Our New Life in Devon

 I'm starting to think the world has gone mad atm. Israel and Iran are now at war and fighting, Russia is still trying to take over Ukraine, and Israel is also still terrorising the Palestinian people. So what happened to net zero and clean air with all these bombs flying around and exploding? I think the whole idea of clean air has bit the dust literally now. I'm not sure what they are all fighting for especially with Israel and Palestine. Surely they have had enough revenge for the October attack by now. They have been fighting each other for years but I do think enough is enough now. The only thing to gain from these wars are broken countries, bankrupt economys, buildings and homes seriously damaged, loss of thousands of lives on both sides, and enough pollution to undo the last several years of of reducing emissions. I was very sad to read about the tragic Air India flight the other day. Looking at various news sites I can also see that 4 other Air India planes have had to ...

 It's been really busy here for the last few weeks with Mark popping down several times and Daughter with Granddaughter for 4 nights over half term. I had started to feel like a chambermaid changing all the beds and washing all the bedding lol. We travelled back again to South Gloucestershire for my new dental appointment (yes I finally saw the dentist) and visited our eldest son while we were there. He's still renovating the back room but it's almost finished now. Looks lovely with huge folding patio glass doors opening up onto his garden. I don't need any dental treatment so my next appointment is in December - actually I will remember the date as it's on our son's birthday! I managed to see my friend last week as we had 8 whole days alone here, which has become a rare occurrence! She lives in Exeter, which is about 15 miles from where we live. It was really good to catch up and have a nice afternoon chat there. We helped her move, a few years ago, to her nice...