Security

[essayel]

4 am call outs are the pits. I had to go to the museum last night at 10pm because an alarm had been triggered. Himself came too, with the dog, and one of the other custodians was there so himself and dog did a circuit of the castle grounds while other custodian and I checked inside the building. So that's 3 adults plus a huge black apparently scary dog.

Contrast that to the 4am call out where I decided not to try and wake himself [it wouldn't be possible even if it would be appreciated] and decided not to disturb the dog and arrived at the museum to find the alarm company hadn't bothered to call anyone else out. That place is so scary in the dark! Okay, so I'm a sissy and all too aware of the place's Horrible History. Good job the alarm was triggered by the wind and not some nasty toe-rag with a cosh and his mind set on the safe, wasn't it?

Now I am having self indulgent tea and toast with ginger and marrow jam, yum.

Comments

[metallumai.livejournal.com]

I dunno-- if I were a burglar I wouldn't be afraid of you OR Siz...good idea to bring Paul and a weapon. :D

...and at last, a use for the overabundance of courgettes that happans every summer here. XXX

[essayel.livejournal.com]

The jam is scrummy! I left it almost a year before I tried it and was surprised at how much ginger there was and how little marrow. The marrow chunks had become golden and slightly squashy, very much the consistency of stem ginger and the flavour was spicy but mild. I think you could add more ginger and make it a sweet mouthful of WOW!

Sizz can look very aggressive in the dark - all black fur and white teeth. One hopes the burglar wouldn't realise he's actually laughing. But waking Paul up would be best. He'd be LIVID and anyone who attacked us would be chewed into little gooey pieces. :)