There are better photos, but they show the children's faces, and Al's, and I don't think he would like me to post them. I am tantalising you with a glimpse of the mysterious and wonderful Sage.
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My sister and I were grumbling about increased costs this morning and agreeing that we were both thinking before we spent money. A couple of years ago, for instance, when I first bought my present car, it cost £40 to fill it. Last autumn, it crept above £50. Now, it costs £60. Then I read this in the paper. And we shut up and wiped our eyes.
She's at work tomorrow, so she left for Wiltshire after breakfast. It's been duller without her...
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The sage is the one dressed in white, I assume.
He's a little rounder than I'd imagined.
Diesel on our island is now £1.31 a litre. It's a little cheaper on Orkney mainland - £1.24.
Sadly the snow that has fallen here is the powdery variety so no snowmen I fear.
Dave, darling, look again with your good eye. That is a snowman.
Blimey, Malc, that's nearly £6 a gallon.
Lovely photos. I'll bet he used to wear thorn proof tweeds(and if he's like MTL still gardens in them)
What are the bobbley bits on his head- the snow man I mean?
I'm not sure what they are, Pat - some sort of seed-cases. I'll ask Al where he found them and try to identify them.
LOVE the snowman. Haven't seen snow here in a couple of years.
Also, I'm with you on the rising cost of everything. I can't complain about the cost of gas here- everyone else will, but I know how much it should cost. Corn and wheat are soaring, though. And our government will still ask the taxpayers to foot the bill for farm subsidies. *sigh*
There has to be an easier way, right?
The official cost of living index, on which pay and pension rises are calculated, show a much lower rate of inflation than is accurate, because it includes things like electric and electronic goods, but the basic necessities have gone way up.
Farmers here have had a tough few years and are at last making a bit of money.
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