So its now 7.30pm & the first bottle has been despatched, thanks to my friend Aggis, who is married to Martina, the professional shopper. The men are waiting patiently as we have been trained to do, testing the white wine, as we want the girls to have the best available. Mind you, there will be a little less now that Aggis has just knocked his glass over my nice clean tablecloth!!!! We are looking forward to some good fresh seafood, it is probably still in...

I tried to post the location as our verandah, but am not up to the finer points of blogging. Same with Itinerary. Tried to get kitchen & wine cave in, but no go. Also having fun with Pictures, as I only have the one on my Netbook. Tant pis.

Bonjour This is great - something to do whilst I am recovering from a major knee operation. So this is the very first blog entry. And what coincidence, starting my blog the very day that the Olympics start. If it wasn't for my poorly knee, I may have been playing football for GB today. I am home alone as my dear wife, Kay, has seen fit to take her friend Martina shopping this afternoon, instead of looking after me. But never mind, I will cope on my own for a ...