I spent yesterday on the road in process of buying and moving a collection of trees and a ton of pots. I don’t get out of Norfolk much, thank the Lord and I’m glad to be back home. To be honest i’m a horrified at what they are doing to our country, it’s quite shocking what’s going on out there. I had a long day and so find myself being a little Extra Grumpy Today!

I had planned to spend this morning writing a full on opinionated blog post about something or other that’s bothering me. At my age pretty much everything bothers me, things I used to take for granted often desert me. Increasingly I find the world a hostile and baffling place. Thank goodness I worked hard when I could which means that nowadays I have the luxury of passing stuff off to my minions (family). That frees me up to do what I really want, namely ride big bikes and tend bonsai trees.

So, I decided to keep my opinions to myself today. I turned on the news early this morning and it was saturated with politicians, experts and commentators farting in my face whilst telling me that’s how roses are supposed to smell. I shut it off and took the dog out and when I returned who was standing on my doorstep? A couple of pink haired JWs, hallelujah, that’s made my day (not theirs however).

Not long after that a guy called trying to sell me a phone system. If you know me well you will know how utterly absurd that is, like persuading me to set myself on fire. If he followed my advice I would guess he’s currently in A&E getting plastic components removed from is waste pipe. If hell froze over and I decided to add more phones to my life I’m sure i could manage that on my own.

At my age all I want is to entirely disappear and be left alone, I no longer need to be ‘influenced‘. Thank you for your concern, don’t say a word just go away or this will get ugly. I’m an absurd grumpy old git with outdated views, a cruel streak and an intolerance of ……………….im thinking…………………….Well………………………..pretty much everything really. It’s amazing how quiet it gets when one turns off the tech’. That’s where I want to live out my days.

But, i can knock out a half decent bonsai on a good day apparently and thanks to you lovely people supporting our little business I have been able to do a lot more of that than I once could. Our little family are infinitely grateful to y’all for that and here’s another video I have managed to squeeze into a busy week. Enjoy 😉

Graham Potter

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