Good news. The girls have landed and are on their way to the hotel. I will write more about their flight experiences next week but the most important thing is that they are safe and will be with me tomorrow.
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As you know I like the occasional cigar but having recently had Kye come into my life and the ban on smoking in public places and the misery of being forced to stand outside like a cocker spaniel that has been punished for crapping in someone shoe……. has pretty much forced me to give up.

I remember the days when smoking my cigar in a friend’s house was commonplace just as if they wanted to smoke a cigarette at my house. Saying to your friends that you are not allowed to smoke would have been as alien as not being allowed to use the toilet. Now, most people I know run a fresh-air policy and they would rather have you wet yourself on their new couch than smoke a nice Monte Cristo.
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