Category: Life
a new addiction
As if the World Cup, Wimbledon and the fast approaching Open golf aren’t enough to keep you going in sporting action I’ve become hooked on something else… cycling. The Tour de France started a couple of days ago and I’m totally engrossed already. It’s fascinating. The tactics, the personal battles and the massive crashes like Read More …
unnecessary
Last night in the World Cup match between Brazil and the Ivory Coast the ugly side of football reared its head. Kaka, one of the best players in the world, was sent off after some play acting by one of his opponents. Kaka didn’t deserve to be sent off… but… And there is a ‘but’… Read More …
lack of blogging
Sorry for the lack of blogging recently. I’ve been unwell with dizziness being my major problem so screen time doesn’t help. Hopefully I’ll be back in business soon.
Trading Places
Last night my better half, Avril, was invited to speak at the AGM of the Murrayfield Club, a dementia project which Murrayfield Churches Together have been running for 20 years in Edinburgh. She was invited to speak about her unfolding journey with her father who was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia. Avril has been blogging Read More …
Tyred
One of my goals for the year was to cycle more. I mostly cycle on the road and sometimes on tracks so a set of nobbly MTB tyres wasn’t really what I needed. I finally got my new tyres for my bike the other day. I took Neil’s advice and got a set of Specialized Read More …
lust
They have one of these in Dales. I’m so glad I have no cash or I would have bought it for no other reason that it looks amazing.