until now.

I was watching a YouTube video about a chef making Scouse I was working while I had the TV on showing YouTube. I followed the recipe to the letter and for the first time I made Scouse not a beef stew beef stew is for everybody Scousers make Scouse.

I made two portions one for my evening meal and the other to go in the freezer, if I hadn't put it in the freezer I would have had it for my next evening meal.

Power cuts

Power cuts are not at all rare but the last one was, the power went of at just 5.45pm just after I had had my evening meal. As it started to get dark I got out some candles and closed the shutters but my pellet burner went of and sitting in the dark reading was not for me. I decided to go to bed and have a good read of a book on my iPad with Kindle on it.

When I got up in the morning I checked two of my timers that control some of my lights They where over seven hours out. It didn't take to long to change my five timers that control most of my lighting. I was glad I went to bed instead of sitting in the dark and I finished the book I was reading.

During the fires of a couple of years ago the cuts we had where only for short periods of time. My worry at the moment is what effect my power went of and what damage was done to my filters in my fish tank. As the tank is 5,000 litres hopefully the bacteria in the filters will be OK.

I heard from my past

I very rarely go onto Facebook but today my son posted a picture of his van at the MOT. I noticed some messages and one was from the best member of staff i ever had work for me. I know if she reads this she will say but you had to say that, no it's the truth.

I owned a business in Liverpool and sadly because i have moved country doesn't stop me thinking about my previous life. Always i think of this one person and if she has a read of my Blog i hope she goes back to see some of the things i have done.

While i had the business my best mate Dave would do everything for me OK i paid him but. Yes this is a big BUT sadly Dave passed away a little while ago. Here i am on my own so doing anything is all down to me now.

I am glad to say I came here on my own we parted before I moved so no excess baggage. My major project at the moment is my fish tank. I have three solar panels that should provide enough electric to run all the lights, filters and pumps.

Shortly I hope to but a ruin not to far away from me and move my Orange trees and Lemon tree from my veranda.

More in future posts

Peter