Dear Malcom 4
Dear Malcolm, Thursday, 3rd May, 2023 How are you, old fellow? I always enjoy reading your emails and of course they bring back memories of our time in the Magic Kingdom. Well, I have finally reached the grand old age of 64. I am looking forward to being 65, as then (at long last) I will be getting some money back from Her Majesty’s government. I suppose that now it ought to be “His Majesty’s government”, as King Charles III has become our new royal ruler. Camilla seems to be a total cow and the other two King Charleses were disasters, so I do not have much hope for the new one. What a flipping waste of money, this silly coronation nonsense! On my birthday, we went into Elena, a local town about 10 kms away from our country house, as there was a rather good folklore festival. Lots of music, singing, dancing and old-style Bulgarian costumes. It was all put on for the tourists, I suppose, but it was fun, even though some of the singing sounded a bit like cats screec