One thing and another has got in the way of me converting my notes into a post tonight. So, suffice to say:- 

1. I was impressed at my doctor tonight explaining that, although I can’t eat spicy food for a month, I really should partake of a glass of Reserva Rioja or Ribera del Duero with lunch and dinner. “To aid the digestion”. I take back everything negative I’ve ever said about Spain. Especially after a month of doing without wine. But at least losing two kilos in the process.

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2. I thought readers might like this. But not those lacking a sense of irony, of course. Of which there appears to be one or two . . .