On a rather cold weekend dear readers of Wear and Dao your old blogger with chauffeur in tow decided to join with others in Durham City market place. Not as you might think to toast the Queen on the occasion of her platinum anniversary but to voice our dismay that her prime minister was still on his throne.
Using the excellent park and ride system we had time to have coffee , a browse amongst one or two book shops and a visit to the indoor market to buy some excellant cheeses before onto the market square in time for an early lunch of fish chips and mushy peas. The view of the square from the fish shop allowed us to observe a rather over enthusiastic police presence which soon dispersed allowing the demonstrators to take their place.
The cold winds blowing in the square , not least from the mouth of the first speaker soon took its toll on your old bloggers friend and whilst the second speaker at least had some helpful points for the audience to ponder it was decided to seek climates warmer . And so back to Stanhope were the Sun decided to warm up the air allowing a picnic supper on the newly acquired seats and table and conversations with passing locals.
And so to today, Sunday, dear readers of Wear and Dao, when our philosopher friend Bill arrived for lunch to discuss The Meaning of Life and The Nature of Reality yet again ... Tomorrow nothing much is planned and Tuesday maybe a drive to Yorkshire for more National Trust fun in the sun!
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