Before my time too, Louise. I love that old stuff [koff....] Maggie - Its irony - a scouser (whom nobody can understand) doing a comedy scotsman (whom nobody understands) I think it's a poem by Ronnie Burns (Rabbie's incomprehensible cousin)
I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about.
I used to have my pet dog Bruno with me (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Now I have Lucky the pup. He's a bit like Bruno, only smaller and more suspicious.
One week ago
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The stage is set at a venue in Derby. I arrived just after 6pm. Bought a
drink and found a seat. The event kicked off at 7.30pm.
The guest speakers.
The...
notes from the goats
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Betula is doing well.
He's staying in the barn paddock with Violet and Sambucus for company until
I feel confident the broken horn will not start bleedi...
Hulne Park
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Welcome to Percy's Park. March 22nd.
Hulne Park in Alnwick is owned by Percy, Duke of Northumberland. Open to
the public on most days but check by going...
Bay Lines – Beach of Dreams
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A long anticipated walk this one, and something a bit different. TBH and I
had both spotted adverts for this…what? Instillation? Artwork? Event?
Whatever, ...
The Gateway to the Southern Pennines.
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*Wednesday 28th February 2024 *
Or so the area board says.
I for one had never considered it to be the gateway but there are certainly
lots of nice gat...
Tally-Ho! Whitworth Wander / Turkey Trot 2023
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*Whitworth Wander – Turkey Trot, 27th of a very wet December 2023*
*In memory of the late Brian Whitworth, a fine man, my friend, and a former
Hon Sec ...
2023 My year in review…
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January January was cycling,covid, pringles challenge & archery. February
was Peak District postings, archery, pubs & Stiles. March was a Work trip
to Bris...
2023 Trip Round Up
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Before I start looking back on this year, I need to explain a couple of
things about the blog. For many, many years using WordPress was free. Then
a handfu...
Reflections of TGO 2023
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I've taken my time to have a good think about this post. I think we can
safely say, my Challenge this year didn't go to plan.
I didn't have any major ch...
Cateran Trail..what a gem
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Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but
with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the
waterproofs...
A wet, windy wander
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My friend Chris suggests a couple of night's backpacking, away from our
home in the Peak District and leaves it me to choose. After some thought I
suggest ...
Another wee bit of scribbling
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OS map LR 42 January
In need of a breath of fresh air, I took the night coach north. Changing
at Glasgow, it was on to the Fort William train. The weat...
Happy Christmas 2020 ... if that's possible !!
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Well Hello, just wanted to wish anyone reading this a Happy Christmas with
a scene from my local village in the Derwent Valley North East. I'm not
sure h...
Protect NTS ranger and ecology services
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This isn’t a usual blogpost. As a consequence of the coronavirus lockdown
and lost income, the National Trust for Scotland is looking at making a
number of...
Wainwright’s - Fellbarrow and Low Fell
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From the parking at Waterend we followed the Bridleway opposite towards
Miresyke. As we climbed up the views opened out over Loweswater towards
Burnbank F...
Under the Northern Lights
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The previous week had been frustrating. I was 430 kilometres north of the
Arctic Circle and the Aurora forecast had been good. Whilst deep in the
wildernes...
msr mini groundhogs
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An easy way of losing weight from your rucksack is to replace the the tent
pegs that come with your shelter. Whilst these aren't necessarily poor
quality...
5 comments:
Sir, sir!! (Sittin' at t' back wi' me 'and up) but it's obviously waaaaay before my time. My brother was a fan. He's Much Older.
Loved it, but would need those last few sentences translated! Merry Christmas from the US.
Maggie
Before my time too, Louise. I love that old stuff [koff....]
Maggie - Its irony - a scouser (whom nobody can understand) doing a comedy scotsman (whom nobody understands) I think it's a poem by Ronnie Burns (Rabbie's incomprehensible cousin)
Do you know that's really spooky - not only do I love Christmas, we just happened to get a new carpet last Christmas too...
Eee you couldn't make it up, Chrissie...
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