You can never have enough...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

We forget sometimes that even coppers are human beings and subject to the same stresses and frustrations everyone else has - including the people they are tasked with keeping civil and safe. Some of whom are right idiots. It is always a tragedy when things go pear shaped.

Read the article on Stuff from the Selwyn Trust about how aging is a challenge the community needs to address. One thing Selwyn could do is actually put some older people on its board instead of socialites and academics, they might show them how to empower those they focus on rather than disempower them with their paternalistic attitudes. Never mind, at least they are trying...

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morning ladies   Another wet day only colder today.

I tend to disagree, popeye.  He was only 17 and we all know how unpredictable some teens can be.  The police were the adults here and should have been able to deal with the situation without shooting point blank at him.  If they had to shoot, why not his tyres to stop him.  The rioting is a worry though.  I think people are looking for excuses to become violent.

Housework for me today, our grandson arrives for a week tomorrow which means the baking tins need filling as well.  I have butter defrosting on the bench ready to use this afternoon.

I might be able to squeeze in some embroidery later too.

Happy crafting

Have you come across a woman who is online as Moss & Floss? She became fascinated by butterflies and because she couldn't afford to become a collector of specimens she decided to embroider herself a collection instead. And now has a wall full of glorious framed examples of the worlds flutterbyes... I thought of you when she popped up on my Instagram page...