O tradicional Chester, marca registrada da Perdigão e sinônimo de Natal para os brasileiros, volta à mídia com surpresas deliciosas. Este ano, os apreciadores da boa mesa vão contar com novidades exclusivas: Chester ao Vinho e Chester Azeite e Ervas, Peito de Chester Desossado e os molhos Celebrare Perdigão – para acompanhamento de todos os tipos de carnes natalinas. Os lançamentos serão apresentados ao mercado em uma megacampanha publicitária, com estreia prevista para o início de dezembro. Criada pela agência Y&R, a campanha reforça a importância de se estar perto de quem se ama e mostra que o produto já faz parte da ceia da família brasileira. De acordo com Fabrício Monteiro Amorim, gerente de produto da Perdigão, “O Chester tornou-se o principal prato da ceia. É capaz de reunir diferentes tipos de famílias ao redor da mesa e tornar a data ainda mais especial”. A comunicação contemplará mídia eletrônica – filmes para TV aberta e a cabo –, mídia impressa, extensa gama de material de ponto de venda, incluindo display de Árvores de Natal, com 1,50m de altura, cartazetes, banners, móbile, display de gôndola e receituários, além de ações digitais. Entre os esforços focados no Natal 2009, a empresa também investiu na decoração do Empório Perdigão que, pelo segundo ano consecutivo, deverá entrar para o roteiro das atrações iluminadas de São Paulo.

O filme “Sinos” retorna à mídia como parte da estratégia de reforçar a associação do Chester com o Natal. Nele, são reproduzidas imagens emocionantes das festas mais simples às mais sofisticadas, sob uma trilha sonora produzida com “toques natalinos” – sino, brindes e talher nas taças – especialmente criada para a marca. As cenas de carinho entre pais e filhos, casais, amigos e até entre uma equipe de bombeiros ou de frades, são intercaladas com imagens do Chester à mesa, em versões saborosas. O desfecho fica por conta da apresentação-conceito “Onde tem Chester, tem a magia do Natal” e dos novos sabores. Já a campanha impressa – anúncios para jornais e revistas – focará as novas versões do produto. Nas peças, os rótulos de uma garrafa de vinho branco e de uma embalagem de azeite são substituídos por imagens dos saborosos pratos de Chester ao Vinho e Chester® Azeite e Ervas, respectivamente.

Para completar, o site www.chester.com.br também está recheado de novidades interativas. Bastam alguns cliques para conferir as sugestões de ceias, baixar wallpapers, o ringtone da trilha do filme ou assistir a uma videoaula do chef Laurent, um dos mais renomados do país, preparando a sua receita desenvolvida especialmente para o Chester ao Vinho. A campanha digital leva a assinatura da Wunderman, agência do Grupo Newcomm especializada em interatividade. O clima de Natal também está presente na decoração do Empório Perdigão. Com o tema “Fábrica de Sinos”, inspirado na campanha publicitária, em que se destacam milhares de microlâmpadas formando um cenário típico do Natal iluminado de São Paulo.

Com direito a casinha de Papai Noel, o espaço foi concebido para encantar crianças e adultos com a magia do Natal. A decoração de Natal do Empório Perdigão, localizado na Avenida Escola Politécnica, 760, Jaguaré, ficou a cargo da Cipolatti, uma das mais renomadas empresas de decoração de Natal do Brasil.

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Keira Edwards encounters the giant cake

By Cara Sulieman

LITTLE Keira Edwards must have thought all her Christmases had come at once after stumbling across this giant festive cake.

The two year old was wide-eyed with wonder at the seven-foot high monster treat which has gone on display in Edinburgh.

The brightly coloured confection towers over children in the posh department store and will be handed out to shoppers later this month.

It took artist Connie Viney four weeks to prepare and bake the cake before it took pride of place amongst the toys.

The 23-year-old’s edible sculpture is part of a project by Edinburgh Sparkles to create four unusual decorations to be dotted around the city.

“A taste for my work”

Over nine days from December 12 the baked delicacy will be cut up and given out to Christmas shoppers.

And Keira, who was visiting Edinburgh from Chester with dad Mark, was making sure she was front of the queue.

Connie said: “I love the fact that people can literally get a taste for my work.

“Why not make a sculpture from cake?

“There’s something really festive about encouraging people to come together and share something, which is what I hope my decoration will do.”

And shoppers in the city will also be able to pick up a free Christmas card complete with stamps.

Heart of Midlothian postcard

Edinburgh College of Art student Lindsey Fyfe has designed the postcards for the residents of the capital to send their festive messages around the world.

It features an icy Heart of Midlothian and will be available to pick for free in shops and St Giles Cathedral.

Lindsey said: “Rather than make a decoration to hang in this beautiful city, I am giving 1000 people the chance to send a small piece of Edinburgh out to the world.

“It is my hope that the project unites participants throughout the city in sending, receiving and re-connecting at this festive time.”

Also commissioned was a collage of snow geese in John Lewis and a magical wintery character at Princes Mall.

Head of Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance, Kenneth Wardrop said: “This is a really exciting Christmas for Edinburgh and we are proud to showcase work from the city’s creative talent as part of it.

“Each submission chosen gives an original and fresh take on what a decoration can be and we hope that visitors enjoy them.”

See more of our pictures at our Flickr site and videos at our dedicated channel,  Deadline TV.

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It wasn’t the best match you will ever see down at Broadhall Way, but we did enough to secure the three points against a poor Chester side. Westley named a similar team to what started on Saturday against Forest Green, with Mitchell Cole, David Bridges and Charlie Griffin again left out. Chester named Nick Chadwick up front alongside former Cambridge United striker Mark Beesley. Former Doncaster defender Tim Ryan captained the side.

The first half was a fairly boring spectacle. Both sides didn’t create much going forward, although I felt Boro played some nice stuff in the first half without ever looking threatening going forward. The pace of Yemi Odubade on the flanks was an outlet the team tried to exploit, but to Chester’s credit they handled him quite well this evening. Chris Beardsley again was disappointing up front. He didn’t seem to win much in the air and lost possession of the ball too often. Ryan had him in his pocket for the majority of the match.

It was the visitors who had the first serious effort on goal, when Sean Kelly connected to a free-kick, but his effort hit the post and was cleared away. It would of been harsh on Boro, who were looking comfortable up until then. The two teams continued to cancel each other out as the half went on, but Boro got the decisive opening goal when Yemi Odubade volleyed in from 10 yards. It was a good finish from the former Oxford man, who has impressed in recent weeks. For me, Yemi was man of the match tonight because of his work rate alone. He chased everything down and got back to defend when he had to. His goal was his reward for a good night’s work.

Graham Westley made one of the strangest tactical decisions at half time. Lee Boylan was replaced by John Ashton. Ashton moved to right back while Ronnie Henry came in centre midfield. I didn’t understand the decision at all as just the one change had totally disrupted the Stevenage side. There were only about 4 players on the field in the same position as they started. Chester couldn’t take advantage of this though and the second half was much like the first. Chester didn’t really ever threaten Chris Day’s goal and Boro didn’t create many chances. The game was fairly scrappy and the wet and windy weather wasn’t helping the standard of football either.

David Bridges came on after an hour to replace Darren Murphy, who again was stupidly booked earlier in the half. Murphy has got to get these silly bookings out of his game sooner rather than later. I don’t mind him as a player because I think he gives the midfield a more physical presence which is needed in some games. Bridges came on and within 5 minutes Boro had doubled their lead. Mark Roberts finished well after the visitors had failed to clear Andy Drury’s corner. Game over.

The game petered out after Roberts’ goal and Boro went on to win the game with relative ease.  It’s a good win especially as Oxford did what we did at the weekend and beat Forest Green at The New Lawn. 5 points remains the gap, with the leaders in the FA Cup this coming weekend. If we beat Salisbury we will go to within 2 points of Wilder’s side, although they will have the game in hand. Boro’s win tonight also puts us now 4 points clear of 3rd place York who have played 1 game more than ourselves and with Kettering being beaten at home again tonight, they are now 6 points away from us.

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Duo join forces to bring series to screen

Variety/Cynthia Littleton—It’s a potent combination: Stephen + Steven

Stephen King and Steven Spielberg are joining forces to develop a limited series based on King’s just-released supernatural thriller “Under the Dome.” DreamWorks TV has optioned the book and is looking to set it up as an event series, likely for cable. DreamWorks principal Stacey Snider was key in bringing the project to the company. Spielberg, King and Snider will exec produce along with DreamWorks TV chiefs Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey. The book, which has earned strong reviews as a return to form for the prolific author, revolves around the drama that unfolds after an invisible force field suddenly descends on a small vacation town in Maine. As the locals fight for their survival, the town descends into warring factions led by enigmatic characters.

DreamWorks is starting to meet with writers for the project. The plan is to set a writer before shopping the skein to prospective buyers.

Spielberg and King have worked together in the past, developing a screen adaptation of King’s 1984 novel “The Talisman,” on which Spielberg has had the option for more than 20 years. That project has been developed as a feature, and it came close to being done as a mini for TNT a few years ago until it was tabled for budgetary reasons.

The “Dome” deal continues a burst of activity on the smallscreen side for Spielberg and DreamWorks TV. Among the high-profile projects in the works is a series about the development of a fictional Broadway tuner for Showtime. Another Showtime contender is a costume-drama revolving around the Borgia clan, penned by Neil Jordan and with Robert Zemeckis also producing.

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Ingredientes:

• 200 g de peito defumado de chester moído
• 100 g de cream cheese
• 150 g de ricota fresca passada pela peneira
• 1/3 xícara (chá) de catchup
• 1/4 xícara (chá) de maionese
• 1/4 xícara (chá) de creme de leite em caixinha ou fresco
• Sal, molho de pimenta e temperos a gosto
• 1 sache de gelatina branca sem sabor (12g)
• 1/3 xícara (chá) de água

Modo de Preparar:

• Bata todos os ingredientes no processador, junte a gelatina hidratada na água fria e dissolva em banho-maria e bata novamente até obter uma mistura lisa e homogênea.
• Coloque em forma ligeiramente untada com azeite e leve à geladeira por algumas horas, quando então, desenforme e sirva acompanhado da decoração.

Decoração:

• Fios de ovos escorridos
• Cerejas frescas
• Casquinhas crocantes e torradinha

Fonte: Tatá – http://www.almanaqueculinario.com.br

Tomorrow night see’s the league’s bottom club, Chester City visit Broadhall Way for the first time since the opening day of the 2003/2004 season. Chester won the Conference that season after finishing 1 point clear of Hereford United, who were arguably the better side. Stevenage, with Westley at the helm, finished in 8th position, but took 4 points off the eventual champions which included a 2-1 win at the Deva Stadium. More shockingly, Rocky Baptiste scored in that game for Boro.

City have had many problems since their promotion back to the football league and they were finally relegated back to the non league after going into administration. City’s problems continued in the summer when they were docked another 10 points before a ball was even kicked ahead of their return to the Conference. The future of the club has been in the balance for a while, but things finally look to be sorting themselves out. After Mark Wright left the club again during the summer, the experienced Mick Wadsworth, who once applied for the Boro job, took charge, but soon left after a dismal start to the campaign. Former Forest Green manager Jim Harvey is now in charge of City and has another relegation battle to survive.

The two sides have already met this season. Boro ran out 1-0 winners thanks to a early Michael Bostwick goal. In fact, the match at the Deva was similar to the game on Saturday against Forest Green. Boro were the dominant force for most of the game, but couldn’t extend on their 1 goal. Chester have lost their last 3 games in the league including Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Altrincham. Their last win was away against Grays when Nick Chadwick’s brace helped the Cheshire side to victory. Boro are unbeaten in their last 15 league games and have only been beaten once this season by leaders Oxford.

Graham Westley must decide whether to recall Charlie Griffin to the starting 11 after he missed Saturday’s game due to illness. Lee Boylan scored in that game and must be confident of retaining his place. It will also be interesting to see whether GW brings back Mitchell Cole. I don’t think Cole has been that effective this season and he was dropped for the Forest Green game. Yemi is in good form and Chris Beardsley had a solid game at the weekend so I think the manager may stick with the same front 3. Chester boss Jim Harvey slammed his players ‘not good enough’ after the weekend’s defeat so he could make a few changes.

“The truth is some of the boys in there are not good enough. As a group of players they are going to find it really difficult this year.” Harvey on Chester this season

On paper it looks like a home banker and I think with Chester’s recent record and the amount of goals they’ve conceded recently, I’d be very surprised if we didn’t win the game comfortably. City have conceded 9 goals in their last 3 games and are low in confidence. The long journey down to Hertfordshire on a Tuesday night won’t make the game any more easier for the visitors. We bounced back well on Saturday against FGR, but still need to be more clinical in front of goal. Sooner or later we’re going to be caught out for not killing teams off, so tomorrow night is a perfect opportunity to put that right.

Stevenage Squad

Ashley Bayes, Chris Day, Scott Laird, Ronnie Henry, Jon Ashton, Mark Roberts, Mark Albrighton, Eddie Odhiambo, Michael Bostwick, Stacy Long, David Bridges, Darren Murphy, Andy Drury, Joel Byrom, Mitchell Cole, Yemi Odubade, Lee Boylan, Charlie Griffin, Chris Beardsley, Peter Vincenti

Prediction: Boro 3-1 Chester City

I’m posting the same picture as on Veg Plotting today because I’ve just come back from a week’s holiday and feel a postcard to you all is most appropriate.

There’s lots more to come once I’ve sorted though all my photos and I promise they’ll all be different to anything shown on my other blog

Photo submitted by © Owen Watkins

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• Personal note by Owen Watkins

The Scented Garden. One of my favourite shops, this is our one stop source for all essential oils, scented candles and similar products. It also does very theraputic treatments and massages

Links :
• Follow Owen on Twitter – @clocsen
• Owen’s photos on flickr

Alice, Arabella, Bedelia, Clementine, Clover, Cordelia, Daisy, Esme, Eleanor, Flora, Fern, Hazel, Hannah, Imogen, Ida, Iris, Josephine, Jemima, Juniper, Lucinda, Madeleine, Margaret, Nola, Olive, Poppy, Pippa, Polly, Penelope, Primrose, Rose, Sally, Stella, Shiloh, Matilda, Tallulah, Theodora, Thomasina, Violet, Zipporah, Amelia, Annora, Maude, Clara.

Arthur, Bertram, Bartholomew, Baxter, Bruno, Bramwell, Chester, Cassius, Cato, Dexter, Dominic, Emerson, Emmett, Elliot, Fergus, Felix, Gregor, Gulliver, Isidore, Jasper, Ned, Orlando, Quentin, Rupert, Rafferty, Samson, Toby, Thomas, Theodore.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

My first impression of Chester was that he looked rather solemn and distinguished, and I was prepared for a dog who would be slightly aloof, but polite about receiving attention.

Boy, was I wrong. (And boy, was I glad to be wrong.) Chester reminded me of a happy puppy — affectionate (he gives extremely wet kisses and seems to think all wrongs can be cured with a good bellyrub and a steady stream of slurpy kisses), social (he greeted other dogs and people rather happily), and very, very snuggly (he loves sitting next to you on the bench and leaning against you. Who needs a blanket when Chester’s around?)

The other details: he’s roughly 6-7 months old, has a face that seems like the exact middle of a boxer and a bloodhound, a lab retriever personality. He already knows ’sit’ and will do anything to get you to like him, which makes him very trainable. No word yet on his take on toys, but I suspect he’d make a wonderful walking/running partner.

Chester is a very loving dog– if you think you have love and affection to match his own, by all means, do come see him in Kennel 14. For more information, contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org

Can you imagine coming home to this face?

OK, this is short. Do NOT go to www.maximum2.wordpress.com because…well, just don’t. That was just my classmate pulling a prank on me. Hi to Frederick Wong.

The Chester Sunday Market is back by popular demand. For those of you who miss your Sunday market activities for the next 5 weeks you are in luck. Starting Nov. 22 – Dec. 20, Sundays in Chester Center from 12 -4 you will be able again to get some of your favorite farm fresh products. Some of the vendors will be outside on the sidewalk while others will be hosted inside a few select locations.  We have heard there will be storytelling, music, book signings, the unveiling of the Cummings & Good Calendar and delicious foods cooked off the Dinners at the Farm Truck.

Visit ChesterSundayMarket for more details.

It must be hard to run a tango scene in a university town. You advertise, work up a good crowd, teach them to be good leaders and followers, then they get their degrees and move on. Anna and John have my admiration for this. We may not always agree about the music, but I will always love coming here and dancing with Anna.

Despite having an 80^th birthday party to go to, we could not miss the workshop and tea dance that they had arranged in Bangor.

Saturday started out filthy, rain and mist, almost no light. Even at a good pace it would take me an hour and a quarter to drive. We decided to take the SEAT my little Suzuki although economical would not be a good drive that low down in the rain. When we arrived at Bangor I was glad, the narrow streets offered almost no parking, and when we found a spot, I was not sure what condition I would find the car in.

So suitably stressed put we arrived in Penrallt church hall a beautiful stone building with ornate wooden ceilings. Greeted by Sharon as a long lost friend (Well it was over 36 hours) and then Anna and john. Of course I also greeted little Leo, can I adopt him as my grandson??  

Sharon did a milonga workshop. She kept it very simple, but I thought it good, that as most of these were very new beginners, they were getting an introduction early to milonga, so hopefully they would not learn to fear it. After a few stragglers arrived the numbers evened out and Viv stayed on the sidelines to help Sharon.

I was very impressed, most of the ladies here had never danced milonga before yet they followed me well.

All too soon the class was over and it was time to attack the cakes. I tried hard to be good, honestly. I am getting close to my target weight, but every time I think I may achieve it I am surrounded by vicious cakes, all determined to make me suffer.

Anna had promised to save me, but Leo was taking up her time, still I did not do too badly.

I got those dances with her eventually and most of the women at some point. I did leave one woman standing when Lola came on; I said that I would return to her when it was over. I don’t get this, why is everyone suddenly playing Lola? I believe that it was played on Strictly, but that will never make it a tango. It is four four time, but it does not even sound tangoish. I am threatening a screaming fit next time it is played.

OK  Sharon played (apart from Lola) all traditional tango, I suspect someone requested it, and lets face it we are outside our realm, keep a low profile.

All in all we had good time, some even said they may come to Chester, certainly all seemed to have a flair for tango, and young people who would spread out across the UK may well start tango scenes all over the country.

More power to you Tango Bangor.

Some carried on dancing but for some the cake was too much.

Ich muss nun erst einmal versuchen die Tage zusammenzukramen. Ich kann mich schon gar nicht mehr an alles so richtig erinnern. Die Woche, also die vorletzte, war ich im Kino. Triangle. Brrr…. kein guter Film. Sollte ein Thriller sein, war letztendlich ein lächerlicher Horrorfilm. Was habe ich bloß an dem Freitag gemacht? Oke, immerhin fällt mir gerade ein, dass Half Term bei den Kindern war. Das heißt, dass die beiden eine Woche frei hatten. Genau, Donnerstagmorgen waren wir noch in einem Flötengeschäft und haben für Matilda eine Querflöte gekauft . Das war richtig cool. Der Shop war eh superklasse,weil der ausschließlich für Blasinstrumente war und in der Gegend im ältesten Haus war und ebenfalls gaaanz viele mega alte Instrumente ausgestellt hatte.

Ach ja, der Freitag. Mir war schlecht, ich musste mich übergeben und den Tag lief natürlich nichts mehr. Ich lag überwiegend im Bett, während unten voll die Party ging, weil wir super viel Besuch hatten. Gearbeitet habe ich dann Nachmittags aber wieder normal. Trotzdem wars eher ruhig und auch mein Samstag war wenig aufregend. Der Grandpa war da und deswegen hat meine Gastfamilie tagsüber etwas unternommen. Sehr gut, ich habe mich ins Wohnzimmer gefletzt und einen Film gesehen. Abends war ich in nem Pub, wir saßen sogar noch draußen! Ach ja, das hatte auch nen Grund. Das war ja der Halloweenabend. Da alle auf Trick or Treating Tour waren, haben wir uns lustige Verkleidungen angesehen. Danach noch nen Film angesehen, also wenig spannend.

Sonntags dann mal wieder aufm Camden Market . Da ists ja immer gut!!!

Die Woche danach wars dann wieder alles normal -quasi. Zumindest was die Schule der Kinder betrifft. An dem Montag hatte Matilda auch ihren ersten Querflötenunterricht . Sehr aufregend!

Das war auch der Tag an dem Scarlet gefragt hat warum in der Schule eigentlich alles gefeiert werden müsste. Angefangen hat alles damit, dass ich wissen wollte, was da für Ansteckblumen an alle die Leute verkauft werden. Das sind auf jeden Fall die Poppys, die für Charityzwecke verkauft werden. Erinnert werden soll an die verstorbenen Soldaten. Am 11. November um 11:11 Uhr wird dann eine Gedenkminute eingelegt. So richtig gefeiert wird dann schon mal nicht. Scarlet hat sich weiterhin beschert, dass sie dann auch Ewigkeiten schweigen muss . Schon ein wenig ironisch, dass bei uns dann quasi der Karneval begonnen wird!

Am Dienstag habe ich dann den ersten echten deutschen Besuch getroffen . Wie könnte es anders sein? Im Pub gewesen . Aber in der Innenstadt. Den Abend konnten wir die Weihnachtsbeleuchtung auch schon in Augenschein nehmen. Ganz großes Kino. Zwei Tage lang wurden die Oxfor- und die Regentsstreet gewperrt, um die Weihnachtsbeleuchtung aufzuhängen!!!!! Seit dem ist hier auch Weihnachtsterror los. Einen Weihnachtsbaum habe ich auch shcon gesehen, voll geschmückt versteht sich. Schaufenster sind schon umgestaltet und die Kinder könnens auch nicht mehr aushalten! Die Weihnachsmärkte gehen dann nächste Woche los. Briten stehen total auf die deutschen Märkte, weswegen (vor allem Schulen) Trips nach Deutschland organisieren in der Vorweihnachtszeit. Allerdings gibt es hier auch einen kölschen Weihnachtsmarkt… bin ich ja mal gespannt!

Mittwoch habe ich dann das Musical Dirty Dancing in Aldwych Theatre gesehen. Schwierig. War nicht so mein Fall. Da ich ja schon richtig im Theater war, wars natürlich auch schwer das Stück zu übertreffen… das Musical hats auch nicht ansatzweise geschafft. Danach habe ich dann mehr deutschen Bruderbesuch getroffen . Ein kurzer Abstecher in den Pub gabs natürlich auch wieder.

Da ja nun Besuch hier war, mussten wir auch ein bisschen was unternehmen. Donnerstags dann erstmal wieder Clapham Junction, um da ein Käffchen zu trinken. Abends war dann Bonfire Night. Damals vor ewigen Zeiten hat Guy Fawkes, ein katholischer Offizier, versucht das Parlament mit Jakob dem ersten in die Luft zu sprengen. Das ist ihm missglückt und deswegen feiern die Protestaten seit dem den 5. November mit großen Feuerwerken. Ein Feuerwerk haben wir gesehen. Viel interessanter als das Feuerwerk an sich, waren die Menschenmassen. Wir sind hier ja schon verhältnismäßig “weit draußen”, aber es war unglaublich, der Park war einfach nur mega voll!!! Danach war es auch unmöglich einen Pub zu betreten, weswegen wir zu 7. durch die Gegend geirrt sind, erst bei Burger King gelandet sind, bis wir dann endlich Plätze in einem sehr schönen Pub bekommen haben . Da wars dann aber echt noch nett.

Der Freitag war dann auch eher ruhig und den Abend waren wir auch nur kurz aus, um was zu Trinken.

Samstag ging dann meine erster Trip aus London raus los. Chester. Vieeeel zu früh haben wir uns mit der Bahn auf den Weg gemacht. Ich war einfach nur müde . Dafür waren wir schon um 10 Uhr da, sodass wir gleich einen langen Spaziergang um die Stadt auf der Stadtmauer gemacht haben. Die Stadt habe ich dann auch noch gesehen. Danach war erstmal eine Pause angesagt. Dann waren wir noch in einem tollen Pub Essen. Da wir da schon den Soundcheck der Band gehört hatten, die am Abend spielen sollte, hatten wir uns gleich entschieden wieder hinzugehen. Wir haben dann zwischendurch ein weiteres Feuerwerk gesehen, was es ebenfalls noch wegen der Bonfire Night gab und wir haben meines Bruders ehemalige Mitbewohner getroffen. Danach also wieder in den Pub. Gechillten Abend mit guter Musik gehabt .

Sonntag sind wir dann früh wieder raus. Wir haben wieder einen langen Spanziergang am Kanal und am Fluss gemacht. Dann haben wir noch ein paar Ponys besucht . Auch wenn das Rauflatschen auf die Wiesen erlaubt ist, wäre ich ja nie auf eine fremde Wiese getaptert, um da Viehcher zu besuchen. Die waren dann aber doch ganz lieb .

Da ich dann am Sonntagabend wieder vollkommen übermüdet zu Hause angekommen war, brauchte ich die Tage erstmal ein wenig Ruhe. Aber am Montag schon war die Aussicht darauf ein wenig mau… Unser neuer Kater wurde angekündigt. Eigentlich sollte der dann noch nicht kommen, aber es lief dann doch ein wenig anders. Und ich hatte ja so gaaar keine Lust auf son Tier. Die Gastkatze die wir letztens hatten war schon so nervig! Der Kater kam dann also Montagmittag an. Das einzig lustige war wie ich Matilda von der Schule abgeholt habe und sie noch nichts davon wusste und dementsprechend überrascht war ihn zu entdecken. Stuart ist nun also auch ein neuer Mitbewohner. Er sitzt gerne auf dem Tisch, haart, miaut wie ne Katze und hat mich viel zu gern. Matilda hat leider immer noch viel zu viel schiss… Stuart (wer nennt eine Katze bitte so!?) muss nun die nächsten 4-6 Wochen drinnen bleiben. Ich gehe mal ganz stark davon aus, dass der früher oder später bekloppt wird und durchdreht.

In der Woche gab es noch einen weiteren Abend im Pub und ich musste meinen Bruderherzi wieder verabschieden. Die Nachricht mit Herrn Sternberg hatte mich natürlich auch erreicht :/.

Der Trubel ist also erstmal wieder vorüber und ich hatte tatsächlich die Aussicht auf ein ruhiges Wochenende. Ich habe das halbe Wochenende schon mal bei einer Au Pair Kollegin entspannt. Wir waren mit dem Hundi draußen, haben Fern gesehen und heute Abend waren wir noch beim Inder. Yummi.

Das Wetter hier ist dieses Wochenende übrigens die reinste Katastrophe! Unwetter. Sturm und Regen. Es gab sogar Unwetterwarnungen! Extrem ungemütlich draußen!

So, mit der Aussicht, dass ich wieder einmal die Hälfte vergessen habe, höre ich nun endlich auf und werde wohl ein wenig schlafen!

Ich sage vielen Dank und ich freue mich auf das nächste Mal, wenn es wieder heißt…

Non-bibs 2 Bibs loads

A shameful display by all of the non-bibs. It was our first game together but that was no excuse for the lack of fitness, poor ball control, appalling shooting and the fact we allowed one man from the opposition to single-handedly dismantle us and score a ridiculous amount of goals.

Knee has inflamed a bit and back is quite sore, but straight into the gym today. Hopefully Monday Night Football returns this coming week and soon this fitness issue will be a distant memory, for me at least.

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“I tried this once before when I was a lot younger, but the project was just too big for me. But it was a terrific idea and it never entirely left my mind . . . and every now and then it would say write me, and eventually I did. I sure hope people like it.”~~Stephen King

In Stephen King’s mesmerizing new masterpiece – his biggest, most riveting novel since The Stand – a Maine town and its inhabitants are isolated from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome.

On an entirely normal, beautiful Autumn day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field – the Dome. Planes fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed at the wrist and people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet, teams up with a few intrepid citizens against the town’s corrupt politician. But time, under the Dome, is running out . . .

Celebrated storyteller Stephen King returns to his roots in this tour de force featuring more than 100 characters – some heroic, some diabolical – some and a supernatural element as baffling and chilling as any he’s ever conjured.

Stephen King appeared on Good Morning America this morning to discuss his new thriller, out today, “Under the Dome,” which he says can be read as a metaphor for the American condition. He had the idea for the book in the 70’s… will it be successful and relevant today?

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Read an excerpt from Under the Dome