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"Thank God for Normandy"

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  What have I missed! I could kick myself, as I recently discovered that there is an exhibition by David Hockney at the Bayeux museum. It opened in September 2022 and finishes at the end of April 2023 but it is closed for the whole of January-  not sure why, as it would be great thing to do when the weather is bad. www.bayeuxmuseum.com I visited the Bayeux tapestry a few years ago with Tim and Irene - Tim completed the whole thing quicker than doing the 100m dash (it's actually 68 metres long) as he did not realise that you are supposed to pause the audio at each of the scenes (there are 58) or perhaps he did it purposely?. When we arrived at the gift shop (don't you just love a gift shop) I saw a needlework kit that recreated a part of the tapestry.  "oooh I could do that " I said " no you couldn't" said Tim and Irene simultaneously  I bought a key ring instead which I still use to this day (unlikely to be the case with the needlework). A year in Norman...