{"id":9579,"date":"2021-04-08T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9579"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:42:14","slug":"dinner-at-colins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9579","title":{"rendered":"Dinner at Colin\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Colin has taken delivery of a big leather sofa, a coffee table and a cowhide rug. That means there\u2019s enough seating for all of us, so we are invited to his flat for dinner. It&#8217;s dinner with a view too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1767\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-2048x1414.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0805-435x300.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yahtzee. It&#8217;s a serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0806-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning I went down to Interlaken while Val did her German class. At lunchtime a large parcel arrived. There are lots of foreigners in Switzerland, and an industry aiming to provide them with things that are normally unobtainable here has sprung up. The British are well catered for, with lots of online shops selling familiar brands. We&#8217;ve never been tempted in the past, preferring to use local alternatives, but sometimes only the real thing will do. Here\u2019s what we got in our parcel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1832\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-1536x1099.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-2048x1466.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0808-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bisto, in particular, is hard currency in Wengen (current exchange rate: 1 bisto = 2 beers last time we exchanged one with Shelly in the Crystal bar). Sarson&#8217;s vinegar is another thing that\u2019s a real treat if you\u2019re tucking into some chips &#8211; Angela keeps a bottle behind the bar in Rocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin has taken delivery of a big leather sofa, a coffee table and a cowhide rug. That means there\u2019s enough seating for all of us, so we are invited to his flat for dinner. 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