Nostalgia on a plate (2)

freshly baked scones

straight from the oven

slice one open

steam rises

distinctive aroma

add a little butter

watch it melt

add a dab of raspberry jam

be a devil

add more jam

pour a cup of hot tea

find a comfortable chair

bite into the scone

taste sensations

the sweetness of the jam

the soft buttery scone

take a sip of tea

eyes closing

taste memories flood in

early childhood

family gatherings

Sunday afternoon tea

fresh scones

lively conversations

fighting over the last scone

parents intervened

last scone shared

eyes opening

flash back to today

parents long gone

siblings live far away

eat more scone

sip more tea

eat more scone

eyes closing again

nostalgia on a plate

Wine tasting in Tuscany

We strolled down the hill towards the vineyard

Passing through a tiny village with a couple of stores

You could feel time slowing down in this sleepy little place

In contrast the vineyard was quite busy with busloads of visitors taking tours

We had booked a wine tasting combined with dinner

I counted 8 empty glasses at my place setting and 8 bottles at the end of the table

A detailed description of each wine from our sommelier with advice on what food to pair had us all salivating

The wines were all spectacular and his pairing advice was spot on

We grazed and sipped for hours

Then he started to bring out more bottles for us to sample

I lost count after 12 tastings

The table became a sea of wine glasses

I think the wines got better

But it was hard to remember the names

We did order a bunch of wines to be shipped home

I don’t remember which wines we ordered

Thankfully they had a shuttle service to take us back to the hotel

We all slept soundly that night

No jetlag

Wine cures everything