Please excuse any perceived banal comment - this is a test run.

Saturday 28 June 2014 (presume a blog should be dated)

Absolutely nothing exciting to report - this is an island - nothing much happens here - at least not to us in our retirement mode - questions of the day usually revolve around what to eat. We do have one little problem, however. It's the question of purchasing local bread, and finding it full of holes, which could be interpreted (by my husband) as purchasing fresh air. We enjoy the bread, not being factory produced, but it is quite difficult to toast when thinly sliced - by the bakery at our request - and then it has to be carefully introduced to and monitored in the toaster. Guess who often burns it (lack of attention) - sigh! - cannot even give it to Biggles!(our African Grey), as he is most particular but never the less always on the look out for a tasty treat, I swear he has X-ray eyes, nose and ears, as he will nag and nag when we are preparing a meal, or eating icecream, or opening a chocolate. Spoilt!