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We went to the bank this morning to make the payment for San Geraldo’s identity card renewal. His appointment is Wednesday morning at 10. We’re hoping all goes well. I will pick up my new identity card Friday morning.
Meanwhile, we continue to eat well. Segovia was mostly a feast. Of course, I enjoyed the wedding food and will soon tell you all about that. Saturday, we took a walk in the heat to Plaza Mayor. By the time we completed the 15-minute walk, we were both melting so, while I was looking up lunch recommendations that also had indoor, air-conditioned seating, SG chose a place right in front of us simply because it was there. It turned out to be an excellent choice. I’d go back to Restaurante La Concepción in a heartbeat. Those are the first four photos below (and the bar above).
SG’s office chair died last week. He nearly flipped over backwards. A new one was supposed to be delivered Friday, but the company stopped deliveries mid-day because of the heat. We stopped for coffee after the bank today and I received a call from the driver saying he was at our door. I told him I would be there in 10 minutes and he said he would complete his last two nearby deliveries of the day and then return. Another short day for him due to the extreme heat. I was home within 10 minutes and I’ve been waiting an hour. I do hope he returns. I plan to brave the heat for an hour after lunch and do a workout this evening.
Tonight, Tuesday, is The Kid Brother. Every Monday San Geraldo confuses the day and reminds me I have to call Chuck. Admittedly, I sometimes confuse the day, too, but SG will remind me three or four times. I have even jumped and called KB some Mondays as a result and he starts the chat with, “What do you want?” On SG’s third reminder last night, I gave him the look. I said, “You do realize that every time you say that, my anxiety level spikes.”
Ooh, ooh, ooh. The driver just phoned to say he’d be here in 10 minutes.
Esta mañana fuimos al banco a pagar la renovación del documento de identidad de San Geraldo. Su cita es el miércoles a las 10. Esperamos que todo salga bien. Recogeré mi nuevo documento el viernes por la mañana.
Mientras tanto, seguimos comiendo bien. Segovia fue un auténtico festín. Por supuesto, disfruté de la comida de la boda y pronto os contaré todo al respecto. El sábado, dimos un paseo bajo el calor hasta la Plaza Mayor. Cuando terminamos la caminata de 15 minutos, estábamos derritiéndonos, así que, mientras yo buscaba recomendaciones de restaurantes con aire acondicionado, SG eligió un sitio que estaba justo delante de nosotros simplemente porque estaba ahí. Resultó ser una excelente elección. Volvería al Restaurante La Concepción sin pensarlo dos veces. Esas son las primeras cuatro fotos de abajo (y la barra de arriba).
La silla de oficina de SG se rompió la semana pasada. Se suponía que nos entregarían una nueva el viernes, pero la empresa suspendió las entregas a mediodía por el calor. Paramos a tomar un café después del banco y recibí una llamada del conductor diciendo que estaba en nuestra puerta. Le dije que estaría allí en 10 minutos y me dijo que completaría sus dos últimas entregas cercanas del día y luego regresaría. Otro día corto para él debido al calor extremo. Llegué a casa en 10 minutos y he estado esperando una hora. Espero que regrese. Planeo desafiar el calor durante una hora después del almuerzo y hacer ejercicio esta noche.
Esta noche, martes, es el Hermano Menor. Todos los lunes San Geraldo confunde el día y me recuerda que tengo que llamar a Chuck. Admito que a veces yo también confundo el día, pero SG me lo recordará tres o cuatro veces. Incluso he saltado y llamado a KB algunos lunes como resultado y él comienza la conversación con, “¿Qué quieres tu?” En el tercer recordatorio de SG anoche, lo miré. Le dije, “Te das cuenta de que cada vez que dices eso, mi nivel de ansiedad se dispara”.
El conductor acaba de llamar para decir que estará aquí en 10 minutos.
• Tapas de cortesía.
• No cabe duda, el gazpacho más rico que he probado en mi vida.
• Después del gazpacho, tomé una tortilla española. De nuevo, quizás la mejor que he probado.
• San Gerardo tiene carrillada. Es uno de sus platos favoritos y estuvo a la altura de las expectativas.
• Mi desayuno en el hotel. Ya había comido tocino y huevos. Pelé y corté el plátano en rodajas. Yo mismo pelé y corté el plátano en rodajas.
• Mi desayuno casero esta mañana. Special K, yogur griego, melocotón, nectarina, plátano, arándanos secos sin azúcar, almendras tostadas. ¡Miren todo lo que cociné!
• Una pastelería en la Plaza Mayor que tenía muchas ganas de visitar. Solo con fines de investigación, por supuesto. Tenían muchísimas especialidades de Segovia.
Your food pictures are interesting, especially the cooked fruit salad. Chuck is so welcoming when you call on the “wrong” day! I wonder if he gets nervous too when a call comes in? Boud
Boud:
I’m very proud of my fruit salad for one. Chuck does stress easily and doesn’t like breaks in the routine, so I’m sure he gets stressed, too.
See you can cook! Keep it up, you will be making pastries before you know it. It all looks so good, why would anyone want to cook when all of this is available on your doorstep.
David:
Did I ever tell you about the time I baked a batch of protein muffins from scratch. I forgot to add the protein.
Oh, the food porn … and I have just finished breakfast!
Even the breakfast you made looks amazing; I think I see a “cooking” show in your future.
Bob:
I have been tempted at times to do vlog about my cooking.
I’ll take your word for it that everything was tasty. It all certainly looks good. And what is a Spanish tortilla?
ellen abbott:
A Spanish tortilla is basically an egg and potato pie. It bears no resemblance to a Mexican tortilla. Google it for more detailed info and photos.
I will have one of each thing on today’s menu.
Thank you very much. And obviously you CAN cook. Or at least cut nicely.
I believe you could get work as a professional food photographer. I’m serious.
When I read your first line today and looked at the picture, for a second I thought, “Man. Those Spaniards really know how to make a bank welcoming!”
Mary Moon:
Ha! I love your first impression of the “bank” photo. Nope, Spain does not normally making banking welcoming. We wish! The truth is, if I choose to, I CAN actually cook. I simply don’t enjoy it and don’t have a broad repertoire. I enjoy making one single dish from start to finish. But planning a meal and timing everything makes me insane(r).
See, I knew you could cook! 👨🍳👨🍳👨🍳
wickedhamster:
Give me one menu item and I can do it well. Tell me to plan a meal and time everything correctly, and I’ll need a lot of medication.
Oh, that brass footrest!
It’s been a while since I have had gazpacho………could use some here lately with the humidity.
I like your breakfast creation!…..very healthy.
Hi to KB.
Jim:
Are brass foot rails not common in Nova Scotia? I love gazpacho and have been having it regularly lately. This specific one was unbelievably flavorful.
They are not to me at least …..
Drool! I want one of everything, especially the Spanish tortilla. The first time I had one was as a teenager that a friend’s Spanish mother cooked. Perfection. Set up my lifelong quest. So glad SG’s restaurant pick was the best. Olivia
Olivia:
Spanish tortillas can be so delicious when done right. I didn’t have one until we came to Spain to check out where to live.
We continue to eat well
A FUCKING UNDERSTATEMENT
lol xxxx
finlaygray:
I know. But I have to admit, we had Burker King for dinner Monday night and pizza delivery last night!
Oh, the food porn!
Kelly:
It’s so much fun. I haven’t been sharing enough of it lately.
Well I want to thank you for sending some of the heat our way, tomorrow Canada Day it will be 26C. Did you speak to Mother Nature on our behalf? I always love your food photo, we will be in Spain in October and look forward to the food. Love all the dishes served and their desserts. You could be a food photographer, such talent.
larrymuffin:
Well, I’m glad you’re experiencing a PEI summer. 43 in our neighborhood right now. October is a nice month to be here!
Yes I have been to Spain in Winter and Fall and the weather was very pleasant. Today 1 July it’s 26 C and super nice.
Now there’s a heat wave where I am. I melt just walking to the car. I hope SG enjoys his new office chair. I’m thinking of replacing mine. It doesn’t fall backwards but instead sinks, and I have to keep puling the chair back up again.
Kirk:
My last office chair was replaced because of the sinking phenomenon. It was so annoying. What temperature is making you melt. Right now it’s around 109 here.
After I read all of the comments, I was going to write “food porn” myself, but I had already seen it in the comments. Those photos are truly outstanding. I am glad the driver didn’t renege on his promise to deliver the chair, though he was late.
Michael:
Those poor delivery people, hauling heavy boxes in 109-degrees. And going from AC to heat to AC again.
That must be incredibly awful. The high here today is 98 with high humidity. I went for a run early this morning, then walked the dogs, then watered the outside plants. I am ready to call it a day. Heat just zaps my energy.
If I had places around here to eat at like that, I would be there daily! Those dishes all look incredible and healthy to boot!
Rade:
Yes, often healthy. Such unbelievably good food and choices.