It occurred to me that there is not too much happening in the bodega at this time of year – the final countdown to the holidays. Overseas orders have long since been collected, and by now, most of the Christmas gift packs have been completed too. It’s like the lull before the storm (if you choose to describe vast over indulgence in food and drink as a storm)!

Last weekend, by contrast, was quite eventful. Stranded at home without telephone or internet connection, thanks to Telefonica (it is difficult to appreciate how much we rely on modern communication until it’s not available)! But this problem was incidental compared to what happened next…..Angela stumbled whilst clearing the dining table, her hands laden with glassware, crockery and a cheese knife. I looked on helplessly as she fell, in what appeared to be slow motion, hitting the floor with a loud crash. I don’t exactly know what caused it, but she had sustained a very nasty cut to her forehead! After the initial panic I drove her straight to the emergency room to have several stitches put in the wound, but thankfully there were no symptoms of a concussion. Now that she’s feeling a lot better, we can joke about her Harry Potter scar (although it really wasn’t funny when it happened).

It occurred to me that there is not too much happening in the bodega at this time of year – the final countdown to the holidays. Overseas orders have long since been collected, and by now, most of the Christmas gift packs have been completed too. It’s like the lull before the storm (if you choose to describe vast over indulgence in food and drink as a storm)!

Last weekend, by contrast, was quite eventful. Stranded at home without telephone or internet connection, thanks to Telefonica (it is difficult to appreciate how much we rely on modern communication until it’s not available)! But this problem was incidental compared to what happened next…..Angela stumbled whilst clearing the dining table, her hands laden with glassware, crockery and a cheese knife. I looked on helplessly as she fell, in what appeared to be slow motion, hitting the floor with a loud crash. I don’t exactly know what caused it, but she had sustained a very nasty cut to her forehead! After the initial panic I drove her straight to the emergency room to have several stitches put in the wound, but thankfully there were no symptoms of a concussion. Now that she’s feeling a lot better, we can joke about her Harry Potter scar (although it really wasn’t funny when it happened).