We celebrated our 32 wedding anniversary this week. Unfortunately Gina was working in Suffolk, however she is back tomorrow (Tuesday) and I have bottle of Mt Difficulty Pinot Noir sitting in the kitchen! We will never forget a fantastic lunch we had with Jenny at the vineyard in Central Otago a couple of years ago. We both still think that good NZ wine is the best there is and long may it continue! Mind you some of the Chilean and Argentinean wines are good too. Even French reds at 15 - 20 pounds a bottle don't seem to suit our palates. I'm sure it is our new- world palates and not the wine.
Anyhow we are off to the North of Scotland to near Ullapool where we hope to do a lot of walking with Brian and Judith. The weather is immaterial. We assume the worst and hope to be pleasantly surprised. We have rented a house which overlooks the sea from a cliff top so if it rains for a week we shall be happy reading, drinking and eating and looking out to sea!
We will catch up with Nick and Amy and if possible, Anna and Scott, as we will come through Edinburgh on our way back. Poor Nick has had severe tonsillitis including abscesses and has been in hospital. Just when he was starting his new job at Harvey Nichols too. Seems to be better at the moment and is on the waiting list for a tonsillectomy. Should get good care in Edinburgh. Hard to believe but he will be 21 at the end of October.
Sam is enjoying London and likes his job. He's already thinking about doing further study. Amazing how short a time it seems since he vowed not to do any more at all. Hope he got to the Notting Hill carnival this weekend. Friends are arriving from NZ just before Xmas so I think he may go flatting with them. He'll be 23 in December!
It's going to b a fabulous Xmas this year as the boys will be with us.
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