On Monday, the Husband and I celebrated 30 years since we first started going out. We were fifteen, the year was 1988.
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At last, it looks like sun is on the way. And this time it might just stay for more than about 20 minutes.
I’ve spent much of this week trying to keep kids off screens despite the rain/without spending a small fortune doing so.
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, as I write this, everywhere is blanketed in the white stuff. But like a foot sticking out from the edge of the duvet, where we live (in the New Forest) is cold but uncovered.
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.
After spending last week in London tasting around 100 wines a day (I was judging at the International Wine Challenge, not just really thirsty), I’m back and trying to get on top of things.
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 –
