Thank you

Hi family and special thanks for the birthday greetings by blog and by post.  Seventy-six and counting! (Birthdays - not greetings!)

The blog has been very quiet for a month or so.  I like to put something on fairly frequently but what with winter and Christmas and snow and ice and everything time has been as a premium.  Anyway, nice to be back.

Around here is as beautiful as ever and spring is on the way - my first snowdrop bravely flowered this week and that it always something which cheers the heart.  Other bulbs are starting to push through too, but we did have a snow shower a couple of days ago and it hailstoned hard yesterday.  However - it is getting better by the day.

You may have read that this part of the world has been designated the UK energy coast.  We already have hundrede of wind turbines out at sea and on the hills roundabout.  Two miles away from where I live it is a proposed to build a nuclear reactor (at Kirksanton, for those who know the area). Then  last week I received a letter informing me that a “cluster” of wind turbines are to be built on the farm adjoining my property. And, of course, all situated in an area of spectacular beauty hundreds of miles away from the “backyards” of those planning these things. Great eh?  I dont really mind the wind turbines though.  They are graceful gentle things as I have observed when sitting in the garden watching the nine already situated at the local open prison which is just across the fields from me. And it helps the economies of the foreign countries who design, manufacture and build the wind turbines and nuclear reactors in the UK.

Right, that is it for now.  Hope everyone is OK.

God bless,

Ted.

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