Back from 3 days of golf. Ferndown on Sunday, haven't played it for years and had forgotten how beautiful it was. We were treated to a very short impromptu performance from the Red Arrows, pulling up into a loop with the smoke on and then exiting in a bomb burst. Doesn't matter how often you see them, it never gets old and as we looked round everyone had stopped to watch. Yesterday was Blackmoor for a charity day for H4H. Lovely Surrey heathland course meeting a bunch of old mates and raising money for a very worthy cause. Today was Hayling, a lovely links course; it may prove to be the most expensive round for a while as I've applied to become a member. And overall, I wasn't too grumpy...
the last time I checked, H4H is/was nit a registered charity, it is/was registered as a business with Companies House Very little of any donations actually went to the people it was claiming to help I, for one, would never donate anything to H4H, I would rather give it to the RBL
Set off at 8am to take the car in for a service at the dealers in Silverlink.............roads were gnarled up because of an accident, so I turned back and went home. Gonna try again this afternoon.
I’ve lived here nearly six years and walk down the river ever day, never seen one before yet alone one that size.
Caught the bus into Basingstoke to do a bit of shopping. Now my BT landline is fixed, I need a cheap handset that will also do BT Digital Voice and it's time for new socks and underpants. So far bought the handset (£20), walked into M&S and saw the prices £40 for 5 pairs of cotton underpants, YMBFJ, walked out of M&S empty handed, now sat in Nero's enjoying a short Americano and a Cinnamon swirl to get over the shock Andy
Yes, we will. The idea is to do a bit of touring in the lush north west. It is very unspoilt and seems to be a holiday destination for Spanish people who want to escape the ever increasing heat that is becoming a major problem. Madrid was forecast to reach 40 degrees and we arrived in Vilagarcía to a very comfortable 25 degrees. We’ve only heard two people speaking English, so far. The food has been excellent everywhere we’ve stopped, (and most especially if you like seafood) the house white seems to be chilled Albariño wherever my wife asks for it, so happy wife, happy life. Outside of the major towns and cities, the roads are pretty much empty, so the driving is easy and relaxing. So far, there’s nothing to complain about. Scenery is green, mountainous, or costal, depending on where you are heading and I have to confess to be spending more time up north than ever before.
In actual cash on the day, the coffee cost nothing. I ‘paid’ with some of my Nectar points accrued by occasional trips to Sainsbury’s. The pastry was on special offer at £1.20 Andy
The golf day in question was started by two friends, one of them an ex-serviceman who has sadly since died, and is continued in his memory. Every one that I have attended has had a ex-servicemen in attendance who will get up and tell their story, which is often quite harrowing, and will highlight the work H4H has done. As long as it is run and I'm capable of attending I will.
That sounds like Spain. A really enjoyable country except for the areas The Brits and Germans have ruined sown south
Faint praise… Welcome to god’s country. Mind the beer, it’s stronger and complete strangers might just say hello and enquire as to how your day is going. Don’t be scared, it’s what we do up here. And stick to the paths, don’t stray onto the moor.
Doing more than done, heading out for a pub lunch at Hinton, on our way to an open air rock concert at Chepstow Castle tonight with Florence Black headlining. Going to be banging Andy
Coming out of Sainsbury's, this chick with a kid in a pushchair asks me if there're many yellow ones (or something to that effect). On account of my wearing the black/yellow Ducati t-shirt. Once I satisfy myself that she is talking to me, I say a fair few; eventually that I've got one. She says she used to have a 600 Monster. I couldn't hear everything she said, on account of traffic; but she seemed to know the guy at Moto-Vation. Then talked about this 'Bikers Nite' thing, that I'd never heard of. Anyway I said I'd check it out. I didn't ask her name or tell her mine on account of the traffic noise and if it was important it'd go on the phone before I forgot, and the phone was in my full backpack and I had a heavy shopping bag in each hand. And I'd just walked past the snout tout without buying (but there were a couple more just up ahead!) Anyway, back home, checked it out. Apparently I'd been talking to Steph. https://www.midlandsairambulance.co...r-fundraisers-100-000-for-lifesaving-charity/ Cool chick.
