life on the wand

With all this discussion about the Sweet Pepper and Goat Cheese Spread, I thought I should let you know how it is. But first, details about the day. Or, even weekend. (Anticipation...) I probably didn't write about the bicycles we recently purchased, but Cara did, so you can read her post about it. However, I have started trying to ride my bicycle to work most days, partly because of the environment, partly for exercise, partly because it saves a bit of money on transportation costs (not really -- I've probably spent more fixing the bike than it would cost to drive to work every day for a year!), and partly because Joyce's life is easier if she has access to a car without working it in around my schedule. Yesterday Joyce and I rode our bicycles into Windsor for a bit of shopping, and a few bicycle repair parts. I spent the afternoon working on my bicycle: replaced the back tire, cleaned and repacked the rear wheel bearings and pedal shaft bearings, cleaned and relubricated the chain, adjusted the derailer, etc. Today, after church, we drove to B&Q (UK's Home Depot) and bought £16.48 of wood which I used to build a shelf over the kid's school crates for the teacher books. Unfortunately, it is already covered with other junk (did't take more than a couple of hours). Of course, part of the reason is because as Joyce and I were walking to church tonight we saw a computer in a skip (dumpster). This is the THIRD computer we have found in a skip this summer. All three were in working order of sorts. One didn't have a hard drive, another didn't have memory, etc. Some of what you can see on and around the shelf are evidences of these computers. So, anyway, Joyce and I walked back to the church to hear a fellow American living in Datchet give a short presentation called "God in the Life of David Kenley: Driving on the Left and Other Observations about the Spiritual Life." An interesting talk about how the changes of living in England, and worshiping in a new environment, brings new meanings to things that have become commonplace in our "normal" lives. David and his wife Kim are members of the Disciples of Christ church in Louisville, so we share many common heritages in our Christian faith. Well, when Joyce and I got home from church it was almost 8 PM, and we were hungry. And, I thought, "Hmm, I could be happy with a bit of cheese and crackers for dinner." But, of course, I couldn't have the cheese and crackers without my new jar of Sweet Pepper and Goat Cheese Spread. So, how was it, you might ask? Cooked, blended up sweet peppers, but not very cheesy. So, I added some cheese to the mix and have been nibbling on it for dinner. I am not impressed enough to go buy another jar of Sweet Pepper and Goat Cheese Spread, but I think I will go get a second helping.
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