Tweets on 2011-05-28

Checkout lady very sniffy at my booze cruisin' conveyor belt o' bottles. #
Carrefour St Lo has a machine which dispenses raw milk. #
@canfan is the volume enough to make up for discount? hafta confess I waited for price to drop #unemployed #
Everywhere crazy busy today, guess French gearing up for bank hol weekend too, maybe even some jours ponts. #
Resto agréable (@ Le Lion D'Or Hotel Bayeux) http://4sq.com/iQwFEp #
@alixmortimer ooh, would be a lovely place for a honeymoon. in reply to alixmortimer #

Tweets on 2011-05-27

@catofstripes it's had a couple of goes but the gutter crate is only three quarters full and the soil still looks dry. Better than nowt tho in reply to catofstripes #
Visiting Coutances. Enormous twin towered cathedral. Twinned with Ilkley. #
Lots of little chapels (@ Cathédrale de Coutance) [pic]: http://4sq.com/lgOZJr #
Starving hungry, driving home to fridge full of cheese, but can we resist a sign pointing to the Chateau de Gratot? #
What kind of cheese is in the omelette? Sliced. http://amzn.com/k/2NWNMK8GSRZ21 #Kindle #
Hahaha thud thud thud #dilbert http://bit.ly/lZrlky #

finished DEAD(ish) by Naomi Kramer http://amzn.to/kHRdK3 #Kindle #
It's definitely raining, good news after months of drought for Normandy http://flic.kr/p/9M7xB7 #
Is also blowing quite a gale #
Squeals from outraged wet cats. #

Oh dear. http://bit.ly/mzFp6b #
So it turns out if you sit on sofa with log fire going, each of three cats will take turns to sit on your lap. #
finished Playing The Game by Simon Gould http://amzn.to/hdgbxn #Kindle #
*sigh* if just some of the LDV DDoS attacks could be refocused on lembit4london, that would be lovely, ta. #
Woke up with Return to Sender on the brain #earworm #Elvis #

Visiting the Chateau de Balleroy #
I don't understand why Lib Dem peers and MPs are breaking #superinjunctions – cui bono? #
RT @trioptimum: Pylons are so named because they are constructed from two principal materials: nylon and pie. #pylonfacts #
@Pamreader sorry to sound like a philistine, but I have plenty to read already without discovering even more. in reply to Pamreader #
RT @trioptimum: RT @HugeAtomicFreak: The larval stage of the pylon is the Blue Peter Advent Crown. #pylonfacts #
@catofstripes was super. Cats all well and happy in varying degrees – YHM. in reply to catofstripes #
Cat nighttime summoning ritual 66% successful http://flic.kr/p/9Lj6f5 #
Objecting to sharing sofa with spiders #
And final cat fed, even if we had to take special measures http://flic.kr/p/9LgGyv #
@dan_lepard here's a really tasty rosé wine and strawberry jelly recipe http://bit.ly/a8rPwq in reply to dan_lepard #

Hovering in harbour, ferry unable to dock because of unspecified "technical problem." Around an hour late already. #
Hopefully now disembarking #
Off boat but still in port as every car searched by cops #

She said she couldn't guarantee it would work on Saturday, and I should only use it if there weren't a lot of people around. #
Just checked the weather for Bayeux. There's somewhere in Brazil called that that's an awful lot warmer than where we're going. #
RT @CharlotteGore: Oh, you're all watching weekly Shout at Tories on the BBC? I'm having a better evening than you. Fact. #
Corblimey, Lib Dem Voice has been down over 12 hours now, and our host is showing no sign of helping or even answering emails 😦 #
@alansm eUKhost. We're moving shortly. #
@kayray someone must have given Elizabeth the earl grey with the caffeine in it by mistake. #
@Psythor are you talking US congress? I think different states have different rules, eg in some, governor appoints replacements. #
@Psythor but there is definitely a West Wing plot when a husband comes instead of a (dead?) congresswoman. #
LibriVox now has over *three years* of recorded audio, if played continuously. http://bit.ly/lf9Fef #
@nickparkhouse moment, while, handful, amount, sum, tipple, two fingers, jigger #
Have ticked everything off the list. But did I write everything I needed on the list in the first place? #
@martijn_grooten well, thanks – have you tried my Invisible Man? http://bit.ly/jqREXd #
Now, an hour and a bit to ablute, tidy house to vaguely acceptable, pack car, check tyres, go to meeting… #

Today has not been specially productive as this morning Tombraider Anniversary Wii arrived. I just cannot get the hang of grappling. #
Criminals of 1871-1873 – a set on Flickr http://bit.ly/lB8so3 (@nghodder) #
@alixmortimer Oh, thank goodness for that, I thought it was just me! #
Thinking about going on silent retreat on my return from cat-sitting. #
@alanfleming well, don't keep us in any more suspense, is it or isn't it?! #
Does liquorice really melt?! http://bit.ly/lwkA1M #
Not tonight, darling, I'm knitting http://bit.ly/kKwzOx #

Lovin' the new repeat Rx service. (@ Boots) http://4sq.com/miPr3U #
@stephenbarker blimey you seem to have got from miles away to not that far really in the blink of an eye. #
@owenblacker yeah, cos Lab MPs have such a good record on Lords reform! #
@cllrkemp I can't believe you'd be married to a woman who would care if you gave her permission or not! #
RT @freakonomics: The Neuroscience Behind Sexual Desire: Authors of "A Billion Wicked Thoughts" answer your questions. http://ow.ly/4WrqG #
"Hawkear. The future of bell ringing" – can hawks hear all that well? http://bit.ly/mqhvSG #
Him: can't taste any pea or ham in this soup! Me: it's leek and potato. #
I was once hospitalized by a Bakewell Tart. #
@dr_nick yup #
RT @Linguagroover: @alexfoster Comrade, if you think you can become managing director of the IMF on that flimsy record, think again #
Suddenly much more positively minded towards an LDV submishe now that I've seen the author's mugshot #fickle #

Pleuriel needs a fine tune (@ Ace Auto Services) http://4sq.com/mUt1Ug #
I use buses all the time but there's always something vaguely upsetting about driving somewhere and getting the bus home. #
@helenduffett it won't be today 😦 #
Noting with alarm the airport code for Ryanair's Brittany home, Dinard, is DNR. #
RT @journodave: FROG IN HOT WATER is the splash I never got to see. #dsk #
Just looking at the website for the garage I used today. They have some awesome stories on there! http://bit.ly/lyl4XM #
Opening a bottle of something with an actual cork. Don't know how long it's been since I last did that! #
RT @stephen_gilbert: spent 7.5 hours in the Chamber today to give a 6 minute contribution! Time for food! #fb << mad! worse than council! #
Listening to Woman's Hour talking about work in 25 years' time and feeling so veh, veh tired. #
Buying a small poster tube (@ Staples) [pic]: http://4sq.com/jZGIjM #