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Anniversary Snow

Yesterday we celebrated our wedding anniversary, driving through the first snow of winter. Our wedding too was held in snow, making it a natural white wedding, so the weather is entirely appropriate.

I left Ann at the Stratford Shopping Centre to meet her friend, Sylvia, while I went into London for my last day with Ono to sign off papers and say goodbye and drop off the computer.

By one of those happy chances, the car phone rang as we were driving down. It was a new agency contact, offering an interview with another company and inviting me to call in their office for a chat. Harry was a young man, with a young man's enthusiasm, and we had a lively talk about the job, the industry in general, and recruitment issues in particular. He is going to send details of the position and the interviewers to prepare me, and has arranged for a preliminary telephone interview this afternoon. If my voice fits, things could move quickly.

Rosie's spread in a selfie  

We visited Rosie and Matthew in King's Lynn at the weekend for a meal. When I talk of a meal, I refer to the food prepared by a chef who's worked in a top London hotel - it was a wholly delicious soup, followed by a wondrous preparation of vegetables (for us) and pork (for our two hosts). Rosie could take a job in any kitchen, and they would produce a great menu and draw the crowds in. But she would love to have her own market-garden shop, selling the produce they have grown, and supplemented by a small cafe with home-cooked food. We all wish them well, and we will certainly be among the first to shop and eat there!