Congratulations on the Blog! I check for new entries every day and while I don't always make the creations, I certainly enjoy reading them. This reminds me of a sorry tale from last year. Our younger son met an American girl at Uni in the UK. They have a long distance relationship and last year were back and forth. She went to the UK last summer, he drove her over here, through France to Southern Spain. Asked if there was anything I would like, I asked for some authentic Maple syrup which she gladly brought thousands of miles. I was carrying it, on top of other stuff, from the car, not realising the bottle was glass, only to have it topple and smash on the steps of the house. Maple syrup everywhere. It may have been the most embarrassing meeting but it did break the ice! She is a lovely girl but when she visits again I won't ask for anything breakable!

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