The Pointless Page
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M, if youre down 'our way' take in Barrington Court and Lytes Cary if you haven't already.....
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I went to Tyntesfield for the first time a few weeks ago, impressive! Didn't see it all so must go back (not so good with dogs unfortunately.)
Just watching the end of Glastonbury, music just right for the ending. Our son is there til tomorrow, having a VG time.
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Brue, our lad is there and back on the 6:30 (am) bus....
just watching Ed Sherin, not really my thing but OH likes this sort of pap.
Earlier, Nile Rogers (Chic), Barry Gibb (what a song writer) and (last night) the Jacksons more my thing....but i am an old fart
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Something for everyone, well that's it for this year.
(Not sure whether they're taking a break next year, wonder which band M. Eavis is hoping will re-form?)From the sublime to the ridiculous I'm jam making....overloaded with raspberries here.
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I was walking through the village today and they were putting up bunting. It's for one of those dreadful wartime weekends when they all dig out the dressing up boxes and fish out their fancy dress. I know it's each to their own but it all seems pretty pointless to me. This year the organisers have plumbed new depths. They're advertising a musical evening in the church hall, it's title "A night at the blitz".
I wonder how many of those who lived through the horrors would have regarded it as family entertainment?
Rant over I'll get my pretend tin hat and toddle along to my pretend air raid shelter.
ps. A pal of mine observed that you won't see many squaddies, they're all dresssed up as officers.
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One of today's jobs, picking fruit. Life's just a bowl of cherries....
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Agree, two beautiful places, with stunning gardens.
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It's something I can never understand. Most people that seem to attend such things won't remember the war anyway. Oh dash I mentioned the war, lets hope I got away with it.
David
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That's my thinking entirely. This weekend rejoices in the title "Meltham Memories" As you said there won't be any of the participants old enough to remember and I suspect most of them won't live in the village either.
There is one upside to this, we get to see a fly over from a couple of vintage aircraft, usually a spitfire or a hurricane and sometimes a Dakot.
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I don' t think people like my 94 year old Mum would be the least offended. But she does get fed up with people who think older people want to be entertained with war time songs, she does like other things! I wonder what we'll have to listen to if we reach a great age? Choirs singing Bob Dylan or the Beatles?
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At Thetford Club Site about 11 days ago There was a "Desert Rats" Gathering -- with nobody remotely old enough to remember WW II, but with East Anglian units, Gurkhas, Royal British Legion, Tankies etc etc all well represented there were lots who will remember other, more recent conflicts ! 40's music ruled but the problems I had was in keeping out of the way of the folk dancing to that music -- don't think their Spacial Awareness was all it might have been
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One of those busy weekends, everything from listening to heavy metal in the park to OH winning a coconut. Then struggling on to the finale, an open garden Sunday afternoon, my sister's town garden looking good, her cakes and scones went down well to those willing to cough up for a local charity. Lovely weather in the SW but as usual the M5 was jammed.....
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Lovely roses brue! Been a nice day up here as well, glad I cut those roses the other day, have lost a lot to the heavy rain, but new buds are showing!
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Last day of our stop on a CL at Whitby. Had a smashing 8 mile walk from Robin Hood's Bay to Ravenscar and back yesreday, then today headed into Whitby as Mrs.WN wanted to draw one or two things so had some Fish and Chips as a reward. Everywhere heaving but the sun's out and all good natured.
Enjoyed our time up here and will return.
Amazingly someone turned up on the cl last night without checking if they were full and without booking. Funnily enough in the height of season and a weekend to boot the cl was full so they were turned away even though there was room.
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Responsible cl owner then
Yep. The only reason there were extra pitches, which the M/Homer wanted to park on, was in case of weather related problems. There was also a big sign at the entrance saying " Site Full - no vacancies" but obviously some people still think this doesn't apply to them!
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A thoroughly wet and miserable day here on a CL in York.
Booked a weeks holiday in the middle of August in a cottage in the Cotswolds! Have to work out which child to sell in order to pay for it. Taking the MIL away for a well earned week after her recent knee replacement op and the effort she put in getting halfway fit so that we could keep our June/July trip going.
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Hope you are enjoying your current trip Wherenext despite the rain today.
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Thanks, Helen. We've moved on into the Peak District, I think we're following you around!
Lovely walk yesterday, from Ilam Hall up onto the hills and back to Milldale and along Dovedale. Washing, shopping and sorting out jobs day today. Back walking tomorrow.
How's the new van by the way?
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You do seem to be doing the same area's wherenext
although your trip is much longer than ours. We have booked a few more days in the peak district at the end of August as we didn't get to do everything! It's one of our favourite area's. Where are you staying?Very pleased with the new van so far, thanks.
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