I’m afraid I shall be away, again, for the next few days. This time I go to a northern country from where there came a delicious root vegetable. Actually, I don’t really know why the nationality should share their name with a root vegetable at all.

Still, as far as I know, it’s not famous for its food and they are unlikely to make wine. I seem to remember reading that their alcohol is extraordinarily highly priced (to stop people drinking so much, from what I understand) but it’s on expenses so that won’t worry me in the least.

I am going with a colleague (again) but one that I know better and, I think, will be more on my wavelength.

So, I’m back late on Friday night and then have a million things to do over the weekend. Ho hum.