May — turning 80 and the King and Queen's Coronation and Cambridge and London
There is terrible fighting in Sudan as the government army fights a rebel army in its own city killing civilians and causing thousands to try to escape. This is civil war rather than what is happening in Ukraine. Displaced people everywhere. Chris and I are planning a tour of Saudi Arabia in November - who knows what can happen between now and then. My car has a lot of red messages and feels rather unsafe to drive. Of course public holiday today so hope I can get it fixed as a hair cut planned and potting and shopping for party on Sunday. All fixed, hair cut and shopping done for Sunday. Some recent pics. I have taken photos and done some sketches and now paintings of local sheds that I know about. And here is my big South American inspired bowl. My birthday shelf — lots of lovely cards, flowers, emails, pressies and phone calls. 6th May the Coronation and pleased to see Chris Finney GC reading something. Penny Mordaunt who stood for PM but lost out actually got to do the most incred