Days Of Wine And Chocolate

I've got that lovely warm glow that you get from drinking just the right amount of wine :) or maybe it's just the fact that things are going rather well in life at the moment. Hey, they could be better, but they could be an awful lot worse and I'm happy to take what I've got at the moment. I spent all afternoon with GroupieGirl and we finally got train tickets booked for our little break in London - talk about the last minute, we'll be there a week tonight!! It's rather difficult (and expensive) to travel anywhere in this country without planning a fair bit in advance, not something you can always do, but we managed to get a fairly decent price by changing trains in Glasgow and Manchester.

We used to do the odd "epic" train journey hopping on and off several trains to get to our destination - notably ten summers ago, when we decided it would be cool to go off to Wales for a bit. It took us no less than EIGHT trains to get to our destination (although it did mean we got to travel on the famous Ffestiniog Railway) So next week should be a doddle :)

Anyway, I'm already thinking about 2010 and possible concert-going trips... don't want to leave things so late next time. Typical of me, not good at motivating myself to get organized - but when I am in the mood there's no stopping me!

Anyway, once the bookings were done, it was time for the wine! This wine is rather special - it's called Chocolate Ruby, and is described on the bottle as "an opulent British fortified red wine with natural chocolate essence" It's 15% alcohol, so just a little stronger than my usual vino. And let me tell you, chocolate and wine is a lovely combination!!

So lovely, that I thought GroupieGirl would appreciate some of it. She's not a huge drinker at all - the occasional glass of Bacardi Breezer is as far as she usually goes, or the odd glass of cherry beer when we're in continental Europe and can find the stuff! So I only gave her about 10cl - sort of a "half glass" - as I thought that would be enough for her. I am not the type to take advantage of drunk women!

Well, she loved it - made her feel all warm inside, and it was nice sitting on the sofa with this stuff as the autumnal sun shone through the window. We'll be sharing some more of the stuff sometime soon I think, thankfully it's got an recloseable top and "will keep for a month in a cool dark place". Since the north of Scotland IS a cool, dark place in Autumn, we should be OK :)

KAISER CHIEFS - RUBY
(from the album "Yours Truly, Angry Mob", 2007)