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holidays
Will have a look at those . Thanks Bob . We had been looking at all sorts of options but at the moment I think holidays feel like they are on the back burner. Might feel different about it after a few weeks . I can see this summer and the rest of the year will be more home than away . Glenn is hoping in September to start his gun licence course again which was put on hold due to Covid two years ago . He has to start again in September with a new club . We have our football at Wrexham too so that will take up some Saturdays . Even been thinking of staying four days in one place and the moving on but not sure that will work . Guess it will all come out in the wash

crowds
It has been truly awful . Worse than it was the last time we came down here . I just think we picked the wrong place to visit . Today was even worse . Not been the best of trips

poppies
I knitted a lot of poppies in 2018 for the displays in our office and continued right up to November 2020 . Covid hit and I worked from home from March 2020 to December 2020 so did not do any that year nor have I done any since moving to Wales . I intend to ask the church if they would be interested in a display if I make enough in a year to do an altar frontal or perhaps a big display from the tower . Will have to see how it goes and if they are open to the offer . The holiday is taking shape . Changed now and I will get into a blog sometime . Booked a hotel overnight in Calais - should be able to do home to Calais by 6pm . Then have decided to do the route via Strasbourg down to Lake Como. Staying outside of Strasbourg overnight and then should get to Lenno by lunchtime /evening on the Saturday night . Leaving the UK on 1st May so will miss the coronation of King Charles III. I remember you love Sirmione and Garda is indeed a lovely lake . The weather should be fine . Never been to Como before and can spend ten days just pottering around the southern end of the lake . Plans to visit Monza as Glenn has always wanted to see the Iron Cross crown in Monza cathedral . Can pick up a boat down to Como and train to Monza . Hoping the boats are running well because we may still be on a winter schedule in May which will mean reduced ferries . I have my list of places around the lake to visit , will take a few books and hopefully have a more restful holiday than moving place to place in Gabby every day . It will feel odd but perhaps sitting on the lake promenade with an Aperol Spritz in my hand and being able to eat Italian will make up for it all .

wales v USA -
I think Wales will struggle but you never know . We shall be cheering our sides on I am sure . I dont know if you have watched the Welcome to Wrexham documentary . It has just won the Critics award for documentaries last night in the US. I think it is on FX and Hula over there and put out by Disney + . Very gritty and tells some of the story about our local football club and the difference having Canadian and American actors as owners . The story is one of heartbreak , unscrupulous owners , some of the story of the fans mortgaging their properties to save the oldest international football ground in the world and one of the founder members of the Football Association . The tax man wanting his pennarth which put us into administration as the owner tried to sell the land for a supermarket . So much untold in the story and to be fair a bit of bad language but it is a heartbreaking yet warm story of a small town with a massive history . Well holidays on the cards . Been planning this morning . We have a plan but it is not like any we have had to do for years . Are you going to get away? I know you have the dog to think about and of course Lindas health which is a major concern .