Motorcycle life – motorbike travel and pictures
OK, so it’s not a bike related post but last week Pat and I had Daniel and Emma with us for the best part of the day. We had bought them a tent for the garden, although what we thought was a tent was actually to become a church (or so Daniel and Emma told […]
I wrote about this years Motorcycle Live in Part 1 and Part 2. This Blog post is the third and final part of the write up following my visit to the 2016 show in Birmingham. In Part 2 I had wrote about the manufacturers stands that I thought were pretty good, and they were (not […]
A few weeks back I had taken Daniel at his request for a ‘long walk’ and wrote a post about the grandparents unwritten job description here. Not surprisingly he wanted to go for another walk but this time the weather was a bit colder and a bit wetter. However there are some things that you […]
For most of my life January has probably been my least favorite month of the year, and that despite it being the month I have my birthday. In my younger days the chore of going back to school after the Christmas and New Year holidays was never welcome, nor was the trudging to and from […]
Poor weather this morning meant we had to scrap Plan A but as the weather improved this afternoon Plan B was the order of the day.
The weather has been just perfect this week for those crisp winter walks that really leave you feeling refreshed – Sunday morning provided just the opportunity for a decent walk through the woods and I’ve posted a few pictures below. Yesterday Sarah called with the children and despite all the ‘proper’ toys available to play […]
Richard and I went off to the Midlands yesterday to watch City play at West Brom – it was another fine performance and another fine win for the team. At times the first half of the game was another masterclass from City but unfortunately the weather dominated the second half and completely slowed the game […]
Lovely Christmas Day with our children and grandchildren – the pictures speak for themselves
We spent an enjoyable few hours at Sarah and Damian’s on Christmas Eve – and fortunately most of Damian’s family had been able to get along, Sarah played a blinder which included the supply of plenty of home-made chocolates …
Yesterday Pat and I had Daniel and Emma whilst Sarah got on with some Christmas shopping – the home-made ‘postbox’ was a great success as you can see in the pictures …