Sunday 29^th April, 2018 1145

I suppose I should be pleased.

Adriana decided she would come to visit and yesterday told me she would arrive at nine because she “loved” my breakfast and could I please make sure it included French toast.

She overslept and had the decency to tell me it would probably be 0945. I could shower and take my time. Except the water was off.

She eventually arrived at 1045, with it being a holiday the world and his uncle is out and about on public transport. For someone on a diet, she defied it and had two fried eggs, a large grilled (whole) tomato, three rashers of bacon and a full slice of French toast. Then she demanded another slice of toast so she could learn how to make this incredibly complicated food! I'm now running out of maple syrup but the Chinese tend to use honey instead so rather than buy another bottle of very expensive imported stuff I will use that instead.

Then, having come all the way across town and river, she announced she was going to BHG and would get the ingredients to make bread pudding. Great. I told her how to get to BHG but it became apparent the BHG she was going to meet a friend at was all the way back across the town and river! So she travelled for two hours to have breakfast, has a ninety minute trip (if she gets a bus quickly, there are huge queues of travellers) to go and have coffee with her friend and then she is returning for a dinner of fish fingers, mash, peas and parsley sauce followed by bread pudding with loads to take away.

THEN she is going all the way back home because her Mother is back in town!

So yes, I should be pleased because my food inspires someone to do all that just to eat it plus I don't have to change the bedding as she is not staying over. She even hinted at returning tomorrow for lunch and apple crumble but I have pointed out that I wanted to make a beef and vegetable pie which unless I rose at five I couldn't prepare for lunch. The beef here needs to simmer for hours to ensure it is tender. I shall find out later if she wants to come instead for an early dinner rather than lunch. If not I shall probably go on a cigar hunt. I am spending far too much on alternatives currently.

So instead of showing her how to make bread pudding, once again it is down to me. Holiday? What holiday??