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<p class="has-drop-cap" style="font-size:16px">At the beginning of last weekend H and I went to a retirement/birthday party for one of H's friends and ex work colleagues, Neera.  The party was in Milton Keynes so we stayed overnight at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.peartreelodge.com/" target="_blank">Peartree Lodge hotel</a>. We had a good time.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap" style="font-size:16px">Whilst in Milton Keynes we booked to visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://bletchleypark.org.uk/" target="_blank">Bletchley Park</a>, the home of British code breaking during the Second World war. We arrived at 11am and didn't leave until 4.30 pm which is an indication of how interesting we found the whole place. We found out afterwards that we had still missed some buildings.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap" style="font-size:16px">Mid week H and I went to Scunthorpe to see the film Belfast. We had lunch in M&amp;S, which was, surprisingly, packed.</p>
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<p>The film was heart-warming and at the same time disturbing. I struggle to understand the complexities of  "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Once again religion is used as an excuse for tribalism.</p>
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<p>We ended the day by going to Louth for dinner at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.marrakeshlouth.co.uk/our-menu/" target="_blank">Marrakesh restaurant</a>.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap" style="font-size:16px">At the weekend we once again stayed at the Peartree Lodge in Milton Keynes to catch the Counterfeit Stones at Wavendon Stables. I last saw them in <a href="http://pigyard.com/ArchivePages/october07.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">October 2007</a>.</p>
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<p>It was a great night of good music, humour and nostalgia.</p>
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<p>On Saturday morning we took a stroll around Newport Pagnell (coffee and toast in the Swan Revived) before meeting the "family" for lunch at the Britannia Inn, Northampton. Afterwards I dropped H off at her house and drove home.</p>
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