Oh dear.

1. B-a-d Maurizio. A bread machine has appeared at our house.

2. It is nearly 10 pm and is still faintly light outside.

3. One of our houseguests (who is still suffering from slight jet lag) has informed me that it was beginning to get light at 4.30 am this morning.

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On a positive note, Hiroko may have found a free phone replacement. When riding my bike to the station to meet her friends the other day, her phone fell out of her pocket into the street and was run over by a bus. (If this weren't so vexing, it would be really funny. Well, okay, it actually is pretty funny. What are the chances?)

Here is another picture from Hay... something is vexatiously awry with Blogger and it is not allowing me to add more pictures to earlier entry.

L to R: Stefi, Dawn and me.