It’s funny how even on a lovely day you/I can get irritated by small things. Today I tried to notice what these things were and laugh at myself a little – life’s too short for all that but sometimes you can’t stop that silent gritting of teeth.

• people who try to open the toilet door even when it says ‘engaged’ or has a red line
• shop keepers who give you the change with the coins on top of the notes so they slide off as you try to put the note in your purse
• people who stand on either side of a narrow lane when you are trying to drive past

We had an amazing lunch today in the Porthgwidden Beach Cafe in St Ives. but while enjoying grilled sea bass with a roast potato cake and two delicious sauces – one green and one red……. I couldn’t stop myself thinking of three things that annoy me in Catalunya!  I know it’s better to live in the present moment but instead I had a mini rant about –

• how hard it is to get vegetarian food in Catalan restaurants
• menus that always have more or less the same set of dishes instead of experimenting
• the lack of awareness about organic produce and free range meat and eggs

To balance things up I need to record the really annoying thing about ticket machines in the UK

• for some reason they never give you change. They normally inform you with a little message ‘This machine doesn’t give change’  Why not?  If they can do it in Catalunya then why not in the UK?

And for my eighth thing here is one that used to annoy me a lot and now doesn’t bother me at all!

• men leaving the toilet seat up. What a liberation – this used to infuriate me but I can honestly say that I have let it go. Totally. No tooth grinding at all!

Today was a lovely day – apart from one of the best lunches I’ve had in years – did I mention the cheesecake? We also watched 6 or more dolphins swim across the bay just offshore from the beach.
Magical.