Anniversary

Today is our 29th wedding anniversary, and we're going out to a Greek restaurant for a celebratory lunch.

We are both great lovers of Greece (perhaps only to visit, not to live in at the moment) and Greek food. Some of the best, simplest, and freshest meals we've ever had were in local tavernas on the Greek islands (Corfu, Zakynthos, and Rhodes).

Contrary to the general impression, the French also do simple meals very well. I have yet to have anything less than a delicious repaste on any of my trips to France. (I rather fear that any Frenchman who prepared a substandard dish might face the Guillotine!)

So while I sip my white wine (NOT Retsina!) and dive into a plate of calamari, I'll remember those wonderful days in Greece - even though the view outside will be of urban London.