Sunday 17th December 2023
Season's greetings to all.
I am sure Einstein missed part of his time equations. I get the impression that there is an exponential function causing time to pass more quickly each year one becomes older and here I am wondering how Christmas has returned when It only seems a few weeks since the last one.
This is not for us a time to celebrate with abandon. My wife Ann died on Boxing Day 1997, and her father also died on a Boxing Day. My mother died on Christmas Eve 1971 just missing the birth of what would have been her first grandchild (daughter Jill -18th January.) However we battle on and the four of us, that is son, daughter and granddaughter Katie will be doing Christmas at my house as usual. A planning meeting is scheduled for later today, however I have already sorted The Tree...
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| A more sophisticated tree features in the watercolour above purchased from a more than competent local amateur artist - it has given me much pleasure over the years. |
...walking has been in abeyance. I am attending the nurse at my GP's surgery on a weekly basis for a wound on the back of my ankle that became ulcerated. Walking boots, sand trainers rub so no go.
My modelling fall back continues with a 1/24 scale Citroen 2CV. This one is from about 1987 I think. Looking on Autottrader there are only two for sale and one similar to my model but 1990 is advertised at £7000. No comments please about the now cliché basket of eggs across a ploughed field.
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| Shadows removed very crudely in Photoshop. This is the engine seen centre in the photo above. It is about 2cm across in real size |