I've just spent five wonderful days in Tuscany. The places we visited were superb and there is so much more to see that I can't wait to go back. The food also was fabulous - we had so many great meals, including a fantastic ravioli with truffles in the main square in Siena. One of my favourite parts of the trip was the cookery lesson in the hotel kitchen. We all got involved making pasta dough and then each had to make our short fat strip of pasta into spaghetti (see mine in the photo!). A very tasty tomato sauce was made, the pasta cooked, and we all stood in the kitchen eating our handiwork. Fab!
It was straight back into a busy weekend when I got home. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club was holding the Harold Hilton Tournament and we had American, Swedish and British competitors staying here. This week we have a mixture of guests here for different reasons, including one who is on a course at Hoylake Sailing School. I just love the variety of this job.
