bigfoodiemama

Phew ! What a sensational, satisfying and sleep deprived 8 weeks I have had. Since my last blog, we have celebrated BMM's 70th birthday in a way that made the Queen look deprived...there was the Tayto Park party, the Summer Pink Party, the Night at the Races Party and it was all topped off with the most fantastic 5 days in Verona and Soave with my sisters The Mad One and the Ambassadrice with the birthday girl BMM, The Line Dancer and Madame Corsica. We had a ball, ate wonderful food, flirted with Italians ( well The Mad One did!) and did our best to sample to produce of every local vinyard ...we did a pretty good job ! The Line Dancer does an amazing impression of Don Corleone and repeatedly uttered " Respect the Family" in a guttural low tone, usually when slightly inebriated.Turns out staying in an actual winery encourages this state...who knew! Having touched down at the airport The Mad One and I, having left our 3 costume changes in the boot of my jeep, headed straig