Shameful booing at Millwall yesterday as players ‘took the knee’. Radio 5 phone in confirmed that it was a preplanned event. One that wanted to get publicity for right wing views on migration. As such it was an attack on our democracy. With threats to carry out more demonstrations at other grounds.
CHRISTMAS
I have asked my family not to try killing me this xmas by staying away. But then I thought of a virtual Xmas dinner. Who would I invite? What would I cook? Etc.
Well – Place number one is taken.
Place 2 – I think Chris Packham would be interesting. I know I would not agree with everything he said so that would be good.
Place 3 – A comedian like Katherine Ryan – intelligent and provocative verbally.
Place 4 – Eleanor of Aquitaine – to have been queen of both France and England must have been cool.
Place 5 – Gary Lineker or Marcus Rashford – guys with opinions.
Place 6 – Lisa Casey as I like the Irish accent, and attitude, maybe I will stick with Siri.
Place 7 – I was thinking Stephen Fry – but maybe too clever? Alan Davies seems self-depreciating and funny.
I hope Eleanor of Aquitaine is not feeling isolated, maybe I need some more historical figures. Or maybe Kate Moss as she must have lots of stories to tell! Darwin is another suggestion, or Captain Cook?
BREXIT – RED TAPE BONANZA
The press seem to be adopting Governments negotiating tactic, i.e. agree with us or it is your fault negotiations break down. I suspect a deal will be done, albeit with provisos to be sorted out. However also of great concern is the fact that we are leaving the customs union. Red tape will abound with queues at ports. And cost of red tape and form filling will be paid by consumers.
COVID – STATS. 5 DEC
One month after start of lockdown. Figures coming down but look at Wales to see what happens when lockdown is relaxed!
| 27.09 | 7.10 | 23.10 | 27.10 | 5.11 | 12.11 | 19.11 | 26.11 | 5.12 | |
| North Somerset | 31 | 53 | 79 | 123 | 177 | 243 | 304 | 209 | 142 |
| Cornwall | 20 | 31 | 29 | 45 | 47 | 65 | 90 | 59 | 25 |
| Bristol | 46 | 143 | 228 | 328 | 350 | 428 | 480 | 325 | 168 |
| Chelmsford | 41 | 63 | 68 | 102 | 91 | 94 | 150 | 115 | 109 |
| Exeter | 283 | 341 | 175 | 154 | 128 | 146 | 168 | 132 | 102 |
| Braintree | 42 | 58 | 60 | 50 | 58 | 94 | 109 | 115 | 104 |
| Plymouth | 30 | 64 | 116 | 136 | 150 | 180 | 225 | 130 | 63 |
| IoW | 10 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 41 | 78 | 78 | 59 | 29 |
| Liverpool | 516 | 660 | 568 | 487 | 330 | 545 | 276 | 158 | 97 |
| Manchester | 458 | 483 | 466 | 415 | 372 | 250 | 175 | ||
| Sunderland | 274 | 281 | 297 | 314 | 309 | 379 | 412 | 286 | 161 |
| Newcastle | 445 | 456 | 298 | 294 | 284 | 376 | 449 | 320 | 156 |
| Swansea | 397 | 279 | 231 | 240 | 368 | ||||
| Cardiff | 301 | 221 | 156 | 172 | 247 | ||||
| Glasgow | 286 | 316 | 275 | 216 | 147 | ||||
| Aberdeen | 41 | 36 | 58 | 61 | 61 | ||||
| Belfast | 317 | 226 | 213 | 158 | 109 | ||||
| Newry | 199 | 140 | 118 | 106 | 113 |
Experiment – loaf
Apricot and cheese loaf/rolls? I have found a couple of recipes and will adapt them. Basically my usual bread loaf recipe and add chopped apricots and grated cheese before second prove. 175C for one hour. (seems a bit long so I will check after 45 mins).
Rye loaf – looking for recipes.
LA NINA
Last post on this was 22 October. We are having a cold spell, but the fires in California may also be related to the drier than normal weather. Expect higher than normal rainfall and floods in NW USA and Great Lakes region. La Nina explained. Australia largely wetter and Japan colder.
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CHILDISH AND PATHETIC
Education minister Williamson chirrups about British scientists being the best in the world, and we got the vaccine out first. Look you moron it is not a race! We did not do it because of Brexit Door Matt Hancock. Britain is to cut emissions faster and further than others. I wonder what other cock ups are going to be revealed whilst they feed false positive press releases to the tory press.
SPACE NEWS
A map of the Milky Way has been produced by scientists at Cambridge using data from the ESA Gaia satellite over the last 7 years. It maps nearly 2 billion stars. Read article
COOKIE UPDATE
Off to a flyer this morning. Cookies made by 6.25am together with dough for bread rolls later. Cookie very well received at shop, chocolate, walnuts, raisins, and coconut blossom sugar as well as oo flour, butter and oats – a substantive meal in every bite!