OneGuyFromBarlick

Yesterday we went to Coventry for grandaughter, Eve's, third birthday. We had a great time. This lunchtime the family and both sets of grandparents went our for lunch before driving back in driving wind and rain at 4-5 C brrrr!

Sue

En route back from another event I took a bit of a wrong turning , but I passed by Carters of Royal Berkshire Steam Fair in progress, so I braved the showers micro-deluge and had a bit of a walk around. I have temp posted pictures on here of some of the things I found interesting. Unfortunately I missed the steam engine powering the gallopers , but they do have a website.

The other pictures are a bit affected by raindrops, sorry.

Gardening, gardening and more gardening, but its so nice to be out in the sun and warmth

Wishing it was warm & sunny here.....

Patience Wendy, we are on track, spring is always late up here and it has never failed us yet. Soil temperature is slowly rising......
Busy day, shopping, eye test and all the small chores. Housework is never done!

What a difference a day makes. Today is misty and drizzly, but I need to get these plants in. Its only water!

Having an easy day, far too busy yesterday!

I'm still gardening. Weather dull but the temperatures are OK. It rains every day but luckily mainly ;late afternoon. Its not the best early May we have had in France but at least my veggies are growing, unlike at home

Weather in Brittany lovely, been sat on the deck reading all afternoon. Eileen

Its OK here. It was cool this morning and rather damp, but the sun came out this afternoon. We went to a vide grenier ( car boot sale) this afternoon at Ploermel. I managed to get a couple of bargains, including an old hat for a scarecrow... and 3 silicone baking trays for just 1 euro.

Watching the end of the snooker world championship. Ronnie is leading 10-7 over Carter. Wonderful entertainment if you like good snooker!

Used to love snooker went to the world championships every year but stopped when for TV there was some controversy about changing the pocket size making it easier to achieve the 147. Used to go to watch my hero John Spencer, I was Perry Manns the South African's driver. Today I shall be mainly reading and sunning myself Eileen

We went to a great amrket at Questembert today, where it was raining . Back here at La vallee it is sunny. However we had a good trip out, buying fresh fish and local strawberries and one or two other things. More gardening this afternoon. I still have to put in the leeks, courgettes and butternut squash, but at least the soil is now prepared and covered with anti weed fabric

Snooker is over so back to normal... While I was watching Ronnie doing his magic I remembered this man from Helmshore Social Club in 1979. Lost his hands in a calendar roller but a good snooker player.

Surprising what you can achieve I knew a boy who had two artifical arms worked them with his chin on a bow tie. He swam like a fish even without arms. Today Dave has gone fishing so I am reading on the decking. It's warm but the sun is struggling to break through cloud. Wouldn't dare rain I have my washing out. Eileen

It was warm here this morning but now it has clouded over with a coll breeze. Forecast is good for our last few days

Enjoy it Sue, another cold spell here!

Stanley wrote:..... a good snooker player.

....."and for those watching in Black and White.....the pink is behind the yellow...."
or Summat like that ,eh !

One of the best 'Coleman-balls' ever! I shall be watching the F1 today from Spain. It's going to be an interesting race because of the way so many teams are competitive. Made even better by the fact that Lewis got pole but has been sent to the back of the grid because he ran out of fuel on the way back to the pits. He only had 1.3litres left, not enough to get round the circuit and have .5litre left in the tank for testing.

I shall be enjoying the sun, going out for lunch and visiting two vide greniers ( car boots) they are all the rage here in france. I picked up a couple of bargains last weekend, including two silicone baking moulds for 1euro

We went to one in Bergerac and I picked up hand painted Limoges pill boxes for very little..

I got a couple of things. Two plain white new towels for 3 euros the two. I shall embrioder them on my machine as guest towels for a craft fayre in Todmorden , a tupperware spaghetti container for a euro, so now my spaghetti will stop falling out of the cupboard on my head, and finally a ceramic cheese plate ehich will fit nicely in the container I bought last week

Watching the post for my book on Spain and reading Stanley Williamson's definitive book on the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster. The price of coal.....

Filling in a form. I have been called for Jury Service at Liverpool Crown Court in July.

Hope I do something this time. I was called to the Old Bailey several years back, along with about a 100 others, and after turning up for 4 days, spending all day hanging around and not being called, I and about 20-odd others were told that's it, no further need, off you toddle. Obviously someone didn't like the cut of my jib.....

Richard Broughton

This and that after our trip away. Tonight we are at a Murder Mystery evening at our local Italian restauarant. We all have characters to play. It should be a laugh with a three course meal as well