SOMEONE left the camera behind!!

1/ The "Out-Takes" - My Rudolf: you've got a lovely red nose!

2/ One more wafer thin pastry Mr Creosote?

There are no live photos for today's blog because SOMEONE forgot to bring the camera!!

You know, forty-eight square metres is a very small space in which to spend nearly 10 days cooped up with SOMEONE!! But I guess everyone has SOMEONE living with them. They are the person who leaves the cap off the toothpaste, endlessly surfs the TV channels and forgets to put out the rubbish. Graeme reckons that SOMEONE never replaces the last toilet roll, doesn't listen properly and consequently asks really dumb questions.

But today we left SOMEONE behind (they were looking after the camera, of course!) and ventured out for a very tame ski on our little hill. With such cold temperatures, the snow is still in good condition after a top up overnight on Tuesday. It was also a relief to escape the temperature inversion and head into the sun!! I can't honestly say that we distinguished ourselves. We have both lost much of our fitness and it may take us a some time to bounce back. But it's a start and we're glad of it!!

Our only other activity today, was to torture our poor instructor Liz with our atrocious and laborious French. However, while typing up this diary for the day, I was able to catch a rare sight on film and provide at least one photo from today. The sighting is very special... one more scarce even than a Mono-Skier in NZ. Graeme in the kitchen.....preparing food.

Let me explain. Graeme does not "do food". He will help hunt and gather food (although he prefers to spend time in the wine aisle). He will eat most things and has an adventurous palate. He will also do the dishes and stack the diswasher. But he does not get involved in the preparatory work!! So I was amazed when he showed a willingness to help me "vitamise" the pumpkin soup I had made using the pressure cooker I had just found in the back of the cupboard. I suspect his keeness came from the ability to use some "equipment" for the job. Boy's do tend to love equipment don't they? Well the power of the "blender" took Graeme by surprise. According to Graeme, the blender causes a "turbo gravitational pull" towards the bottom of the pan! "Powerful little sucker ain't it?" he yelled over the loud buzzing. The mind boggles... but please note the "Ninja action stance" of Graeme while he blends the soup! Priceless!

3/ Careful of that "Turbo Gravitational Pull" Graeme!!