1 And I thought it was Bournemouth you'd gone to. Bournemouth, Bangkok - it's an easy mistake to make. Still, I don't suppose there's as many palm trees in Bangkok. There's more? Well, there's something else I've learned. And I don't suppose it's the WI annual conference you've gone to. They probably don't do WI in Bangkok.

2 Well, never mind. just you go ahead and enjoy yourself. Look out for some wool - perhaps you could start a knitting circle. Yes, yes, finding the patterns might be difficult. But for a starter-group, you could draw upon your memory. Of course you could

3 The bridge-group had a good meeting here yesterday evening. Billandbarbara, the 2Bs, attended; so did Marilyn and Rita, their attendance being a surprise. A welcome one. Liam was there. So we dealt with standard plays. Whilst the idea was familiar, if not the content, to M, R, and L, it was entirely unfamiliar to the 2Bs. Yet as the boards were played, and re-played, so it became evident to all that it was a good idea for the defenders to have a way of communicating, besides nods, winks, kicks, grimaces, pursed lips, and suchlike codes. By the end of the two hours, there was a general approval. (And Liam was attentive. He was a player, not a director.)

4 From a group to a young man, one who served the Queen, who took his discharge, and who, since then, has been in the grip of the Home Office. At least, his passport has. He is a Cameroon (from the French-speaking part but with fluent, easy, unaccented English). Without has passport, and a declaration that he has a right (ILR) to be in this country, he cannot work. He has no income. He sleeps on a mattress in a cousin's house in Bewbush. His distress has been running for six months. And what can I do? Well, if Doug is bested, day by day, by HO apparatchiks, I can have no hope. We'll see.

5 Otherwise, at the close of the day, I am listening to melodic voices whilst waiting for my food to cook. The newspaper awaits. So does an early bed. A read.

5.1 And an early rise for swimming (and, yes, yes, for putting out the green bin).

Continue to enjoy your Isaac.

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