Today, they named the royal baby girl. I am ambivalent on royalty: they probably help the country by encouraging tradition, visits to stately homes and the sale of useless memorabilia.
On the other hand, the royals really have no great claim to wealth or privilege. One problem is we'd never agree on a president! So, for now, I sort of favour royalty, but I think they have to earn our respect and never just assume it.
Monday, 4 May 2015
Cuckoo
We visited West Stow today with 2 of our young grandchildren. This is a
reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village. We heard a goldcrest and the first
cuckoo whilst there, but saw neither. A cuckoo is a sign if the return
of spring. I have yet to see house martins or swifts and have only see 2
swallows so far this spring.
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Royal baby
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32567875 .
I am not sure what I think about royalty. On the one hand I think they must do our tourist trade a lot of good encouraging visits to historic houses and trade in royal trinkets and memorabilia.
On the other had, all royals still have to sit on the loo and have nothing really that is any different from the rest of us. Why do these royals have any right to wealth and privilege?
I am not sure what I think about royalty. On the one hand I think they must do our tourist trade a lot of good encouraging visits to historic houses and trade in royal trinkets and memorabilia.
On the other had, all royals still have to sit on the loo and have nothing really that is any different from the rest of us. Why do these royals have any right to wealth and privilege?
Friday, 1 May 2015
Stroke - often hungry
One thing I do not understand is why I feel hungry so often, yet do not put on weight.
I recently had a bowel cancer check and that was all clear. I eat a very full breakfast (Weetabix, half a banana followed by a cooked breakfast cooked in very little oil) and I have a good lunch and tea, but already I am hungry again! My weight has been pretty constant for over a year - maybe a few pounds heavier. I drink very little alcohol these days and have no sugar in tea or coffee, but I guess there is sugar in the chocolate drinks I have.
I recently had a bowel cancer check and that was all clear. I eat a very full breakfast (Weetabix, half a banana followed by a cooked breakfast cooked in very little oil) and I have a good lunch and tea, but already I am hungry again! My weight has been pretty constant for over a year - maybe a few pounds heavier. I drink very little alcohol these days and have no sugar in tea or coffee, but I guess there is sugar in the chocolate drinks I have.
Stroke update
Although, on average, I am a little less tired overall, I still have very bad days, like today, when I feel very exhausted. I still have problems with thin liquid drinks and still feel wobbly on my feet. Progress is painfully slow.
Never, ever, take your health for granted, as you never know when things might change. Before Sept 2013 I was fit and healthy. These days, still, I feel just a shadow of my old self. How I wish I was back to as I was!
At the moment, long travel is a real problem. I have not been down to Devon for 2 years. Last year the furtherest we managed was Kent and Cheshire, both by train.
Never, ever, take your health for granted, as you never know when things might change. Before Sept 2013 I was fit and healthy. These days, still, I feel just a shadow of my old self. How I wish I was back to as I was!
At the moment, long travel is a real problem. I have not been down to Devon for 2 years. Last year the furtherest we managed was Kent and Cheshire, both by train.
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Neck and neck still
The UK General Election next week still looks far too close to call. Some opinion polls show the Conservatives ahead and others show Labour. UKIP seem to be gradually losing support.
At the moment my intention is to vote Lib Dem as they do have a chance of winning here in East Cambs. Labour really have no chance at all having won just 6.5% of the vote last time. UKIP could well split the Conservative vote, so the Lib Dems have a decent chance. Personally, I think the moderating influence of the Lib Dems on either the Conservatives or Labour would be a good thing. I supported the Greens in the European elections but in a "first past the post" General Election they (sadly) have no chance here. Elsewhere, who knows?
At the moment my intention is to vote Lib Dem as they do have a chance of winning here in East Cambs. Labour really have no chance at all having won just 6.5% of the vote last time. UKIP could well split the Conservative vote, so the Lib Dems have a decent chance. Personally, I think the moderating influence of the Lib Dems on either the Conservatives or Labour would be a good thing. I supported the Greens in the European elections but in a "first past the post" General Election they (sadly) have no chance here. Elsewhere, who knows?
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
FTSE 100 falls
6946.28 today so quite a large fall in the FTSE 100 share index. I think we can expect quite large fluctuations in the index in the period close to the UK General Election. It could go up or down as we are very likely to end up with a hung parliament, coalitions and uncertainty for a few weeks.
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