29.8.2005 - viikunapuusta
Eilen kävimme taas kavereiden luona kylässä katsomassa telkkaria - pääsimme nauttimaan oikein isosta ruudusta. Meitä oli itse asiassa paikalla 6, kaikki katsomassa uuden Rome-sarjan aloitusjaksoa. Puitteet ja vaatteet ovat hulppeaa tasoa, ei mitään puumiekkoja ja maalattuja kulisseja. Kuten yleensä, ekassa jaksossa tapahtuu henkilöesittelyjä, mutta myös yksi juonen käänne, jossa Julius Caesarin ystävän petturuus aloittaa taistelun kohti keisariutta. Jätimme omat toogat kotiin, mutta vein mukana roomalaistyyppisen jälkiruuan: tuoreita viikunoita, pinjansiemeniä ja hunajalla ja mustapippurilla maustettua jugurttikastiketta. Ne viikunat oli kaupasta, mutta meidän pihapuumme on myös alkanut tuottaa hedelmää! Harmi vain, että sininärhet ehtivät yleensä ensin nokkimaan niitä kypsiä hedelmiä. Maistoin eilen ensimmäistä, ja vertasin sitä kaupasta ostetuun viikunaan - meidän oli parempi. Mmmm.
Karolla oli myös kiva ilta, ja niin kissoilla. Ne istuskelivat hieman jännittyneinä kaikki saman pöydän alla tai ympärillä. Välillä joku niistä unohti jännittää ja nukahti.
Yesterday we were over at a friends' house watching telly, and a big screen too. There were six of us all together to watch the first episode of a new series called Rome. The sets are amazingly elaborate and the costumes as well: no wood swords and painted backdrops! As usual, the first episode was full of character introductions, but there was a bit of plot development too: Julius Caesar discovers a betrayal and starts to fight his way to become the emperor. And, although no togas for us, I did bring along a romanesque dessert: fresh figs, pine nuts and yoghurt with honey and black pepper. Those figs came from the store, but our own fig tree in the yard has started to produce figs too! It is a losing battle against the bluejays who go and peck at the fruit, sometimes even before it has properly ripened. I tasted one form the tree and compared it to the storebough fig - ours was tastier! and bigger. Mmm.
Karo also had a fun evening, and so did the cats. At one point they were all three (one dog, two cats) under or around the same table, very purposeful. Every once in a while one of them would forget it was exciting and fall asleep.
Karolla oli myös kiva ilta, ja niin kissoilla. Ne istuskelivat hieman jännittyneinä kaikki saman pöydän alla tai ympärillä. Välillä joku niistä unohti jännittää ja nukahti.
Yesterday we were over at a friends' house watching telly, and a big screen too. There were six of us all together to watch the first episode of a new series called Rome. The sets are amazingly elaborate and the costumes as well: no wood swords and painted backdrops! As usual, the first episode was full of character introductions, but there was a bit of plot development too: Julius Caesar discovers a betrayal and starts to fight his way to become the emperor. And, although no togas for us, I did bring along a romanesque dessert: fresh figs, pine nuts and yoghurt with honey and black pepper. Those figs came from the store, but our own fig tree in the yard has started to produce figs too! It is a losing battle against the bluejays who go and peck at the fruit, sometimes even before it has properly ripened. I tasted one form the tree and compared it to the storebough fig - ours was tastier! and bigger. Mmm.
Karo also had a fun evening, and so did the cats. At one point they were all three (one dog, two cats) under or around the same table, very purposeful. Every once in a while one of them would forget it was exciting and fall asleep.
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