Happy birthday, helenraven!

We drank a bottle of the Uruguayan tannat with our Christmas goose; it was excellent, and we have another bottle to share with you as soon as we get the opportunity.

I hope you had a wonderful time in Malaga, and that the shepherd's pie did not disappoint!

Dealing with cold callers

durham_rambler has just fielded a cold call from someone whose name he did not catch. "This doesn't require you to do anything," they said. He said "OK," and hung up.