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The big 50.

Surprise visitor – very nice to have and good luck for tomorrow. Matt gives a geography lesson.

Our driveway is like a skating rink.

Foot update – its all gone gimpy.

AJ is drinking Raspberry Green Tea (Celestial Gardens) and Matt is drinking a Twinnings of London Green Tea.

Two loads of wood delivered in the week.

We could see backwards in time:



AJ likes the Antiques Roadshow.

Work update – whole supervisor shift. 1m different lottery tickets and scratchcard. No news from jobs. Also being trained to work in the cash office.

Spencer mips.

Sewing machine went backwards and now doesn't go. AJ has started knitting.

AJ – planting update on “Zone 1” – permaculture term.

Herb garden:





Tofu - looks cost effective - it almost sounds like we have a plan to be more self reliant.

Fence the vegetable plot using our own wood for posts. AJ going to start coppicing

Home made alcohol – not worked

Bread – great – pasta was good but not cheaper and lots of faff.

Yoghurt – be nice to find a yoghurt maker. Our old one is being used to still make yoghurt in Wales.

Bad things
AJ – snowy roads
Matt – sliding sideways in the Jeep and worrying about AJ driving in the snow

Good things
AJ – scratching his creativity
Matt – learning new stuff at work

Got cut off in mid flow by the music.