Our annus horribilis is proceeding to its close, perhaps earlier than expected if the ancient Mayans did their maths right, but probably not without a nasty surprise or two. To start with, the ‘fridge to the left of the Rayburn is making strange noises. The...
On our way back to La Chaise, we decided to go off the motorway near Figueras (just a few kilometres on the Spanish side of the border) to look for a very famous vineyard in that region. Mistake, big mistake. Not only was the vineyard not where the wine merchant,... 