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At last, this morning, I am back to the simple life. On Tuesday evening the wine tasters had a meal together - over 25 well arranged around tables so that we could see each other - we started wit...

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Last week I could have been in shorts - today I had to wear a sweater, anorak and wet weather trousers as the showers piled in at about C4 degrees. The phrase goes - “Ne’er cast a clout till May ...

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It was time to buy a new pair of pyjamas - or so SW.. reckoned - and so we went into the large Marks and Spencers and looked a round. As far as I can see they do not sell mens’ pyjamas - but mens...

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Interesting wine tasting last because a) there were only 14 of us instead of over 20 and there were still two bottles of each wine for tasting b) the person taking the tasting was a woman in her ...

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Busy times here - and the weather has been wonderful. I led a walk yesterday through the forest - and it was warm - and some people are not too good when there are inclines - and there were a cou...

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What can you say about the weather - blue sky, sunshine - and supposed to last into next week - just so unexpected - and you can plan ahead - I am leading a walk in a forest (OK more extended woo...

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Three weeks to go before all the election crap will be over - no more prognostication about what might happen - no more platitudes (well at least related to the election) - and I shall have used ...

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At last we are getting into the nitty gritty of the Uk election - manifestos being presented (although nothing really new in any of the programmes) - and at last some movement away from the perso...

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Just a bit more information about the apartment in Spain. We have had it fort about ten years - off plan - and since we had some capital there was no mortgage on it. Some people who bought houses...

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As regular readers (Sid and Doris Bonkers) will know we have a small apartment in Spain which we go to three or four time a year - and is used by the family over the summer when we find it too ho...

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The weather has been fantastic - but this afternoon was spent indoors at a wine tasting session. The group is made up of people who like wine - and like to get more information about it - it is e...

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Train to the city to go to get my feet done. As regular readers know I love the 30 minutes while a young lady in a white coat deals with the wear and tear over the last three months. I like peopl...

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Walking in the forest - sun, shade and reflections

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is rising. Later - here’s more. Spring has arrived - almond blossom around - green traces on the trees as leaves emerge - birds atwitter. So the sap is definitely rising. That means that groups o...

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With all the trouble going a round around the world it was fascinating to hear a programme in the religious slot this morning on the massacre of Armenians by the Turks in the Balkan peninsula in ...

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To follow on the theme of the last entry - I managed to enjoy the mass debate and to last the whole two hours - not that I exploded with ecstacy at the end - and needed small breaks ( as you do!...

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I can hardly contain my excitement. In less than half an hour there will be a mass debate on the tv - seven party leaders will be discussing issues affecting all of us for two hours - LIVE - all ...

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I was sad to hear that Cynthia Lennon had died - although you do forget how old she was - the first wife of John Lennon who had to be anonymous for a long time while the Beatles made it - and see...

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EDIT The weather is s till bad but a bright ray - I finished the Gruniad cryptic crossword - and the last clue solved was this Jungle tribe having no time for this delicate matter It took a littl...

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Well, it might be British Summer Time, but the weather has not responded - but then it is still March - and then we are in for April Showers next week. I wonder how many people remember this song...

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Tonight we spring forward - the phrase always reminds me of an erect penis being released from clothes - a way of remembering that we lose an hour as the clocks go forward. More and more clocks ...

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I mentioned in a previous entry that there had been a new quiz on BBC4 which was really odd - all intellectual and arty-farty - and a production that never kept the cameras still. It was based on...

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How does anyone come to terms with the evidence from the cockpit recorder that the Germanwings Airbus that came down in the French Alps with the loss of 150 lives was deliberately crashed by the ...

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a Dine In Meal for Two from Marks and Spencer for £10. Main course - chicken, leek and mustard pies - side dish - potato wedges - dessert - apple pie which will last for two days - bottle of wine...

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