<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/epson-workforce.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4173 alignleft" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/epson-workforce-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>I'll start with the banal and move on to the utterly boring. I've just purchased a new printer, scanner, copier and it took me so long to make a decision. For the last 5 years I've been using a laser printer with a scanner as another bit of kit on the desk but this ink jet printer is all in one and about half the price of a laser printer and much cheaper to run. So far so good - it does everything I need and the scanning is so much better.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lotus-xmas-daydec16.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4140" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lotus-xmas-daydec16-150x200.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" /></a>Tony and Jude stayed over the weekend on their way back to the Highlands and despite the terrible weather I managed to get Tony out in the Lotus. We were travelling exceedingly quickly when we came round a sweeping bend to find a police BMW across the road blocking the road. Tony said I went quite pale. It turned out they were redirecting all traffic because a wide load was heading our way.

After a lovely weekend with such dear friends I got quite upset saying goodbye but I think this was a spillover from events last week. Oh yes, watching Sherlock on TV hasn't helped with John Watson talking to Mary, his dead wife.

I can be destabilised by the simplest of things - I was at a sign writing company today (don't ask) and I saw a sign that read "A life without love is like a year without summer". Total nonsense but it left its mark.

I've been making waves within West Wolds U3A so thankfully this is keeping me very busy..