The schools started up on Monday 16 June and leisurely
afternoons with freedom to do as I please.
Why should a pensioner, and an elderly one to top it, be influenced by
school terms. Elementary my dear Watson,
because there is a granddaughter that has to be fetched from school, see that
she gets some lunch and make sure that she does her homework, Cheryl is in grade 9 and does not need
prompting to do the latter, so this blog is just concerned with fetching and eating. Sheryl attends The Way School which is
scarcely two kilometres away. So, the
fetching is not much more than a five minute drive, depending on the traffic. We have a good understanding and therefore
things that are discussed are not earth shattering, mostly to do with school,
family or music. One question that
Cheryl always manages to get in is to ask what we are having for lunch.
Normally my wife (granny) is in charge of lunch and I can
honestly tell her that I do not know what to expect. For this week, however Granny is still
visiting the family down under and I have to know the answer. This is where the Dagwoods came in. While perusing the confectionaries available
at Spar Supermarket I discovered ready to bake Italian rolls. A packet of six costs R13 and seemed good
value. In my mind I made up these rolls,
fresh from the oven, loaded with all sorts of fillings. This is what was popularly referred to as a
Dagwood, a sandwich stacked with as wide a variety of fillings as can be
managed. To top off the lunch I bought
some custard slices. So, I was prepared
when asked what we are having for lunch – Dagwoods of course. I baked the rolls and explained to Sheryl
what she can do to make up her own sandwich.
Grated cheese, sliced tomatoes and ham were the basic ingredients and
flavoured a little bit of sweet chilli sauce it was a meal fit for a king. The custard slices was also a winner. The rolls were enough for a second day and we
repeated the Dagwood lunch, much to the delight of Cheryl. Now I have three
more days to think up lunch for Sheryl and me.
Not so difficult but cannot be avoided.
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