Mrs Musket and I are doing quite a bit of entertaining this Xmas, family and friends at different points. I stocked up via a wine club we support plus lots of bottles of Black Sheep, Admans and Old Peculiar, the usual spirits etc.

For Xmas dinner, a couple of bottles of a decent verve followed by three bottles of Chateau Reynella 1995 (Shiraz)

This morning I thought we had overstocked on wine, as we have 64 places to store and 78 bottles (which to be fair includes our usual evening slurp) and then when I got in tonight, a box was awaiting. A xmas pressie from a relative of 18 bottles of one of my favourite Oregon Pinots.

It would appear the liver is evil and must be punished.....

Best bit is, I generally take guests down to the pub in the village. If the ruddy house burns, it'll take days to stop the flames.