Nice easy drinking bottle of Merlot for tonight. I think I have finally discovered that it's possible to drink moderately, rather than all or nothing! It's quite an important bit of 'decluttering' for me, behaviourally anyway. I'm glad to have found some middle ground with the booze, middle ground is inevitably the best kind with most things I think, certainly better than swinging between extremes. We have a drink together once a week on Friday evenings, as well as a few snacks to go with. I'm more than happy with this routine.

Just waiting for the (half fat for what it's worth - but this is 'treat night') garlic bread to bake and then the gnocchi will go in. Then I'll crack the Merlot open. I discovered at the last minute that the pasta sauce I ordered wasn't in stock (we get our groceries delivered so it's not always possible to predict what might happen last minute) so I've knocked up a home-made garlic pasta sauce, bubbling like crazy now instead of the slow reduction I prefer, but I'm sure it'll be good enough! It's quite unusual for me to order in bought pasta sauce anyway, I only really wanted it for the little plastic tubs which are just the right size to freeze 14oz can-sized (drained weight) quantities of cooked pulses in!