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WOODHALL SPA, THE PATIENT IS RECOVERING NICELY!
It’s amazing how quickly time flies as I think it is now three years since the last Woodhall Spa forties weekend was cancelled with rumours of embezzlement, fraud and all sorts apparently going on. However, we are not the sort … Continue reading
BROOKLANDS RELIVED WEEKEND.
Three weeks ago we went to Brooklands for the Relived weekend and took the old 1947 Bentley Mk VI and as usual didn’t got around to taking a photo of the car until we got home, just to prove it … Continue reading
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY FORTIES WEEKEND.
What with one thing and another I seem to have become rather behind with posting things but I have been ridiculously busy with the minutiae of modern life and making a timed watering system for Angella in the garden, which … Continue reading
A RADIO PLAY I WROTE SOME MANY YEARS AGO ABOUT THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Some years ago, I was somewhat surprised to find that during the First World War there was an extremely good postal service between the troops and those at home which caused me to write this radio play which gives a … Continue reading
MELTON MOWBRAY FORTIES WEEKEND.
I did mention in my previous post that this one about the Melton Mowbray forties weekend would contain somewhat fewer photographs than my last post but nonetheless for that the quality will still be maintained. Angella and Steve relaxing in … Continue reading
TWO QUICK TRIPS TO EDINBURGH.
I recently made two quick trips to Edinburgh, the first to view a Bentley Arnage R to replace my previous one which was written off two weeks earlier, the first of which was to view the car and then return … Continue reading
KELHAM HALL, SOMEWHAT BELATEDLY!
We went to Kelham Hall in April and due to circumstances beyond my control I am finally uploading some photos which were taken when we were there by the rather splendid Anna Marriage from Marriage Photography. I have to say … Continue reading
ANOTHER STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Some of you may have read my previous post about our rescue cockapoo Barnie who within the first week of his arrival had bitten every one of us, however we are not the sort of people who give up that … Continue reading
THE UK SHIPPING FORECAST AREAS.
I was on Facebook earlier and someone had posted a map of the UK shipping forecast areas, my favourites of which are North Utsire and South Utsire which caused me to think, there are two things on the wireless that … Continue reading
PLEASE DONATE TO THIS RATHER SPLENDID FELLOW WHO NEEDS HIS HEAD EXAMINED!
I met this sprightly 86 year old Chelsea Pensioner at the Melton Mowbray forties weekend recently where he was appearing in an effort to raise money for the Royal Hospital Chelsea by doing a wing walk at Sywell Aerodrome on … Continue reading
The Diary of a Country Bumpkin 