Tendrils Touching

Ended up having to go to Évora anyway, the Padre got the wrong mat, never had such a quick trip there, literally into the shop, bought the (split bamboo, not straw) mat, and back again. Mike kindly stopped on the way back for me to photograph some of the vines beside the road. The grapes for this year's wines are well along, imagine they'll be harvesting them early again, it's so hot.

Gratefuls:
- that we're just about ready for the folk tomorrow
- major tidy-up; just hope they appreciate the fact that our winter footwear is so tidily arranged in a suitcase!
- the cool at the end of the day, and fresh bread, with brie and houmous and very red tomatoes, for tea, oh, and a good red, a treat after several days of hard work