As a relative newcomer to Lytham, I don’t know whether this happens every year but, for the last 2 years Blackpool Zoo have offered a 40% discount for residents of FY postcodes during March. So, always with an eye out for a bargain, we had a day out at the zoo today. I’m not entirely…
Following on from my last post concerning Heather and her accident in Grasmere, I thought I would update everyone regarding her injuries. Heather was discharged from out-patients today. The x-rays showed no breaks to her facial bones and it’s just a question of waiting until some bits of scar tissue heal up completely. Once again…
Crocusses near The Clifton Memorial, Lytham St. Annes I had a lovely walk in the spring sunshine this morning. The walking has taken a bit of a back seat recently as Heather has been recovering from her fall, but today she drove to Art Club so things are obviously improving. One of the problems with…
If you have read my blog fairly regularly, you will know that I am always banging on about how grateful I am to the NHS for keeping me going despite my various medical conditions. Well my dear wife and I now have another reason for gratitude. Unfortunately, just over a week ago, Heather had a…
OK, I admit I’m a bit of a politics nerd. We have a subscription to The Guardian and a subscription to The Times and I usually read John Crace’s diary piece in The Guardian on Prime Minister’s Questions and sometimes Tom Peck’s sketch in The Times. For those who are unaware, the centrepiece of PMQs…
There has been a lot in the media about prostate cancer recently. It’s become the most common diagnosed cancer, overtaking breast cancer. Chris Hoy was on TV before Christmas, Giles Coren in The Times, Rod Stewart, Stephen Fry, Ian McKellen, Andrew Lloyd Webber have all shared their stories of living with prostate cancer. My sponsored…
This is, more or less the walk we did yesterday. It’s 5.5 miles, but there are loads of variations to make it shorter or longer, all helped by 2 nice pubs. The Black Bull, just off the path in Edgworth, and The Strawbury Duck, next to Entwistle Station. The Wader is a 10foot tall heron,…
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