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 getting older is your heroes start dying off, the latest being Gene Hackman. I’m not sure that Popeye Doyle will ever be bettered.
Having talked about it for months, seemingly, Heather and I have committed ourselves to doing a large portion (NOT all!) of El Camino de Santiago de Compostela in May next year. The exact starting point is still to be decided but, if we start in Burgos, which is the furthest point along the route from…
They started coming almost as the new day dawned, bringing brooms and buckets, trays of drinks or just goodwill. The rubble was swept from Southport’s once-quiet streets and the windows shattered by rioters were fixed. Local builders volunteered to shore up a wall outside the mosque, smashed in the previous night’s orgy of self-righteous thuggery, while neighbours helped council workers…
Released in 1963 ( I was 12) this was one of my earliest favourite films. Perhaps this explains the way my sense of humour developed over the years. However, the title of the film was obviously prophetic. This is from The Guardian this morning: China targets group of MPs and peers with string of cyber-attacks…
Looking for a day out yesterday, we realised we hadn’t been to Speke Hall for ages. Speke Hall is a National Trust property which sits right beside Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Speke Hall is a rare Tudor timber-framed manor house in an unusual setting on the banks of the River Mersey. Restored in the 19th…
Last training run today, before the big day on May 19th. As those of you who went on geography field trips to view limestone countryside will know, this is Malham Cove, one of the wonders of the northern world. We did 11miles with full pack and seemed to manage OK. The test will come on…
Appreciate the add into interesting stuff section 💪. Also great to hear Heather is up out and about too. Just in time for the nice weather.