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EDIT - today After writing the last entry I got an e mail from a friend who is in touch with the family. It is worse than we thought. The amount of care he will require (24 hours etc) means there...

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An early Easter means you take a chance on the weather - and we have had strong winds, heavy showers - and more forecast for the next two days - thank goodness we are not away on holiday somewher...

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I am not particularly religious but this is one of my favourite pieces of art - a crucifixion by Cimabue dating from 1265 - and is Santa Croce, Florence. Four and a half metres by 4 metres. A g...

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Today is Maundy Thursday, the day when the Queen gives money away to old people - as many as the age she is - so this year it will be 89 deserving men and women who get a bag of money from the Q...

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As I write news has broken that there have been two explosions at Brussels Airport, and one on the metro in the city. No doubt some kind of action was expected, but it shows how difficult it is t...

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The high pressure is still over the UK, and you take your chances if you get a really cloudy and chilly day, or the sun breaks through and warms things up a bit. Today the sun is out - and even t...

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Well, I have a green shirt on! Can’t wait to see President Trump with a green rinse receiving the shamrock next year!!! Sad to hear of two deaths today - Cliff Michelmore - who I seem to have gr...

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A great evening yesterday when we went to a dinner in a local hotel - a nice idea that it follows an AGM so you get people along - and then they can enjoy a meal together. The food in the hotel i...

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The sun is splitting the sky - a wonderful spring day here - hope it lasts - and something I laughed at

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Sad news last night. An old colleague who has just reached eighty has had a stroke which has knocked out his memory and ability to know what is going on - no physical issues, but all in the mind....

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A busy day - and all good for the health! First of all a walk on nearly two hours through the woods - well not all in the woods - we detoured to the place where we were to have coffee/tea which m...

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So the Fifth Beatle has popped his clogs. Sir George Martin, the man who produced their great records, has gone to the great Recording Studio in the sky at he age of 90 - and gets first billing i...

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The good news of the day is that our twelve year old Toyota Yaris, bought new, passed its MOT test with flying colours - just a couple of new tyres - and so SW… can continue to buzz around in t...

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First of all Happy Mothers’ Day - well it is in the UK - so I’ll extend it to all mothers, everywhere. My contribution for SW… (as the mother of my children) was to buy her flowers last weekend (...

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A day of delays on the railway - cold winds, sleet and rain - alleviated by some great music. nice lunch, and finding this on FB

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I very much doubt it - still you kind of hope a tradition (if that is what you might call it) might persist somewhere. February 29th was a key factor in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The P...

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We have friends staying in our place in Spain at the moment - they have been there at the same time over the last couple of years - so they know the scene there - but then yesterday evening I had...

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We were out last night at the special dinner for the wine tasting group. A member had arranged a three course gourmet meal, and we had a wine appropriate to the choice of dish we had chosen in ea...

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It’s been busy around here!!! On Saturday we went to a tapas evening which was a great success - although I think a) I should not have eaten all my side dishes of patata bravas and garlic fries b...

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As we left the house yesterday to drive 70 odd miles to meet up with a friend we met on a cruise it was frosty and cold, on the way we had ice and fog - and the temperature never went above 1C - ...

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According to the Sunday Telegraph magazine pubic hair is back in fashion. Apparently women who have been depilated by laser for a permanent end to pubic hair are seeking hair replacement - simila...

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I wondered what I should put up for Valentine’s Day (no sniggering in the back, please) and then thought why not one of my favourite pictures representing true love - Botticelli’s Venus and Mars ...

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It was a good day yesterday with SW…away The talk to a group of oldies but goldies went fine - they did not fall asleep and were genuinely interested in the topic. And then I found out I get a fe...

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Good morning. Actually it is pretty good so far - it is bright - sun is forecast for the day - and SW.. has just left to catch the train to the city for the day. I have the day to myself. Well, t...

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Is there no end to the storms - last week it was Storm Henry - tomorrow it will be Storm Imogen - and as I write the rain is belting down - thanks goodness we had two weeks of sunshine in Spain. ...

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