Lent is over
We spent Easter at home this year and for once I was actually off work for the whole of the holidays. I enjoy going to my in-laws for Easter but it was nice to spend Easter at home for once. Apart from eating chocolate and watching TV we did quite a few jobs around the house, one of which was to lay a laminate floor in the office. Mrs H and I achieved this quite quickly and were really proud of ourselves; however it started to go wrong with the skirting board and the join to the tiled hallway. I gave up in the end and turned to drink!I gave up alcohol for lent (not for religious reasons), and of course Easter signifies the end of lent, so I felt fully justified in downing a couple of bottles of white wine. I must admit I didn’t really enjoy getting pissed, but it did wash away the frustration of the skirting board handiwork. So today I have a bit of a hangover, but I am sure after a bit more chocolate and a good brisk walk in the fresh air I’ll be right as ninepence.
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posted by Haddock at 11:34 AM
16 Comments:
Yes, white wine will take away the frustration! LOL! I must say, I admire the attempt. Not only do improvement projects scare me, but I have been a lazy git the whole weekend.
All was lost for me on Easter, when, as I went to put my Ham in the oven, I realized it was not hot. We'd run out of propane! A hotplate and microwave heated everything up, but it wasn't the same. Today it's time to find propane and fill the tank.
Having built our house, I can relate to laying a floor. Actually I can relate to almost anything one can do to a house.
Pass the wine!
Looks like it been a DIY and wine weekend for us expats. We added closet space in the office. The wine came later, but definitely was opened and emptied.
I gave up lent for lent... and I'm happy to report I didn't cheat, even once! :)
What a great excuse to have some wine - skirting boards, giggle ;-)
Claire - I hate having to do home improvement projects. They drive me crazy! :)
Maribeth - *passing the wine* - We have builders here again today this time to put granite on the outside cellar steps.
Hope you sourced a supply of propane. Sorry to hear that your Easter meal didn't quite go as planned.
Canadianswiss - Must've been an expat DIY weekend! - hope you didn't have a hangover though! :)
Bob - Hope you had a good Easter as well. Any idea when you will hear about the Rockstar Idol thing? :)
Lisa - drink them, then paint them. Thats got to be a great artistic idea!:)
Eurotrippen - LOL! I knew you could do it!
Tara - Interesting hangover cure! :)
Karen - I normally do no need any excuses! hic! :)
We really missed you at Easter (had the not so big meeting on Monday), but we too had a relaxing one with some working hours: We planted 5 fruit trees! I'm happy my mother-in-law didn't come, so I had no work with grilled meet-hills and so on, but some silent moments with writing, reading ... Love to all haddocks!
No hangovers - Never get 'em. I must have killer enzymes. Maybe my N.A.-Indian roots?? ;-)
That flooring can be so frustrating - I can completely understand the need for wine consumption.
Any kind of wine finds me the next morning with a murderous hangover. For this reason, I stick to beer. Except on Holidays. For some reason, wine always tastes better down south.
Strange...I know.
So what type of wine was it? Must have been good if you downed that much... But maybe not..
Deepblue - Hope you all had a good Easter. Great news about having the fruit trees planted. We are hoping we might actually get some fruit on ours this year :)
Canadianswiss - No hangovers! How I must have prayed at times to not have a hangover! :)
Christina - My patience with DIY stuff is really not good. When it starts going wrong. Its either the bottle or the chainsaw! :)
Just another - Almost all alcohol gives me a bad hangover. I've suffered from 3 day hangovers in the past - not good. When I drink its either beer or wine. I try not to mix nowadays! :)
Homo Insapiens - Thanks for stopping by. You have an interesting blog :)
Expat Traveller - It was a good German wine, which is why I was still able to function the following day, albeit in a reduced function :)
I almost forgot to mention that the skirting board has now been fixed to the wall succesfully, but the join to the hallway tiles will need a further brain storming session or a call to some professional builders! :)
How did you survive with no booze for 40 days?
I only learnt this recently, that Europeans get a 4 day weekend for Easter, because here in the States it's business as usual following Easter.
J - and for 40 nights!....it was easy really, I enjoy drinking but I get bored of it at times and have breaks :)
Crystal - 4 days holiday is always better than 3 :)
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