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There was an interesting story in the news today.  UKIP has been facing yet another race issue.  Not only did they use an Irish actor in one advert about people from the EU taking British jobs, but the leader has been accused of stating that no British worker can work as his secretary.  

Basically William Henwood seems to forget that Lenny Henry, like so many people who are not 100% white was born here, or if he is aware of this, that he should be treated in a different manner because of his skin colour.  If it is just about the issue that the parents of Lenny Henry were not born in the UK, then he might need to remember that the Royal family is one that has immigrant genes.  I take it that he will post that the heir to the throne should go to Greece if he posts a view on any subject as well as his father was born in Greece...

The Boathouse in Dedham

The end of the day is coming up.  And it has been a good day.  Yesterday, I was working in Colchester in the morning and in Ipswich later in the day.  On the drive home, I was listening to the Arsenal game and got to listen to the goal against us.  By the time I got home, I was not in the best of moods, but was able to watch the equalising goal.  The family, who were out, got home and were kind considering my stress and let me watch the rest of the game.  By the time it came to the penalties, I was a nervous wreck.  We were lucky to get back into the game but towards the end of the game, we would have deserved a win in extra time.

But, the family had decided that the day was mine.  My wife wanted to go to Walton or Mersea, but I was keen on a walk, and a trip on a boat.  The kids were not so keen, not surprisingly considering I had told them that my wife and I had almost got washed out to sea the last time we were there.  That was BC (before children) when we were there with a group.  My wife and I were in a boat with a friend and the trip downstream was easy, the trip by upstream was more 'interesting' and my wife confessed to me today that she had serious doubts if we were able to get back to the Boathouse.  But the children actually got to like it and my wife, who was nervous, before the boat trip loved it as well.  We went for a walk down the riverbank before eating at The Boathouse in Dedham.

Now, it was a lovely day, sunny and although the inside of the restaurant was booked, there were places to eat on the patio which is where we got to eat, overlooking the river.  The scene was amazing and relaxing.  There was live music, which was really good, and the food was worth the money.  When it came to the service, it was good, the one mistake that was made was ammended quickly.  This is a place that we have been to without children and is a place that we will come back to again, both with and without children.

Anyway, goodnight all.