It's been great. It's huge, and the mileage very good from the 1.9 TDI diesel. I once got 71.1mpg on a trip back from Anglesey. However, it's just started to exhibit a few signs that money may need spending. The climate control fan has started getting very noisy and, more worryingly, the clever boot/hatch mechanism is starting to fail.
So I went off to a Skoda dealers and bought a slightly smaller car that Gel is comfortable driving. I can see that the Superb is a bit on the big side for her. Next week I will go and pick up a Skoda Yeti which I understand is based on the Golf chassis. Second hand, but with some nice bells a whistles; sat nav, DAB radio, bluetooth for phone integration. Very excited.
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Hat of the Day
There is no hat of the day, as for some reason I opted not to wear one, even though it's a bit parky. It would be dishonest to have a hat merely for blogging purposes. One must have integrity in this game.
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Hasselback potatoes. Named, I believe, for the Swedish restaurant that popularised them. Actually, I've seen then called Hedgehog Potatoes so they probably exist under many other names too.
Made them for lunch yesterday with some baked salmon fillets and peas.
Thinly slice the potatoes, but not all the way through. Baste them it hot oil/butter and roast. Half way through the slices should have opened up a bit, and you can rebaste. Just before the end I sprinkled a small amount of grated cheese and allowed it to melt into the gaps. Dead simple. Aren't potatoes great?
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Spent a couple of hours yesterday in the company of a very nice man, G. Happened to be in town for a while and took some time to say hi. Thanks G, it was nice spending time with you.
You wanted to know what the 'other' New York picture was:
I call it "The Newsstand". I think if you click on any of the images you get a bigger one to look at. Worth it in this case. There's plenty of detail.
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