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This is a first post from the Brian McArdle blog on Blogger.

 This is a step into a very new reality. Of course I have read lots of blogs, even posted comments but now to be wrestling with the technology and producing thought provoking comments at the same time is a new ball game altogether.
 "A new ball game" I wrote that almost without thinking what  it would look like in print.  If I am committed to becoming a regular blogger, I guess writing in my natural state is the way to go. That's  not to say that I won't proof and edit the posts but  in every other way it's me warts and all.

Michael, who helped me enormously with getting this far loaded the picture. I don't know what it's about but it does look impressive so I'll leave it as is.
 At the time of writing it's Friday December 4th  and it's been snowing hard for the last hour. The ground has been frozen for the last few days, The kids are at home because the roads to their school is lethal and the last of my rare breed pigs went to the butchers last night. Slightly sad, they almost seemed to have a sense that this was a trip they wouldn't be coming back from. On the other hand they had a wonderful spring and summer rambling around the farm, rooting for roots and shoots,  free range and happy  .