On my ride this morning I saw three Buzzards close up today they lifted out of trees as I went by. Of course these birds are common but seeing them today and being so close you realised just how big and powerful these birds are. Brilliant!!!
We enjoyed our gig at the Festival yesterday. I do enjoy working with Dan as the Two Severn Bores. I am hoping our next venture we manage to blend the music much more into the stories. So watch this space!
Two Severn Bores spent a delightful afternoon performing at The Great Barn Festival at Great Coxwell Barn about nine miles North East of Swindon. It is a wonderful old 13th century stone barn. Certainly a different venue! Our theme was River Journeys. It was building on one of our past collaborations when we did the River Severn. The festival had a lovely atmosphere with plenty of different things going on. We will now develop ideas for our next collaboration.
Thoroughly enjoyed the football yesterday (it helps when you win!) the second goal was worth watching! Despite what has seemed a stuttering start we have exactly the same number of points as we had at the same stage last season- so fingers crossed!
Title refers to my blog! Apologies for not getting much recently but it has been all go.
Relieved my team won today, off to do the Great Barn Festival tomorrow. Proper blog tomorrow night !
We have just rehearsed our links for our Two Severn Bores performance at the Great Barn Festival on Sunday. We both now need to go away and nail our parts – me the stories and Dan the songs!
Went back to Wick Court volunteering yesterday taking the young people Bird Watching – it was quiet!!! I was Story Telling there tonight before our rehearsal.
Advance Notice Thursday 27th October at Kingshill House as a special for All Hallows Eve I will be telling “Tales from the Dark Side!” More details to follow! Put it in your diary!
Just had a wonderful 24 hours back in Hitchin (my old home town) meeting up with old school chums – we all left in 1972!!!!!! We were taken for a tour of the school this morning that both took us back in time and glimpsing the future.. Afterwards the Head sat with us over a cup of tea and biscuits and chatted honestly with us about school issues. He was very impressive with a clear vision for the school
I now have to get down to some serious Story learning work- the Two Severn Bores are performing at the Great Barn Festival on Sunday. Dan (the musical half of the Two Severn Bores) and I have a rehearsal booked for Thursday night.
Of course I am referring to the tumbling wickets at the Oval. I went yesterday to meet up with people I went to school with we were reliving when as spotty adolescents we went to the first three days of the famous Oval test of 1968. A memorable match for a variety of reasons. It was of course the Test Match I have written about before when we ended up in the England Dressing Room. I took the civilised transport option and travelled up by train. I met the Cotterells on the train who are Joe Root’s in-laws so we had plenty to chat about. An exciting day’s cricket where if you blinked you missed something!
I am off on the train again tomorrow to Hitchin (my old home town) to meet up with people I was at school with. Some of who I haven’t seen for 50 years!!!!
My goodness we have had some real downpours today and thankfully our pond is filling up fast.
Looking out of the window this afternoon we have had non stop action with at least 10 Blue Tits, 4 Great Tits plus some Goldfinches and Chaffinches in a mixed flock. Also an active Chiffchaff (picture below).
We had a great planning session for our book club “Beer and Books” last night we have some really diverse books and activities planned for the next twelve months.
I have been working on the story I am telling at the Great Barn Festival next weekend. Quite a bit of grafting needed over the next few days!
Title sums up a super morning. We also pedalled for an hour first thing down by the River! Looking forward to my first Blackberry and Apple Crumble of the Autumn. I do find blackberrying quite therapeutic despite the scratches and stings!
Had a couple of Black Terns up at the sailing lake near home. Now in their Winter Plumage – we get them on passage sometimes see them in Spring as well as Autumn. Lovely little birds- also had a Kingfisher close by. my pictures of the Terns below. An Osprey also passed through but missed that!
Thought I was being clever and timing my ride today before the rain came in. So I went on Merlin my super bike but it doesn’t have mudguards. Big mistake!!!! Rain came when I was halfway round my 36 mile ride. So I got a real good soaking! It is a while since that has happened to me on the bike! Always wanting to take a positive but it is good for the garden!!
Talking of gardens – we have just collected a garden trophy from the Parish Council for the Most Improved Garden – it is judged on front gardens! We are unsure what we have done to improve the garden!
Delightful day watching our Peter doing the Cheltenham Half- Marathon. The last couple of miles are around Cheltenham Race Course. The picture below is him entering the race course. Our grandson Owen was rather bemused to see his father afterwards looking sweaty!
I had a lovely day doing Words in the Wild on Friday in Tewkesbury – sadly my audience was sparse! I now need to prepare for gigs on the next two Sundays. Both are for very different audiences.
I was bemused and I am still scratching my head on how my football team managed to lose yesterday. The Mighty Hatters were well on top and we didn’t envisage the last ten minutes when somehow Wigan scored two goals!