The wooing of China bothers me. This last week we have bent over backwards to "love" China. I guess this is a move to get inward investment, exports and help with our nuclear power plants. At the same time China is carrying out a sabotage job on UK manufacturing (partly of our own making) and soon we will have no industry left at all, with all our manufacturing in China or its neighbours.
No, I have the feeling this is not in our best interests at all.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34626936 .
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Sunday, 25 October 2015
Clocks - all change
Last night, the UK clocks went back an hour to GMT, so mornings are a little lighter for a few weeks but nights get darker sooner. It is not until the end of January that lengthening days are really noticeable, although days lengthen again around Christmas. I guess we just adapt to a more "indoor" lifestyle for the rest of autumn and winter. This autumn, the tree leaf colours are particularly good with the reds more intense than I recall. There is something good about every season in the UK. The dark nights are nice as are the very light summer evenings.
Saturday, 24 October 2015
Grandson gone home
Our younger grandson has gone back to his home near Canterbury. Dad collected him this afternoon. It was lovely to have him and we think he had a nice time with us. He is a very good little artist and interested in so much - just great.
Strictly Come Dancing
This is the only "reality" show on TV I watch. "Strictly" makes good
entertainment on a cold autumn evening, with tea on a tray and a small
glass of wine in front of the fire. My wife enjoys it more but I do enjoy
it too. In my teenage years I enjoyed ballroom dancing, although that
was a long time ago!
Friday, 23 October 2015
Park and Ride
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Our young grandson and my wife at the Newmarket Road "Park and Ride" |
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Grandson here for a few days
We are lucky enough to have our younger grandson, aged 6, staying with us. For some reason I was very tired today, but hope to be OK tomorrow. He is a very talented little boy who loves drawing. His parents pick him up on Saturday.
Today, he did some baking. Tomorrow we hope to see some dinosaur bones!
Today, he did some baking. Tomorrow we hope to see some dinosaur bones!
Solar Panels?
The subsidy given by the UK government drops dramatically at the end of the year. With new panels getting smaller all the time and more efficient I have decided not to bother for now. Existing panels are large and have a finite life.
I have decided to wait, especially as our electricity bill is already very low because we use LED and economy lights widely. I think the government should be doing far more to encourage the take-up of energy saving measures. This is surely a "win-win" approach?
I have decided to wait, especially as our electricity bill is already very low because we use LED and economy lights widely. I think the government should be doing far more to encourage the take-up of energy saving measures. This is surely a "win-win" approach?
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