One minute we're all trundling along like we always do, the next . . . all change!

Alan has gone back to China; he liked it so much that he intends spending most of his time over there now and just coming home for the odd week occasionally. I hope he has better luck on this trip than his last, when he was thrown in jail overnight for trying to smuggle 5,000 herring gull eggs into Hong Kong.

There was 'hell-up' at Rosevear's today; power lines came down and cut the electricity supply which in turn blew out their expensive new telephone and computer system. This was the last straw for Roger and he had an almighty row with Barbara and he just quit!
Barbara and Gary weren't going to let him get away with it so they shut the shop and went home too. Now I gather that they're all going on an extended round the world cruise and won't be seen again for months. They've left Rob in charge which is no good to me because he doesnt play golf yet.

John left the area last week. He's gone off on his new motorbike to tour round the balkans and, if he likes it as much as he expects to, he'll carry on then in the direction of Siberia. He did mutter something about emulating the exploits of someone called McGregor who went the 'wrong way around' but, as usual, I've got no idea what he's talking about.


Now this is all very well but it is adversely affecting my income! You all know that I'm a pensioner and, what with Roy being in Jamaica for yet another Wednesday, I'm starting to feel the pinch!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I've just woken up from the above and, thank God, it was all a bad dream! Everything is exactly as you left it and I've got my usual Thursday morning bulge in the trouser pocket!

I've kept the scorecards from a windy Perranporth last week and a muddy Falmouth this week for you Roy. Hope you're having a 'reet grand 'oliday' northern lad and we'll see you in another week or so.