Sayra thank you, yes she's having a great time, although the day after they got there she found some strange marks on her legs. They got increasingly sore so xDP put iodine on them (he's obsessed with bloody iodine, puts it on everything 
) and within an hour they'd blistered badly. At DD's request he then burst the blisters and covered them with a plaster. Then he emailed me and asked me to look up the marks he'd described on the internet to see what they were. I was a bit very about this and said don't put iodine on it; take her straight to a GP or walk in clinic! Having been on three flights, through three airports and having questionable hand hygiene (DD, not xDP 
), it could be bloody anything. Unsurprisingly the doctor hadn't a clue what they were as they were now totally obscured by weeping blisters, stained bright yellow from the iodine, and she'd had an allergic reaction to the plasters so surrounded by a livid rash. So they've given her antibiotics, are treating them as chemical burns, presumably from the fucking bastard iodine, and she's got great big burns dressings on her legs which means she can't swim (or shower). 
She's enjoying herself apart from that though, thanks for asking. 
The quality of living seems over there seems better than ours and it looks so beautiful. Do you think you'll go back?
Thumb hope DS's squiggly tum is better!
Welcome Lurkers! Come out of the shadows and into the sun with us!
Roaring glad you like the berry crumble. 
Willie I could (and do ) eat the crumble until it comes out of my ears, but when I made it for a non low carbing friend, she found it not nearly sweet enough for her tastes. So if you're making it for non low carbers they might find it a bit tart (fools! why would you want to add sugar to that wonderfully tart, buttery, creamy, nutty wonderfulness?).
Gerry 11lbs in 5 weeks is a brilliant loss! 
Love well done on surviving the cafe of cake.
Yes am definitely premenstrual - can feel it all going a bit wrong in my head and body. I get a big appetite too Willie. Oh well as least I'm only craving low carb treats.
Steel I totally have The Guilt too. Am all anxious about not getting enough done, that I'm wasting the time whilst DD is away when I should be getting Useful Things done, and convinced that other people are so much more productive, organised and disciplined than me. Probably because they are.