Grief, hectic or what. I thought we were coming out to Barcelona to spend a few quiet weeks with Alex and the family whiling away our time in the sunshine, walking on the beach trying to get fit and swimming in the Mediterranean. But what’s happening, I am busy working.


I have taken instruction from Dave on how to buy domain names and develop websites with a view to becoming a webmaster and naturally making the odd million. Any idea what I am talking out? No, neither have I, but more on this later. First I need to explain the scientific research I have undertaken regarding the effect of the sun’s rays on an exposed body.


I have a belief that the sun’s rays on the beach have a greater burning capacity than the same rays on an exposed body in the back yard. I believe, possible mistakenly that the burning capacity of the sun differs dependent upon your surroundings but the only way to test the theory is to carry out the research. This does quite naturally involve many hours on the beach photographing and measuring the amount of burn on the body. My particular thesis you may be surprised to know is on the female body simply because they have more protruding parts which obviously will be more susceptible to the burn.


Now if only I can find a way to explain what I am doing perhaps they will stop shouting words that probably translate to ‘pervert’ and sending their boyfriends to move me on. The things I do for science!


I will keep you in touch with my findings although the photographs may be too revealing for a family site such as this one.


So, to the websites. Being familiar with how to write and post Blogs I thought it was time to move on and look at how to develop my own websites. Four hours after asking Dave how to do this, he is still taking me through the option and the benefits of the type of name to buy and the method of development. A few sherbets down the bodega, late back for dinner and a couple of bottles of wine later Dave sums up by saying “that’s all there is to it, you’re ready to go”. I actually go to bed to see if I can get rid of the headache.


The next step is to register a web site which means finding one that doesn’t already exist so I am now type words into a registration site to try and find a website. Naturally Christine won’t have just any old site it has to be upmarket and quality. I put in the words ‘Nubuck’ and ‘Cloth’ and find that www.nubuckcloth.com does not exist so I can register it. My only problem is I have no idea what Nubuck Cloth is.


I look it up on the web and of course find that Nubuck is probably the most expensive leather available. So I start to develop the site and make the mistake of asking Christine if she has heard of Nubuck Leather. Heard of it! She gives me a full run down on what it is, how it’s brushed and tells me about the velvet like finish and how you need a Nubuck Cloth to keep it clean.


When I mention I need some pictures for the site she says that if I can wait until we get home I can photograph her coat and shoes. I struggle to take this in, this is the most expensive leather out there and she has a coat and shoes although when I regain my composure I wonder why this surprises me.


Whilst on the subject of leather I came across ‘car leather care’ being available and as this also met Christine’s criteria of quality with class registered www.carleathercare.com to help pay for the upkeep on Christine’s coat and shoes.


Now it appears I am a web master developing my own sites and the first million must be on its way. The future is looking good I could very soon deliver my first scientific study on ‘Is Sunburn Surroundings Based’ and bank a shed load of dosh from my web port folio. Or maybe I’ll settle for simply few more beers down the bodega. Who knows.