Soggy

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Today has mostly been soggy. Every time Jodie was on the verge of being dry, we took her back outside again.... She seems much perkier today, though, and was full of beans on her walk, so I suspect she'd just scoffed something the disagreed with her, or got a bit of a bug from one of the other dogs. Fingers remain slightly crossed.

Our veg box today included fractal cauliflower:

It's very pretty, so it's just a shame that neither of us is that keen on cauli....

Not that I can post this just now: our internet connection's gone down again. Ho hum.

Oh, and Is It Just Me or is the new version of the iPhone Reminder app (since iOS7) really horribly crap? Or is it just that no one else uses it, or does so with intermittent data? You can't go through the list and tick off more than one thing, because when you tick the first one it slowly and non-obviously syncs with The Cloud, then moves the ticked item to the top of the list, *then* registers the fraction-of-a-second-later second finger tap. So by the time it registers the second ticking off, the list has re-ordered and you've just marked something completely random as done. Magic. This is my current default excuse for not doing things. Which would be a funny if not for the fact that I'm fairly sure I have in fact not done things because of it.

This morning, I set myself a reminder to do thingie, with the default setting if 9am that day. When I went to tick it off, the 9am one was there but also a 6pm one, repeating fortnightly. My fortnightly reminder to put the bins out, on the other hand, had vanished. I may have to go back to the app I used before Reminders was put in.

And you (well, I) can't unlock the phone one handed with the new unlock screen. My thumb doesn't seem able to swipe far enough. Bah. Humbug.

Still, at least Mike fixed my phone, so it's no longer alarmingly covered in broken glass.

Comments

[elvum.livejournal.com]

I am very pleased by the increasing availability of Romanesco in this country. But then, I like cauliflower.

[guybles.livejournal.com]

If you're not keen on cauliflower, the secret is to smother it in cheese. Or bathe it in cheese sauce, then smother that with more cheese. A little soupçon of mustard powder can work wonders with said cheese sauce

(side note: Autocorrect managed to change that to "smother it in geese" which, whilst an amusing concept in-and-of itself, is potentially a good idea as well, although I wouldn't recommend "geese sauce")

Oh, and the iOS reminder app has always been rubbish, other than the geofencing aspect. Although that can be amusingly inaccurate as well, particularly for your house. Best stick with post-it notes.

[vicarage.livejournal.com]

Looks like they've sent you the Channel Tunnel drill bit...

[discodoris.livejournal.com]

I actually don't find the Romanescu overly "cauliflower" - it's got a more subtle flavour imho. I also had one in my veg box. It doesn't do florets as well as cauliflower, but what it does do incredibly well is soup. And that you can combine with other strong flavours like leek, broccoli, onion, carrot or the aforementioned cheese :D

[dalmeny]

The new iPhone Reminder app doesn't do half the things I used to use in the old version. Can't work out how to review by date, for example.

I'm enjoying the photos you've been posting, BTW.

[flickgc.livejournal.com]

Ah, that one I can help you with! On the screen where you can see all your reminder lists (tap the white stripy bit at the bottom of the screen), tap the little alarm clock in the top right of the screen.

[dalmeny]

Wow, that is very far from intuitive. Thanks for pointing that out.

[flickgc.livejournal.com]

Indeed. It took me a while to find it as well!