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2005 or so

Photo taken in better times. (Before my ignominious rejection from power as Mayor of Riley Green). In fact it has happened before, but third time seems lucky for the villagers. 'Villagers' sorry the word makes our place seem so small and unimportant, there must be almost forty people live here. I am planning a come back (Sinatra Style) but all is hush hush at the moment. 'Let's take it nice & easy' (Sinatra Style.)

22nd October 2005

As we dropped into Hoghton Bottoms we came to a stile, at the foot of which was a distinctly recognisable toadstool, the Fly Agaric. I ate a bit & read later that this toadstool contains a powerful hallucinogen which is poisonous......Part of Bottoms Up Report

20th August 2006

After the Sedburgh Hills race I met Roger McGough who was doing a gig at the Sedbergh School Hall as part of the Sedbergh Book Week. He asked me had I done the race & how did I feel. I was eating a big sardines on wholemeal sandwich & I told him in the vernacular that I was pretty tired, but that I'd been advised that Tuna Butties might do the trick! (Thanks to Sara Gohil Interclub last tuesday for tip). He laughed! It took me a day or two to find the non aching muscles that bring even a smile....

23rd June 2007

Report on Roger & Robyn's Hen/Stag do........

So that we would be in plenty of time for Catherine to look her best for Saturday night, we arrived on Friday! We remembered the caravan keys and encountered only minor problems. Joe & Marie came in their VW Camper, & together our full entourage went to the Outgate Inn for a beer or two, in fact the ladies had a bottle of wine or two.............. The pub is well known for Friday night jazz. It was well worth the visit. The staff, the landlord, the beer (Robinsons), the food & the music were all brilliant. All in all we prepared ourselves very well for the Saturday Session.

Saturday came & Joe went off with the runners. We remaining three decided on a long walk, rather than the pre arranged short one around the Fairfield Horseshoe.. We did most of the Great & Little Langdale Valleys, including a fair amount of the Cumbria Way. We also took in several pubs including lunch at The Brittania at Elterwater.

Saturday night was a great success, so many people, such good fun............. ah yes I remember it well. I regret forgetting my camera to record the evening. I am grateful to Brian & Eileen for finding my mobile & recovering it for me, to Simmy for keeping me in check, to the taxi driver for his support, to Joe & Marie for their help, to Robyn & Roger for the invite, to my one true love for everything, & to Catherine for her enduring patient disposition.

16th June 2008 Monday

Reading Robyn's account of her devious behaviour at Pen y Ghent, wherein she asks why gamewomanship doesn't sound right? Well surely my minimal knowledge of this sort of thing suggests a different connotation where game women are concerned.

17th June 2008 Tuesday

I ordered an electric shaver on the internet on Sunday last. It arrived this morning. I was very pleased until I opened up the package to find that it had what I thought was a Continental two pin plug connection. Full of venom, caused by inactivity due to shoulder procedure, I phoned the company to declare my disatisfaction with this two pin affair. Their Mr Smarm was answering the phone and informed me that electric razors had been like this for forty years and asked had I not had one before. Well yes I had but it was battery operated, was my razor sharp reply...

What is a shoulder procedure you may be thinking? It seems that the word 'operation' has been superseded by 'procedure'. Probably another American incursion, like Bud & Burger... The upshot of it all is that after looking down a keyhole which some smart arse stuck in my shoulder, he spotted that there, where? There down the keyhole was a torn tendon. This he stitched up, & he's stitched me up for at least four weeks. The procedure took place on Thursday last, 12th June. The same day as the now world famous second curry night.

20th June 2008 Friday

Has a Robyn flown her nest?  Looking at the late entries for Saunders I see that she's living in Ingol! & what the hell's this?

24th June 2008 Tuesday

Reported today for stitches out at my Medical Centre. Using my NOW card (Not Old, Wasted), a perk handed on a plate to all the MV65's in Britain, means free travel on local bus services. My appointment was 11.45, the bus timetable gave me 3 hours to kill in Walton le Dale. What's wrong with that, do I hear you say? Well The White Bull is being renovated, that's what......

Three of the five keyholes needing stitches removed.

Four of the five keyholes needing stitches removed.

25th June 2008 Wednesday

Three of the most boring pastimes are Googling, Googling & Googling. However!.... If you key in 'fell runner' see who comes 3rd out of 667,000 entries, and also repeats on the same page through our main website! If you key in 'junior fell runner' 'junior fell runners' 'junior fell running', there they all are, 4th place, all first page stuff! Businesses pay a fortune for top page positions........ The fourth most boring pastime is waiting for stitches & shoulders to heal.

26th June 2008 Thursday

Saw the Specialist yesterday. I seemed to spend a lot of time waiting.... The NHS these days are supposed to be a lot more user friendly, so as I sat down for the appointment I noticed on a big white board that Mr Hughes was running 30 minutes late. I was reading a newly acquired book so the 30 minutes went by fairly quickly. However the next time I looked at the white board, the 30 had been changed to 60! When I was eventually called, the 60 was up to 90. I went into a cubicle and was seen immediately by Mr Hughes, who more or less said that all was coming on & keep doing the excersises. So the user friendly NHS had me waiting for 90 minutes for a 3 minute consultancy. I don't know how the 30/60/90 comes about if it takes 3 minutes per person..... except that I did notice that when 2 drunks appeared they were seen immediately! Perhaps I know the score for my next appointment...... Oh & the book I was reading?

& I'd said that Googling was top bore!

Having finished the book before I got to see the specialist I was thinking about what might be the 102nd use for stinging nettles. Well if I collected a bunch and stuffed them, I was thinking of Steve Bamber, then I thought maybe Simmy? Well why bother dithering and deliberating, let's just call it 103 things to do!

27th June 2008 Friday

Saw the Physio yesterday. I seemed to spend a lot of time waiting.... This time Chorley Hospital. The Physio was Steve & he more or less said that all was coming on & keep doing the excersises.

I was using my NOW card, the bus timetable gave me an hour to kill in Chorley. Bought a butty & some nuts & feeders for the garden birds. You may remember the tremendous downpour? Got wet.

July 2008

Saunders Weekend

Whilst the teams were away in Lakes doing the Saunders, I had some garden guests to look after.

The Hare is a regular visitor, this picture is from a fair distance, sometimes it comes into the garden, especially when you can't find the camera.  The ducks & pheasants live here. The little owl took all day to eat a pre prepared baby rabbit.

The cock pheasant seems to bask like this just now, maybe cos it's moulting. The little owl takes a break from all day breakfast. The second picture is as close as it's ever been. Just outside the kitchen window, the light was diminishing. I guess Mick was just cooking Robyn's evening meal as I clicked the shutter.

This duck is so well disguised. Sitting on a nest of eggs just outside the house. Bet Mick could have used some extra food! These duck eggs would have done the trick, no doubt......

Wigan Warriors Trip

Mick, the organiser, you will remember pulled out of the Wigan Warriors Trip to have breakfast with Robyn!

Well we had a great time. An amazing result, Wigan winning 23-22. I think these spectacular image games have fixed results, just like the old wrestling on telly. The Robin Hood Pub in Orrell lived up to its reputation. The Daleside Brewery Blonde was brilliant. The Robin Hood Pub in Orrell also lived up to its name, but robbed rich & poor alike, as all pubs do these days! I should of course tell you the full tale.......... When we got to the pub the Daleside was just being set up, so I had a quick pint of Summer Lightning, delicious, but it's not suited to lightning quick quaffing. At 5% it's a little on the strong side. Needless to say I was my usual disgrace.... Helen, Eileen, Isabelle please forgive me!  John Griffiths thanks for your patience as the waiting driver. Or should that be driving waiter?

Loo with a View Competition

I've worked myself to such a fever pitch since Karen sent in so good a Loo picture. (Saunders) I thought that mine from Paddy's Pole & the other from FRA were pretty good, but Karen's hurt & went right through me like a dose of salts. I'm thinking of organising a pho to the loo competion. But that will have to be after the caption contest I'm arranging from Gummer Howe.

Slight changes in view points. Different cameras. Taken in early evening light. All these nuances, the tricks of a true professional............ Looks like the ex mayor is back on top. Definately the winner. Sorry you shouldn't see the result so soon before the competition starts.

Hindus & Quakers

A thought struck me over the weekend. The two religions above are often followed by gentle loving people. Hindus are always working towards a better life in their second coming. The holy cow is their finest aspiration. I wonder if Quakers aspire to be ducks?