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Took a little trip to a North Cotswold village Chipping Camden. Take a look on Google it's like a museum. And Xmas is coming. Inflation up , electricity up and proteins in particular have gone up.  Meanwhile Trump is nominating all sorts to his cabinet or whatever it is called with a woman from the World Wrestling in charge of education. Musk seeking very high IQs for jobs in the getting rid of waste department. It says quite a lot about elected politicians that he has chosen soany from other walks of life. We had first snow yesterday and last chance to see supermoon this year. A kingfisher sat on the bridge and the mill is slowly being transformed with Helen doing lots of planting. Played bridge again with Feelie she is doing very well and has a good understanding. Heath pleased with his report giving him 4 Commendeds in PE, Computing, Geography and Spanish. Keeping the house at ,17 degrees. Patrick has come up with a new place next year Samcerre where I ha

Went with Diana to Stroud to visit Tom Knowles Jackson. His home with the kilns and pots.

A scarlet tanager has brought hundreds of twitchers to a site in Yorkshire. Here I saw these starlings.

Standing stock still.  Though no fish in the grass so not sure what it was waiting for perhaps a little frog. Taking a last look at the sofa. I'm rubbish at this how did I get so old and fat. Sad that is how people see me as of course I see myself in a mirror differently. The world is apparently waiting to hear the US election results. Trump wins triumphantly and comprehensively - oh goodness now what for Ukraine in particular. Here is a reminder of what Rachel Reeves forecasts. In the meantime university fees have gone up as will water. A local person came past and it has gone. Helen in bed not well. Lisa also not been well. New sofa but it is too low by 3.5 inches and they ordered far too much fabric. Colours are fine and go with rest of room but will have to fix the height. Had brunch at Lakes by Yoo and watched a sailing race. Then coming home when over by the chickens noticed one missing. Someh

In SE Spain there have been terrible floods while here Rachel Reeves has already broken her promise to encourage strivers unless she means those carers and those on minimum wages who have seen an increase. She already admits that her budget may make people poorer.  Can't bear writing about it all. To his family lived at ,matjiesvlei before grandpa bought it for Tom  

Took the little train from Swanage. some serious train spotters. Strangely coming as a granny I feel much older than when I travel alone. I don't seem as stable or confident. I spent three weeks this year travelling around Holland and Germany in my own car perfectly self assured without a care. Now here I am not in control. Odd for me.  Next day was exquisite blue sky.im not much good at selfies.

Started early by mistake as I had forgotten the clocks went back but ended ok as we just made the chain ferry and Shell Bay cafe for lunch  then on to the beach in glorious sunshine. That is Lisa with the white top. Beach full of people and swimmers.

In a different venue this time with fewer older potters but really nice spaces. Just bought two little pieces. A pot from Hajeong Rogers  And a coffee mug from 

This is where I train twice a week. My blood pressure this am. Meanwhile in the world: Ukraine is still battling Russian invasion. Putin is holding an anti-west conference with leaders from BRICS and others aiming to reset the balance of power and to get off the dollar as the main trading currency. Israel is still killing in Gaza and now also in Lebanon with incursions into Syria and even Yemen. No comment as to the validity of it all but the response to October 7th last year seems monstrous to me. In the USA Trump and Harris are in their final two weeks of campaigning, looks hard to call. Elon Musk's Space X has whizzed back into its takeoff holder - not sure what you all it but he is also endorsing Trump and also giving away millions of dollars to lucky winners who sign up to basically vote for Trump. And of course Rachel Reeves is about to make us all poorer and also tax us to the hilt. As they used to say 'and that is the world today'. Otis told

Nearly finished laying bark on the beds. Took apples up to be pressed A box of inedible fungi or even if they are edible  not risking it. Rachel Reeves is going to hammer us with taxes. May as well spend on me and others. And the Hunters moon. what happens when you move the camera. 

Helen took this at around 3.30 am had bookclub here reading and watching Diary of a mad housewife from the late 1960s-1970. I made blueberry muffins. My studio looks like this and a pic of Heaths chillies. Just now and again Steve and I come top. Heidi sailing into willow. Out towards chipping Norton with Naomi and at the Farmed place took these. Some kind of weather instruments.