In a dim and distant past, I used to be a barn dance caller (!), and raised quite a sum for my local theatre group. Recently I’ve been asked to do it again, and quite enjoyed it. So - If there’s anyone out there looking for something different at their party or fund raiser, I’d be [...]
Saturday, August 29, 2009
We’re holding a fun-filled day for all the family at Heald Green Village Hall (and grounds) on Saturday, 12 September. Admission is £10 per adult - under 16s go free. All money raised will go to David and Nathan’s Charity Bike ride from Vietnam to Cambodia in November. PLEASE COME!!!!! We’d love to see you there. It [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
On Monday my stepmum bought a brand new car. As she was driving it home, someone ran into the back of her. She’d had it no more than 10 minutes!! Fortunately it was a slight bump at a junction; no one was hurt and the car wasn’t damaged. Even so…is this a record??
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Every so often - basically when the mood takes us - we decide to have summer party in our cul-de-sac. It’s a pretty low key, spontaneous affair. We get in a few casks of real ale, I make a summer punch, there’s music, quizzes, and barbecues - and that’s it. Here’s some photos of this [...]
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Reading: off on my hols this week, so will take le Carre’s ‘A Most Wanted Man’ and ‘Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?’. Watching: saw ‘The Eagles’ last night at the MEN Arena. They were outstanding - Joe Walsh was on top form, both as someone from a different planet, and as as one of the top [...]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
This month sees the 40th anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon - 20 July, 1969. I was an avid follower of the space programme - everytime I hear ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ I can hear James Burke’s voice and see the opening credits, and see the sun rise and the Apollo rockets lift into [...]
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Here’s something quirky. When the boys were young, anytime they got a new pair of shoes, they always slept with them on the bed for the first night….! Any other examples of quirky family customs or superstitions? Please let me know by leaving a comment below - it would be great to have a collection…..
Sunday, June 28, 2009
David and Nathan really getting into it now…Nathan has ridden to Uttoxter (about 50 miles), and this week David did Macclesfield and back, only 23 miles, but with some serious hills. Now they both have a better idea of what lies ahead….
Sunday, June 7, 2009
So…lasst weekend, during the glorious weather, Caroline and I, and a couple of friends, did a 10 mile round walk based on Bakewell, and taking in Chatsworth House. Nathan has just returned from a weekend’s golfing holiday in Kendal, and tonight David is off to see Oasis at Heaton Park. Aparently last night the sound failed, [...]
Monday, May 25, 2009
Writing this on Bank Holiday Monday. For once the weather has been tremendous, so it’s a weekend of being in the garden. Tidying, then sitting, then the barbie…first time this year. As I write this, Nathan has just completed a 50-mile bike ride to Uttoxeter, and David is with a group of friends camping in [...]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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