31 July - Beach & Besos

Off briefly to sunny Majorca where friends with lovely house await. And where one cynic with a soft heart may just be feeling happy enough to celebrate (in advance) a lovely anniversary. And to think he had a house full of women and he only 'saw' me. It's nice to hear things like 'You were by far the best of the bunch baby'. Aaahhh.... Love Island it is...

However, there will be precious little sea and sand this summer. Bummer! Lovely friends also awaited in Sardinia but what can you do? Maybe Sicily or Puglia in September, as 1 out of 2 people I meet these days is going or has just returned from Puglia. It was a boring sort of place last time I looked... but hey, things change fast in the world of sunday supplements.

However, a bunch of us will be going to see Krafterk in Krakow in September. Had to be done because of the (forced) alliteration and because despite the fact that they're 60 and they're probably a bit static and boring live, they're performing inside the steel works at Nowa Huta which is just ... grand. Am expecting it will be in some spectacular turbine style part of the steel works. Would be upset if it turns out to be just a hall nearby... mhh, could have found out before booking it all but I'd rather have the expectations!

I'm also thinking it's a neat conversation opener for when I eventually meet Mr L. Mittal (owner of Arcelor and Nowa Huta) as it's a small plan of mine to work in Mumbai in a few years and it's either going to be some TV thing or.. the richest man in India. Why not?