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Bridge Drive

This has caused some consternation as the club committee weren't all consulted. This is why I don't ever want to be on a committee. Always politics.  The hens are destroying my beds. Scratching up the bulbs what a mess. Took this picture in Tesco of the food they aim at children. No wonder there is an obesity problem. Heath and Oti made these for the Big Build. Rodents in the studio. 

24th

Huge storms though not much down here. Some changes to Canada trip as Jim has now invited me to their house up on the West coast.  Effie did this with Renee's help. I think Feelie took this in the car, Conygar Road. Janet was here as we did a black and white session. This just outside Fairford. Also on the world stage — Trump still after Canada and threatening all sorts of tariffs. In Gaza 4 more hostages out all looking remarkably well. 

16th January — a peace deal in Gaza — 19th actually happened

Two headlines from the papers. We shall see if it actually happens. Important for Biden of course who will be finished as President on the 19th. Now we await Trump. Stock market up and bitcoin zooming up too.

January 2025 a new start

All the old blog has been deleted from here and is now in a book. All quite peaceful here though of course not out there. Trump and Musk making plenty of comments on how our country is run as well as saying that Greenland and Panama should be on the buying list. I guess Musk could buy either country should they ever come up for sale. I took out car insurance for my car worth £4500 and ten years old costing £523 then I took out travel insurance for me — 81 years old costing £528 not sure which is the better deal?  Have started on booking up for Canada as well as have booked our flights to Romania at the end of May. Already there seems to be quite a lot in the diary.  In the Darts the young Luke Littler aged 17 has just become the World Champion. I always wonder about these world championships as there don't seem to be many competitors from other countries other than in this case the Netherlands. Today 4th January had lunch with Tom and his girlfriend Renee at the Swan in Swinbr...