{"id":2560,"date":"2013-05-01T20:06:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T19:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2013-05-01T20:24:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T19:24:38","slug":"backing-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/backing-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Backing a Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Waddya mean those aren’t horses?<\/p><\/div>\n

I used to be quite good at picking the winners in horse racing. My links to horses and racing go waaaay back to when I used to ride along with them, they being on the TV and me being on my rocking horse. I rode real horses from the age of 7 until teenager-dom made it a bit uncool. Then later, at my first job, I would watch the racing while waiting for the backups to finish on Saturday afternoon, deftly (and almost always correctly) marking the winners in whatever tabloid I found had been left behind in the office. I never put money on the races (betting shops were very much the preserve of grubby, tobacco stained giffers in dirty macs as far as I was concerned), the uncomfortable exception being when I braved the seediness to put a small bet on the Grand National…oh, and a trip to the racecourse. Of course, I never won if there was money at stake. Perhaps the money aspect clouded matters so that I just didn’t trust my instincts or perhaps I’m just not lucky that way. That said,\u00a0I am pleased to report that I have definitely backed one winner: today is the 21st anniversary of DH and I getting together and it’s out 19th wedding anniversary next week \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I can’t say that I have any complaints about this state of affairs. I mean, who else would I find to stick pins in me<\/a>, (mostly) ignore the mess I make, cook epic Sunday roasts (and other stuff) and generally put up with me.<\/p>\n

We’ve celebrated with Slow Cooked Lamb with Puy Lentils<\/a>, cooked quickly in the pressure cooker, because it was far too warm today to have the oven on for 4 hours*, served with stringless beans and warm ciabatta, followed by\u00a0a quick pud of Rachel’s Organic Rhubarb Yoghurt topped with crushed ginger nuts**. Bloody lovely! Wine and chocolate (Lindt Caramel with a Touch of Sea Salt) will follow later \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Anyway, I know DH reads my blog so this one is for him:<\/p>\n\n