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I spent a couple of hours on my chemo ward last week, surprised just how quite it was, the nurses reckon they are operating at 20% of pre covid capacity, doesn't take a genius to work out the backlash of that one.

The last photo looks a bit like Robin but can't be, has anyone ever seen the top of his head?

Rotring pens were invented in 1928, earlier than I thought, so post 1928, feels more like it !

If you look at the title at the bottom of the plan it is produced using a Rotring stencil, I started my working life on a drawing board and we used the very same stencil, I would say late 60s early 70s

Our Judith looked in much better condition when we bought it, very expensive to put right.

Well done! I hope your daughter responds well to her treatment, its a very uncertain new year for all the seemingly forgotten illness like cancer.

Thank you very much! I want a kitten now.

Make friends in a knowledgeable boatyard, Prepare for the unexpected ( how can a plank seemingly go soft overnight) Make friends with other wooden boat owners, Visit the wooden boat show at Beccles, without doubt a not to be missed weekend . Don't think to hard about it, its only money if it all ends pear shaped.

I have been told that due to my health (or lack of it) that I will come fairly high in the list for the vaccine, just been for my government approved exercise in Chatsworth Park, it did cross my mind that the people also out walking in the fresh air with masks on, are probably more in need than I am, you have to worry about some peoples mental health. One of my work associates told me this week that he will not be having the vaccine, as it is the governments way of chipping us all, to late for him I think. I trust the science but not the scientists.

My word of the day, "aloud" My wife recently saw a sign in a fish and chip shop, "No Dogs Aloud" Which raises two questions, Could you take a quite dog into the fishing chip shop? And what was she doing in the fish and chip shop we these are currently on the banned list!

Must admit mine generally lives on the kitchen table, I used it whilst collecting my new electric bike in a van, as the only option was to park on double yellows, got back to my van to find a car parked very close to the back doors (also on double yellows) with a young woman still at the wheel, I politely asked if she could move back to allow access and she completely lost it, screaming that vans are not allowed to use blue badges, she obviously took the trouble to walk to the front of the van to check my badge before she proceeded to park illegally. Generally use mine at the hospital, £15 to park otherwise

Beware ! I have been at the receiving end of more road rage since I got mine, ever so handy being able to park in awkward places though.

We had a lovely relaxed mooring on White Slea during the week, very quite mainly due to the fact little could get under the bridge, sat watching the wildlife, cranes and kingfishers, perfect. The peace was very spectacularly broken by a rib piloted by a grey haired lady of advanced years on the plane at serious speed, the wash had our boat rocking very uncomfortably. My wife was incensed and on clearing up the spilt tea decided to report the incident to the BA, I told her that without a photo there was little to be done, we did however get the boat number, the BA were very helpful and did indeed ask if we had photographic proof, we pointed out that the speed of the boat and the fact that we were both covered in tea, left no time to grab a phone. We were surprised when a couple of hours later the BA rang to say they knew the culprit and they were aware of her activities, action was to be taken! Later that day, we spotted the rib moored up, best not say where, just hope the relevant action is taken.

That’s how it’s done, lovely and quite above the bridge with the water high

Thanks Peter, still quite high then, might be a few days above the bridge

Have the river levels dropped at all Griff ?, hoping to get under ph bridge next few days

I like it !

This is straight off the top off my head without thinking to hard about the logistics, but every day boats with experience of Breydon cross it, would it be possible to set up some sort of guide system, where somebody with experience could shadow the less confident as they cross. Not sure how it would be implemented, but not beyond the realms of possibility.

As long as the cats are ok, nothing else matters, lovely weekend at Beccles

Two posters left, snap em up quickly!

As per usual we have produced a poster to mark the Beccles Wooden Boat Show, due to a lower number of attendees this year I decided to do something different for this years charity poster, this is a lino cut printed in oil on A2 cartridge paper, the total print run being 35. We have 4 prints left, if anyone is interested I will happily post them out, we suggested this year a minimum donation of £10 and so far from the lovely generous people that attended raised over £500 for Macmillan Cancer Charity Nurses. I am happy to cover the postage costs, anyone interested please mail me. Many thanks again to all those perpetually poor wooden boat owners for digging deep!

Thats me and Jbx5 happy

Just double checked with HMRC, no vat reduction on boating, seems its your boat yard that is wrong.

So have I for members of family, one of the boatyards is wrong, hope its mine.

Face masks as from Friday! even more discomfort now, what with the stab jacket as well.