As I celebrate my 45th orbit of the sun, it would seem appropriate that one old fossil gets to visit some other old fossils, so today finds us extreme dog walking deep into Derbyshire at the limestone deposits of Steeplehouse Quarry by the National Stone Centre. This 50 acre site at Wirksworth on the edge […]
Category: Something Else
Fossil Hunting
Sporting my new geology hammer and chisel I’ve gotten for Christmas from Sam, its time to field test them and go fossil hunting in Derbyshire. Now I’m not expecting Jurassic Park or to find the intact remains of a T-Rex or for dog to dig up the bones of a Pachycephalosaurus (easy for you to say) […]
The Wedding
After months of patient build up and Bridezillas careful planning, we’ve finally gone and got hitched, tied the knot, got married. To each other. We didn’t want to rush into our wedding, we’ve only been together 13 years. Of course, it took some effort getting here. There have been some pretty lame excuses including “I’d […]
Radio Nottingham Big Day Out 2014
A day out at Papplewick Pumping Station may not be on everybody’s agenda, inspecting Victorian water works, or any anybody else’s waterworks for that matter, but it could, especially when it’s for free as part of the Radio Nottingham Big Day Out. Initial suggestions at visiting Papplewick Pumping Station are filled with thoughts of dour […]
Awsworth 5K run
The madness continues with another run signed up for, this time the Awsworth 5K run supporting Mencap. Being woefully unprepared having smashed my iPhone into oblivion a few days before, I borrowed a friends iPod but horrified to discover it had the Twilight soundtrack on it. I’m supposed to run to this? Even more of […]
Broxtowe 5K sport run 2013
Some time ago, on a cold wintery day in February, in what now seems like a moment of madness, I signed up for Broxtowe Councils’ 5K run at Bramcote Hills Park on April 19. Not for charity, not for competition but for personal challenge, for me. That’s easy I hear you scoff, its only 3 […]
DH Lawrence Festival 2012 & Beauvale Priory
Being unsophisticated and uncouth, its time to get myself some culture and get educated about the local area visiting the DH Lawrence birthplace, Durban House heritage centre and Beauvale Priory. We’ve lived here 7 years and only just got round to visiting. Eastwood has come a long way since 1066 when it was a tiny settlement […]
Introducing Lord Nelson
It just kind of happened. Just thought we’d have a look. We visited Second Chance Rescue in Derby last week and seem to have agreed on adopting a dog. There was this one fellow, sat there in his kennel, wouldn’t even look at me. Would look at Sam, kids and ladies but not blokes. Just […]
Question Time Audience
After years of applying and through good fortune and thanks of a friend, I have finally managed to be in the audience for yesterday’s Question Time at Nottingham. After receiving a call off the BBC and discussing recent news events (a sort of quiz), was asked to come up with two example questions there and […]
Lucky’s Legacy
Its been a year today since we lost Lucky. That difficult last journey on that awful day she closed her eyes for the last time and letting her go was like ripping my insides out. And it still is. She was cruelly robbed by lung cancer. She didn’t deserve that, we knew her for 2 […]
RAF Photos
Photos from my time in the RAF as a Painter & Finisher. Pictures include those from RAF St.Athan, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Laarbruch (Germany), Incirlik Air Base (Turkey), Falkland Islands, Pennsylvania (Ohiopyle State Park, Youghiogheny River, Uniontown).
Sam on The Weakest Link
Sam Fyfe on The Weakest Link Sam Fyfe and her monumental effort on The Weakest Link by the BBC, hopefully propelling her to fame and fortune. View these selected clips for your viewing pleasure. Don’t worry it won’t take too long to get round all her questions. Yes ,we are all very proud of you […]