You must have very distinguished ancestors to be able to go back that far⊠(whereâs the cap-doffing emoji? 
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Sorry but picture of what? I donât have a camera to take pictures either.
The hair!
Sorry no camera. Canât have been that frightening as the little ones ignored me today, its not bright red at least.
On way back from the Weds rando (see Rando photos) was able to stock up in Marcillac with dry aged plat de cote that will be dry brined for tomorrowâs dinner, a superb tarte au citron and my first bottle of Marcillac natural wine thatâll be a conversation piece at an upcoming dinner - knew it existed but hadnât been able to figure out where to buy it.
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My pantry has undergone a radical spring clean.
Many things that have been hiding have been thrown out and I can see what is really there now.
My new garden chair arrived and is very comfortable.
You change position by moving your body, much easier than lifting arms.
I am hoping that I will use it for watching Wimbledon whilst undergoing my chemo.
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Wishing you all the best through that (chemo not Wimbledon) 
been long distant memory for me now.
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Today, while we were out at our French class, a friend whoâs emigrating back to S Africa unexpectedly dropped off all her unwanted books on our steps. Fortunately we donât want most of them (dozens of copies of Art in South Africa magazine) and has prompted me to get rid of all my copies too and free up some shelf space.
But, in addition there were some lovely books that I havenât read, wanted to read and now will treasure (theyâre hardbacks that wonât drop to bits while youâre reading them). So, Iâve now got Edmund de Waalâs The White Road, Orhan Parmukâs, The Innocence of Objects, Rebecca Solnittâs A Book of Migrations and Neil McGregorâs History of the World in 100 Objects. All books I toyed with buying, but never did - this year Christmas has arrived before Easter!
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Thank you.
My nurse comes to give me a deep injection every 28 days for the next seven months.
I already have some medication for side effects.
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A further work of his you might enjoy, entertainingly available on Audible, is âLiving with the Godsâ
âOne of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and are a driving force in the politics of much of the world today. Throughout history they have most often been, in the widest sense, religious.
Yet this book is not a history of religion, nor an argument in favour of faith. It is about the stories which give shape to our lives, and the different ways in which societies imagine their place in the world. Looking across history and around the globe, it interrogates objects, places and human activities to try to understand what shared beliefs can mean in the public life of a community or a nation, how they shape the relationship between the individual and the state, and how they help give us our sense of who we are.
For in deciding how we live with our gods, we also decide how to live with each other.â
Penguin Books
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Going out to lunch today.
49th wedding anniversary.
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4th of July for us, will be 36years. July 4th independence day hahaha.
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4th July, day we arrived in France - 17 years ago, this year. 
Longest weâve stayed anywhere.
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Thanks, just ordered a s/h hardback copy for âŹ3.93!
The problemâs going to be to find time for all this sudden extra readingâŠ
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Todayâs cheerful news: I am another year older but donât feel it ⊠hurrahâŠ
The internet has crackled with messages to and fro, as our daughter shares this same day⊠she was my best-ever birthday present.
OH brought me tea in bed and has offered to do the cooking today⊠wow⊠Life is great !!
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Bonne anniversaire 
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Happy birthday 
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Happy Birthday Stella
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Joyeux anniversaire 
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