Sunday, 6 August 2023

13 July 2023

Met up with my old colleague Mike and went for a walk in Delamere. Visited one of my favourite spots which is Old Pale, an ancient beacon. From the top you can see Liverpool and Manchester as well as the Pennines and Cwydlan range.





12 June 2022

Good Wincle walk with Peter. Here we are in the Ship Inn now reopened.



Sunday, 16 July 2023

10 July 2023

Monthly meet up with Paul in the café. Good chat as usual.  


9 July 2023

A walk in the village and a game of cricket.



8 July 2023

A trip to Chorlton to meet Simon and Teresa. While we were in the Tap there was a torrential downpour which lasted the best part of an hour. That's the weather now. Either hot and dry or cool and wet. We are in the climate crisis.



7 July 2023

Paul and Janet came to stay over. I was very hot, but we went for a walk when it had cooled down a bit. Later we had some wine and a good Chinese takeaway.







Sunflowers and bees.


4 July 2023

 Food from the garden. Broccoli and broad beans.




2 July 2023

I've been planting as many wildflowers in the garden as I can. Now we have lots more bees! 😄




1 July 2023

Coming back from Ravenstone was a nightmare. We got suck in a traffic jam on the A50 for two hours 😩 



30 June 2023

The day of the funeral. The service was at 10.30am with a good turnout. Afterwards we went to her house for some sherry and refreshments provided by Nigel and the rest of her family.


29 June 2023

A trip to Ravenstone for Rita's funeral. She was 90 when she died. A lively character who lived in the village and was known to many. I had a sit in the churchyard. Quiet contemplation.



Sunday, 25 June 2023

25 June 2023

Another warm day. It appears the 'coup' launched in Russia by the Wagner Group is over, unfortunately. What will be the longer term consequences?

Here's a picture of Rio enjoying the sun.

24 June 2023

Really hot sunny day. Went for a cycle ride. It was glorious and thankfully cool at ten mph!


21 June 2023

Midsummers eve. The Solstice. I should have gone for a walk down the lane to see the sunset, but I managed to catch it over our road. Next year!