Settled into Bray and making a “presepe”
Ah, the beautiful countryside. No matter what the weather is like somehow beauty prevails, as I splash my way through the country lanes driving the children to school I thank my lucky stars that I live here. The odd deer or red kite is so much better than that angry London traffic.
The restaurant is going well, despite initial hiccups of our smoky fires, lack of suitable electricity and no front door! Our new front door arrives any day, the inner door is now in place and that just leaves Len the Flue to come and sort out our smoking chimneys.
The children and I have made a “presepe” - a nativity scene as they do in Italy. We went to Naples to buy the pieces and had great fun constructing the stable, sand for the three kings, a water feature that Charlie Dimmock would be proud of and a home for the pizza man (well we had bought it in Naples!). Now it is taking pride of place in our bar and amusing the customers.
More notes from Naples to follow but we are moving house on Wednesday so things are a little hectic here.