Well, we did it! Just back from the walk, and one day was brilliant, and the other - wet, wet, wet! All the photos are from day 1, which was Red Pike, along the Buttermere Ridge, and on to Haystacks, then down to the top of Honister Pass. Day two (this morning) the group did [...]
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hot off the press - we’re tired, but very happy. On one of the warmest days of the summer, we had fun and games, from 11am to 9.15pm, and managed to raise £2,700!! So a very big THANK YOU to everyone who took part and made the day so special. Not only the visitors, who [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Heard about Sharrow Bay, on Ullswater, most of my life, as one of the best restaurants in England. So, as it’s Caroline’s birthday this weekend, and we were visiting my stepmum in Cumbria, I decided to treat us all. It isn’t cheap, but it is fabulous. An appetiser and 6 courses, all sumptuous, in wonderful [...]
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Back a fortnight now from a fabulous week’s holiday in North East Spain. On the coast, about 60 km from Barcelona, just outside Begur. It was a top notch, family-run hotel, which seems not to be advertised anywhere and relies on word of mouth (which is how we came to be there). Absolutely fabulous service, [...]
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Reading: Just finished Le Carre’s ‘A Most Wanted Man’ - very readable and topical. Watching: The Eagles last weekend - stupendous as ever. On a smaller scale, been along to Manchester’s ‘Tapas Fantasticas’ - a weekend of Spanish rioja wine and tapas, sampled in Albert Square. Really good - very well organised, and of course, great [...]
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 [...]
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
Watching: Went to the ‘Take That’ concert at Old Trafford cricket ground last night. We got absolutely drenched, standing for an hour in a torrential downpour (after all…an outdoor concert in Manchester…??) - but it was brilliant and very spectacular. They are a terrific band, and the show was a visual feast too - loads [...]
Sunday, June 7, 2009
It’s getting close to that time of year again….! Each summer a group of us walk to one of the high peaks in the Lake District, camp near the summit, and get up to watch the sunrise. We’ve done it for the past 3 years, and never had a clear morning yet! Last year’s was the [...]
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I recently decided to download all my photos on my mobile phone, and thought some might be good to have on this blog, to give some idea of people and places in my life…. So, here’s Caroline, when we were in Brighton last December for our wedding anniversary: And this is one of the pier at sunset… Earlier [...]
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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