Happy new year all. Looking forward to some inspirational travel tales, some domestic insight and continued frivolity.

We got through Christmas is all I can say. Nothing terrible at all just not relaxing. We are out the other side though as wellness of the outlaws has forced their hand and they now have a live- in carer.

Our other news is that our local parish council has objected to our planning permission request. The basis of the objection seems spurious to say the least. Thankfully the decision is taken at the county level so we hope they will see sense but another month of waiting, we think.