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Jeessssussssss….. how long can Jan, Feb and now March last? These past weeks and months have definitely felt like a bloody endurance test. Getting more difficult and frustrating by the day, and even the prospect of a bit more freedom coming in April still feels achingly out of reach. But, still trying to grin and bear it, mostly because there are no other options!<\/p>\n

Our chum David in Harrogate had his birthday this weekend – begun by an immensely calorific online shared dinner with us. Beef tournedos – OMG, an overdose in richness especially when paired with some 'lightweight' dauphinoise spuds.. And he did seem to like his card from us – I won't share the front cover as it is David in a state of undress, at midnight in Devon, with his head in the loft of our rental cottage trying to turn off the smoke alarm! What presence of mind I had to wake up in the dark and snap him as he wobbled on a small table… little did her know! And he seemed to like his birthday bottle of brandy too…<\/p>\n

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Continuing on the theme of lockdown birthdays, we met Mikey & Margo yesterday in yet another set of 'different but basically the same' woods, for a walk. It was Patrick's 10th birthday – blimey! – and 2 days till Mikey's. So off we set. Scrumpy slightly disgraced herself by over-excitedly dragging the birthday boy down a muddy slope and almost into a stream, in her haste to go swimming.. But he recovered in time for a very nice slice of cake magically appearing out of the boot of the car. Good job Margo! You've got to love a cake with sweets on the inside as well as the outside…<\/p>\n

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And I couldn't resist putting this photo on here too. My very gorgeous little great niece Lettie – who I will hopefully get to see at my aunt's funeral tomorrow. Bizarre times we live in, when a funeral is the most social and family-oriented thing we will have done in a very long time! Just a shame Cathy can't come over from Holland to join us – it is now a full year since I last saw her, boo. One large vodka & orange awaits when travel finally resumes..<\/p>\n

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Anyway – what a little blossom. Let's hope she & dolly manage to stay quiet for the service tomorrow… x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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