A Country of Autobots

If ever proof was needed of the mad world we live in, one need only look towards North Korea and the reaction of the people to the death of their 'Dear Leader' Kin Jong Il. The transfer of power to his son is causing an already nervous world to worry even further, but what is truly scary and frankly terrifying is the the grief and sheer devotion through years of brain washing and total control. These people will clearly do anything they are told to do and would never question a single thing. It is this that should strike the most fear for the country is quite literally one enormous army of 'autobots', programmed to be loyal to their leader and to view any foreign neighbour as evil and hell bent on their destruction. With this in mind, I really cannot see how this is going to end well. The only hope we have is that his son, Kin Jong-un has just a little more sense than his father and isn't quite so mad as to further alienate his country from the rest of civilisation. Time will tell but perhaps the hardest job will be to 're-humanize' the population who clearly live in a totally alien world to the rest us of.

A Christmas Tragedy

This was the scene this morning a couple of doors down from my in-laws at Sutton Bridge. A bungalow fire had claimed a life and left another person injured. How shocking that something like this could happen and with a week to go until Christmas. There are few details currently but I understand that the occupants were a mother and disabled daughter. It is unknown which of them survived.
This is a terrible tragedy for all involved and my sympathies and condolences go to the family, friends and relatives. For them, Christmas will be very different...

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I captured this beautiful sunrise this morning looking towards Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire. The morning was very cold with a sharp frost. The roads were very icy as I was to find out later when the car wouldn't stop at a junction... This county may be flat, but it has the very best sunrises and sunsets.

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We use this magnetic board and words with our son to help with his spelling. We bought the words from letterbox.co.uk and the board from eBay. Neither were very expensive and provide an excellent way of teaching words and making sentences.

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We're fortunate to have an open fire. I like this time of the year so we're able to start using it again. The merits of central heating, gas or electric are clear but there's just something about an open fire that beats it hands down. I'm sitting by the fire now as I type this and I'm surrounded by a gentle warm glow - the sort that makes you feel good inside. There's nothing like it...

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This evening was my Son's first school nativity play, held at our local village hall. This is the front page of the programme. It wasn't until we read it that we discovered our Son was to be playing the role of Joseph! He's told us he was going to be a shepherd... He'd accepted the lead role and played it very well. In fact, he simply had to sit next to Mary and didn't have to utter a word. We were such proud parents this evening and we have a video of the event which I'll cherish forever. Our Son might not be so fond of it when he's older.

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This is what £112 of grocery shopping looks like (without the turkey) - and at one of the UK's budget supermarkets... Today was our 'Christmas Shop' and our total spend was eventually £196. Just a few years ago, it would have been possible to fill three trolleys for that amount. Truly shocking...

Weather update and the wind and rain has arrived and it is set to get worse overnight and into tomorrow. Another worse storm is expected Thursday.