So very proud of my two children Anna and Rich who queued overnight for over twelve hours.

It's just mad, isn't it? These people voted for everything they're disowning, campaigned on precisely the policies they're reversing & created most of the problems they're promising to fix. *For twelve years*.

Wow! Little Seeds entry in the new Michelin Guide has just been discussed on the PM programme on Radio 4! Many many congratulations Little Seeds

Stone is truly on the foodie map!

And to think I first met Jake when he was washing pots in the kitchen at La Dolce Vita when he had just left school! What an achievement!

Jan dug up the last of the carrots on the allotment yesterday. After cutting off the tops and washing off the soil she’s now wondering if it would have quicker buying a bag in Morrisons!

We are hugely excited to announce that we have a new lead sponsor on board for the 2023 Stone Food & Drink Festival!   Drac Group, a Freight Forwarding Company based on Stone Business Park, is lending its generous support to our not for profit event.   Drac Distribution

What a brilliant conclusion to a wonderful season of lectures at Keele World Affairs. Professor Michael Clarke, Sky News analyst of the war in Ukraine, covering global issues in a wide ranging overview of other events that demand our attention. Keele World Affairs

Eleven years ago - what a weekend in Kilkenny that was to celebrate this man’s 50th birthday! Happy 61st Dave!

I was given a sneak preview of the work going on inside The Talbot - wow! Work in progress at moment but will be an amazing venue! Nick and Adam aiming for May opening - can’t wait!!

Jan enjoying a lunch of moules et frites in beautifully sunny Honfleur today. I enjoyed mine too!

So pretty almost worth painting a picture! Monet’s Garden yesterday x

Some interesting‘crumbling render’ on a wall in beautiful La Rochelle and a well earned glass of beer after two hour walking tour around the town.

Boarding the beautiful Balmoral for the last time in Bordeaux on this French Rivers cruise. Homeward bound tomorrow. Big thanks yet again to ⁦@FredOlsenCruise⁩ for another great holiday!

Don’t forget the change of date - it’s the Farmers Market THIS Saturday !

And then the sun came out! Another great Farmers Market in Stone today.

Causes for concern. Thursday - thousands refused vote because wrong ID. Today - protester arrested for ‘chanting too loud’. What next?

Traffic chaos around Trentham. A34 northbound closed at Strongford monkey island. Standing traffic back to Beech from Hanchurch.

Road closed - police have closed the road between Meaford and Barlaston in both directions due to accident