We could all do with a little miracle now and then

People who know me are mostly aware that I am not a great lover of wine, especially the red variety, (It doesn't love me much either!), but occasionally I do enjoy a glass of rosé. So today I treated myself to a bottle, though I have to admit it was mainly because I liked the label! As well as the plain and simple front label, it waxes more lyrical on the back (in Spanish and English) with these words - "Whatever your pace of life, whoever you are with, and whatever the time of day, El Miracle Music is perfect for all occasions. Forget the rules. El Miracle Music is a revolutionary rosé , a masterpiece, a different note" Wow! It's got an awful lot to live up to. I'll let you know if it does!

La luna

Last night we had a total eclipse of the moon. We could see it clearly from the back of our house and I tried to get some photos. The night setting on my camera has a very slow exposure time and it showed all the trembling of my hands, so there was a red spot dancing all over the sky! So I went back to the auto setting and these were the best I could get. The one on the left shows it when the eclipse was almost complete, and the second one shows the moon emerging back out from the other side.










While I was watching I was attacked by swarms of little bugs coming up from the green zone. needless to say, Chris didn't get bitten at all. The price we have to pay ...