Today was my last day in the office before next year.  I have to work tomorrow but from home so I enjoyed a potter around Borough Market as it will be my last for a few weeks.  When I return, I will be eating very healthily and back on the diet so I indulged a little today.

I went out for lunch at Wagamama with some of my colleagues: Guarev, Vineeta, Shahina and Zoe.  Thank you Indranil for taking the photo 🙂

Look at this extraordinary drink.  We speculated about that little goldfish swimming amongst the seaweed.  Actually it is a jasmine “tea” but without the tea.  It is hot water poured over a jasmine flower and very pleasant.  I also drank their new blueberry, apple and ginger juice which was lovely.

I had miso soup with pickles.

Followed by a chicken in teryaki sauce dish with rice and vegetables.  I forget the name of it but it was number 70 !  I liked the chicken, sauce and vegetables but not all the rice.  I am not a fan of boiled white rice and this bowl was half filled with rice.

I wandered round the market looking for some gifts and perhaps some treats to have at home.  I bought some of these lovely clementines.

Admired the apples but was not in an apple mood today.

Billy – is this what you have in your vegetable box?  Salsify !

A couple of these made their way in to my bag too.  I confess, I was thinking gin & tonic rather than anything else.

We always used to have a bowl of nuts at Christmas but haven’t done so in recent years.

There were several stalls selling mulled wine which gave the market a wonderful aroma.

Hello Monmouth Coffee Shop.  I had to treat myself as one of my New year resolutions will be to cut back on the lattes.  I am going to allow myself one a week only.

I have many nemeses and one is honeycomb.  I came across a stall selling honeycomb and honeycomb mixed with chocolate and nuts.  I caved and bought a bag.  Monmouth coffee and honeycomb is a wickedly naughty but heavenly combination.I am busy this evening so I made a quick and easy supper of Red Leicester omelette with kale.

Simple and delicious.

I might have a clementine next.