Today our dear friend Montserrat and her family paid us a visit from their home in nearby Barcelona. We had a lovely lunch to celebrate Val’s birthday, which somehow lasted all afternoon.

Ferran came on his bike. It’s a lot faster than the train, but nobody accepted his offer of a lift back home.

We had time for a wander around the village with Giovanni and Montserrat before it was time for them to head back to the city.

A very nice afternoon, spent reminiscing about when we were all a lot younger. Happy 60th Val!