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Thursday 21 December 2017
Reflections
Anglesey Abbey, a National Trust property about 4 miles from here, has beautiful grounds at any time of the year. A few days ago it looked very "wintery" as the photo shows.
Wednesday 20 December 2017
Bury St Edmunds
We love shopping in this old Suffolk market town (Bury St Edmunds). Strictly speaking, it should be a city as the abbey has had cathedral status since 1914 according to Wikipedia. We especially like the market that has some real bargains. At the moment it has a bit of a Christmas theme!
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Monday 18 December 2017
Daffodils and snowdrops
Most months we visit Anglesey Abbey, which is about 4 miles away. The daffodils, which were out in November 2015 are just coming through. Another 2 weeks and these will be out. We saw the first snowdrops out. Things seem much later this winter. Blink and it will be spring though!
Fuel prices
Looking at commodity prices, it looks like the wholesale price of oil is moving upwards. At the moment prices are well below prices a few years ago, but the trend seems to be upwards.
Expect higher pump prices in 2018.
Expect higher pump prices in 2018.
Sunday 17 December 2017
Tiny mobile phones
Years ago I visited someone in prison and the searches on the way in were very thorough. Apparently there is a real issue with drugs and smuggled mobile phones. So, there is a ready market for mobiles phones that cannot be detected when hidden within the body.
Imagine my surprise when I could easily find such phones sold via Amazon! OK, I am sure some users just want a really tiny phone, but these are aimed, allegedly, at the illegal market in phones to be smuggled into prisons. Should these be banned?
See https://www.amazon.co.uk/J8-World-Smallest-Mobile-changer/dp/B00O586YB2/ref=pd_sim_107_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0HQM62NG9CBSKACSHZMN
Imagine my surprise when I could easily find such phones sold via Amazon! OK, I am sure some users just want a really tiny phone, but these are aimed, allegedly, at the illegal market in phones to be smuggled into prisons. Should these be banned?
See https://www.amazon.co.uk/J8-World-Smallest-Mobile-changer/dp/B00O586YB2/ref=pd_sim_107_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0HQM62NG9CBSKACSHZMN
Frost
This morning we awoke to a very heavy frost. It was quite late before it became milder.
This photo was taken last week and shows the windmill "next door" on a cold and frosty morning.
Most snow has now gone with just the remnants of snowmen. Already this is a much colder winter than we have seen for several years.
This photo was taken last week and shows the windmill "next door" on a cold and frosty morning.
Most snow has now gone with just the remnants of snowmen. Already this is a much colder winter than we have seen for several years.
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