Saturday Night Fever

On Saturday night we had a games night, but we spent at least as much time eating as we did playing. We started with some tapas - I spent a very happy time browsing the deli and buying Spanish delights - jamon, chilli-stuffed olives, manchego (with my home made quince paste) and mushrooms with olive oil, sherry and garlic (also home made). Main was paella, followed by a dulce de leche cheesecake.

It's a miracle anyone could move inside to the library/dining room after all that. We played a game called Cranium, which I'd not played before but was tremendously fun. My love of anagrams stood me in good stead.

In the course of tidying up and sorting out before the evening, we made the radical decision to move my big dining table up to the library. It works so well in there that we're leaving it there and getting a smaller table for the kitchen. I guess that's the thing about moving into a new house - it takes a while to get a feel for what works where. I had originally planned the library to be a room I could escape to and read, but it just wasn't working that way.

And the great thing about have a wall of books in your dining room is that it sparks some excellent conversation!