Cocktails on arrival that you could select from the Windows 8 cocktail menu app

Delicious Dinner by Chef Joe Gray, here's the menu and pix of my dinner choices, tuna, lamb and the pear

Experimented with the oh-so-intelligent Microsoft Windows 8 system and the sexy new Surface tablet. Loved the touch screen, its kickstand, the coloured keyboard and all the other features.

As someone who is so inept with technology but somehow still manages to blog, tweet and upload pictures, this Windows 8 Surface tablet is a must have for my Christmas shopping list as it will make my virtual communication sooooooo much simpler. Helping me to share photos, links, information and multitask with just a swipe of the screen (hopefully in my case). If I can manage to do all this, then anyone can. I now know about Cloud for storing info on the internet, Share Charm and more.

I did suddenly feel quite old and shocked at my ineptitude with technology but, as I say to my clients, it's never too late to start…….

The new Surface with Windows RT starts from £399
www.microsoft.com/surface