Almost straight after my sister left, Mum & Dad came over for a a few days to relax (and to give and get their presents – thanks!). Unfortunately both the bad weather and my poor Mum falling ill from day one meant that we didn’t get to go out as much as I had hoped. […]

In between a Christmas stint in Wales and a New Year’s Eve party in London, my sister, Sarah, found the will and the way to Spain to spend a couple of days with us. We didn’t do all that much really, just read newspapers, ate out a lot, walked and talked. Nice to have you […]

Happy New Year to you; hope you had a good one. A quiet New Year’s Eve celebration for us this time: we sat on the beach and watched the various fireworks displays going off around the Mar Menor lagoon. In Spain, it’s customary to eat twelve grapes in quick succession in the last few moments […]