DORSET - ZHERA'S SURPRISE 30TH WEEKEND

Just quickly - I went down to the south coast county of Dorset the weekend before I took off to New York for my friend Zhera's surprise 30th birthday weekend getaway with all her friends (as organised by her hubby Mark). Great weekend. The car I was in only just arrived as Zhera and Mark's cab pulled up, so we had to sneak into this big country cottage out in the middle of nowhere right past Zed as she stood flailing about in the driveway with her blindfold on - we came running in the back door just as the first "Surprise!!" calls erupted, just in time. Phew. The rest of the weekend was markets, beachside cliffs, gobsmacking food (we all paired up to do a different course per pair for dinner saturday night) and too much wine appreciation. Great way to spend a weekend!