![\"Bread\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/weaklynews\/2011\/march\/bread.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" "\\"Bread\\"")
I\u2019m not sure I have commented previously on our new bread maker (new as of Christmas, that is). It is wonderful. This could easily become my new default wedding gift for newlyweds \u2013 I reckon every home should have one. I guess some of you will\u00a0 already have one and, while I\u2019ve fancied one for some time, I finally got round to purchasing one as a Christmas present to myself \u2013 \u201cThank you very much. Just what I\u2019ve always wanted!\u201d Just plonk some yeast, flour, salt, sugar and water in the pot, put it in the breadmaker and some hours later, hey presto! Fabulously delicious fresh-baked bread. We found some local granary-style flour \u2013 Cotswold Crunch \u2013 which makes a truly delicious loaf. Now, if someone could provide me with some decent sour dough instructions I think I would be in heaven.<\/p>\n![\"Sir](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/weaklynews\/2011\/march\/sir_fred.jpg?resize=294%2C374\" "\\"Sir")
I had to laugh. We have in this country something called \u201cSuper Injunctions\u201d. They are the same as an ordinary injunction in that they prevent someone from doing something. Often, of course, an injunction prevents the media from reporting something. What makes Super Injunctions \u201csuper\u201d is the added restriction that the media is not even allowed to mention that an injunction has been issued. Well, it turns out that Sir Fred Goodwin, the disgraced former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland who ran it into the ground and then was sacked, (his redundancy eased somewhat, no doubt,\u00a0by his\u00a0three-quarters of a million pound annual pension), has apparently obtained a super injunction<\/a> which prevents the media describing him as a banker. The only reason we\u2019ve heard about the injunction, since it cannot be reported in the media, is because a Liberal Democrat MP raised the issue in the House of Commons where discussion is protected by Parliamentary privilege.<\/p>\n Now I can understand why, in today\u2019s climate, Sir Fred would not want to be referred to as a banker. Would he prefer \u201cwanker\u201d do you think?<\/p>\n Finally, I ran across the following somewhere during the week. Apparently it came originally from the LA Times:<\/p>\n Tombstone, Ariz., which was the site of the legendary 1881 “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” (made into a 1957 movie), is about 70\u00a0 miles from the Tucson shopping center where a U.S. Congresswoman, a federal judge, and others were shot in January. A Los Angeles Times dispatch later that month noted that the “Wild West” of 1881 Tombstone had far stricter gun control than present-day Arizona.\u00a0 The historic gunfight occurred when the marshal (Virgil Earp, brother of Wyatt) tried to enforce the town’s no-carry law against local thugs. Today, however, with few restrictions and no licenses required, virtually any Arizonan 18 or older can carry a handgun openly, and those 21 or older can carry one concealed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Not sure that\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n Love to you all,<\/p>\n Greg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Must be quick this morning \u2013 we are awaiting the arrival of John and Cilla Jelliffe who are in the UK for a short visit along with Sam and Emma. The last time they visited the UK they failed to contact us so we chastised them roundly when we saw them last. John e-mailed a … <\/p>\n