Morning all. It is raining again.
Sad news from our town that our one remaining baker has retired. At one time there were three, but they have all closed. This one has been manning the ovens for 26 years, six days a week. A morning bake before the first customers at 7.30am, and an afternoon bake around 3.00pm. He survived because his varied selection of loaves were the best, and people were prepared to pay that bit more than the supermarkets charge to have the choice. I was reading about the effects that Aldi and Lidl are having on the UK market, with the big four having to slash their prices to compete. 500g of Brussel Sprouts for 19p in Tesco barely covers the cost, but if the foreign companies can bring them in for that price then Tesco have to respond.
I must do some investigating in one of my outbuildings where I think some wildlife is setting up home for the winter. A large bag of bird seed has been attacked and my suspicion is that the voles or mice have moved indoors. At least I do not have to join the mass of last minute shoppers.
Enjoy your day whatever you might be doing.
Actually Christmas is partly a political celebration bearing in mind the socialist nature of most of the teachings of Jesus.
