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20 February 2026

Today our group of 'Friday Strollers' had a late Christmas Lunch in the Royal Exchange for those who had missed the previous ones.  A good use of a grey February day!


13th February (Friday the)

Today our landline phones went digital.  Not entirely sure what effect this will have on the phone syetem, but it meant having a new router with a new password and having to reprogramme all the various bits of kit that work from it.  Dil found that her mobile was too old to run the app to sort of Alexa and had to use my newer one – which gave it some use, as I still havn't got round to weaning myself off my old unsmart model.


1 February 2026

It's been a rather wet start to the year, but seven of us braved the elements to do the February monthly walk, and although it was rather muddy underfoot in places we were blessed with a break in the rain.
Here we are at 'Karen's Corner' in Standford – L to R: Laurence (Diana's son), James (whose phone took the photo when he waved at it), Fi, Neil, Mel, me and Diana.

18 January 2026

Another pantomime, another opportunity to play my bass!  
The photo shows me and other Jo (on piano) and Zak (on percussion) – a tight little group.
This year it's Mother Goose for which someone procured at 7ft goose for the closing act!  
The pic shows it in daylight at the village fete.


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