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Cheers, Pete. It's just a couple of miles from where we live, so we're lucky to have places like this on our doorstep.

Cheers, Bob. I think that it's going to be cloudy and a bit cooler tomorrow, but no rain. Go for it, mate. A bit of rain won't hurt!

My missus was in a choir a good few years ago, but she left after a while because of all the snobbery and politics! It was a shame because she really enjoyed singing in the choir.

A little walk today with Mandy. Just a circuit up the road from where we live. It was actually quite warm (16C) and I regretted wearing my body warmer. Anyway, did a slight detour to look at a small chapel on the way round.

Any excuse for the lazy twats to bunk off work!

I knew nothing about it until I moved here! Interesting that your son was learning about it at college.

They're not going to be pushing lessons in critical thinking are they. Their days would be numbered if they did!

The tradition here on epiphany is to eat Galette de Rois, which is a pastry cake with frangipane filling. There's normally a small trinket hidden inside the cake and whoever gets the trinket in their slice of cake gets to wear the crown that normally comes with the cake. I'm going on a short walk on Monday afternoon, which ends at the village hall to eat some Galette de Rois. Enjoy the day with your family, @Pedro.

Had a cycle ride with the group this morning, which took me up to lunchtime. Just finished taking the Christmas decorations down, so it's coffee and cake time and feet up for a bit.

Ride with the group today, but we clocked a few more km's. Another chilly start, but warmed up a bit later. A reasonable headwind on the return leg, which gave my legs a good workout!

I don't mind them, in small quantities. Prefer swizzles though!

Hmmmmmm.....!

It was a fair bit cooler when I was out on the cycle this morning, Caroline. I think it was 5C when I left home and about 9C when I got back!

Still an absolute classic IMHO.

Wasn't quite as warm as that, Pete. 15-16C I think was the max this afternoon.

First cycle ride of 2023, although I should be out on one tomorrow too, all being well. Blew some of the cobwebs away!

I think some have already started..........!

Certainly an incentive?

I've been to Milan with work a few times. The first time was for an international engineering meeting for the company I worked for at the time. It started well, with our International business director, who had flown in from the European headquarters in Geneva. He got a taxi from the airport to the hotel, paid the driver and got out and walked to the back of the taxi to get his cases out of the boot (trunk) and stood and watched the taxi drive off with his cases. When he told us all about it the local guys just shook their heads and said " rule number 1, get your cases out of the taxi before you pay the driver!" We had a great meal one evening at a swanky restaurant and after the meal the Italian guys insisted that we try a good number of the extremely expensive grappa that they had there. Then, after all this, a few of the local guys insisted on taking some of us on a sightseeing tour of the city, which included stopping at various junctions and calling some of the extremely attractive "ladies" over to ask the price. Then taking great delight in pointing out the "ladies" Adam's apple and deep voices! I think that this was by way of a warning to us foreigners! A great city, but you've got to have your wits about you there!

Been there. It's certainly very impressive!