Louisa, welcome on board. You will definitely earn your money… Business life is certainly complicated occasionally – my fellow executor in an estate has stopped responding to emails and texts, which is quite disconcerting and in a case which has moved very slowly (much to the annoyance of the beneficiaries) due to a drafting error in the will – I have two firms of solicitors talking to each other so everything takes three times as long. But there we go, we are where we are. Add to that a family matter in which I am executor and people will be coming to the funeral from, inter alia, Sweden, USA and Germany and I’m definitely perfecting my organisational skills. Zzzzzzzz. There we go – nice break.As I drifted off the twang in my neck when one of the knotted up muscles relaxed was soooo good. Having thought let’s take 2017 as it comes, it does seem as if the politicians, etc. are doing their best to make me not listen to the news each day. I was talking to a client today in the maritime sector and hearing tales of decisions indefinitely postponed pending by potential customers due to uncertainties, let alone currency fluctuations. It’s all very well your GBP sales price looking significantly cheaper to your client but if your components are being sourced from the far east your suppliers will be looking to increase their pricing or go out of business. We live in interesting times, as the old Chinese proverb goes… ]]>