Ah, Christmas. So much stuff to organise – food, presents, plans – and so little time to do it. Now, I can’t help you with the last minute mince pie requests or the sudden call for a star costume (for real, made one out of a wine box earlier this week in ten minutes flat) but I can help you with wine.
Last night our book club met at the beach. It was a glorious evening – calm sea, colourful sunset, cold rosé.
At last, it looks like sun is on the way. And this time it might just stay for more than about 20 minutes.
Spring is officially here. Not that you’d know it: I spent the day wearing two jumpers and a cardigan. But today the sky was blue and the chill in the air not quite as beastly as before.
So, here we are. As promised, there’s a bumper selection of suitably christmassy wines this week including the bargain champagne featured on last week’s This Morning.
I’ve been all over the place this week. Literally. London for work, Manchester for an author’s talk and Bath for a wine tasting.
I remember a time when Halloween wasn’t really a thing. Not any more. And, I’ve realised, resistance is futile. When I suggested that perhaps we, y’know, scale back this year’s Halloween extravaganza –
We went away last week for a few days during half term, to Scotland, with friends. Three days of glorious weather and picnics.
