23.12.2025 Fair trade.

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  Tuesday 23rd 38F/3.3C. Another grey day with a cold easterly wind. 64F/18C in the room.

 Up at 7am after an unusually quiet night. Later to bed than usual.

 The plan is to go shopping in Assens. This will be the last day that the shops are open.

 09.30 Back from a half hour walk. It felt cold. Made worse by the wind. A sickly, yellow sun broke through fleetingly. Barely clear of the horizon. I have lit the stove.

 Our trip to Assens was largely wasted. The charity shops with websites made absolutely no mention of being closed today. A browse of assorted coat racks was not rewarding. I may have to make my own.

 We returned via the scenic route to compensate. Lakes, ponds, stately homes, vast brick barns, moats, suspension bridges, meandering, rural lanes, etc.. 

 Dinner was organic chops, organic mushrooms, organic carrots, organic potatoes and thick, Bisto gravy. An organic red wine to help things along. I did all the cooking. Unsupervised. My guest folded the napkins and will be washing up. It seems a fair trade. 

 

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