The title is the Two Severn Bores show that we have been doing in various locations. Our next one as previously mentioned is at Bo-Ho Bakery on the 18th. Details at the end of the blog.

My sporting summer has been very enjoyable – I had that memorable Ashes day at Headingley when Mark Wood bowled that electric spell of high class fast bowling and  of course I had that never to be forgotten day at Wembley when the Mighty Hatters won that dramatic play off final on penalties. On TV the Ashes (both men and women) and the Tour de France have been utterly compelling. The Ashes had so many storylines, full of twists and turns. I missed the England’s Women’s football yesterday but hopefully will catch the next one. Will I ever have a summer to match this one!

Storytelling at Wick Court tomorrow night.

As promised details about the 18th!

This is the gist of the poster!

The Two Severn Bores (multi-talented musician Dan Everett and idiosyncratic story teller Bill Church) explore questions around Destiny and Fate through stories and original music. Is our Fate sealed?     Can we change our Destiny? Stories and songs range across the world from the Vikings to the Glastonbury Festival!

Performing at Bo-Ho Bakery Kings Stanley GL 10 3PN on Friday August 18th at 6 pm. Come and enjoy a midsummer drink and an entertaining performance. It is free but a cash donation for the performers very welcome thank you.

Short blog today. Longer one tomorrow!

The wow refers to the marvellous Ashes- what a series! As we driving back yesterday we were listening avidly and managed to see the final part.

Will try and put the poster on here for the 18th August gig at Bo-Ho Bakery Kings Stanley but struggling with the technology!

Currently in North Yorkshire with granddaughter Ellen and her parents. We had to look after her yesterday while her parents were at a wedding (David had to give the best man speech).

Difficult to write much on my phone so it is a short one !
Just to say the Two Severn Bores will be performing on 18th August at Bo-Ho Bakery Kings Stanley our Destiny or Fate show at 6 pm. Should have poster for this early next week please join us.

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Just 17 days before I will watch my Football Team the Mighty Hatters kick off their season in their new elevated status in the Premier League. I have just booked my ticket for Brighton. We are camping for a few days North of Brighton. I am very excited!

Had a decent pedal yesterday to call on one of loyal Blog readers David Clark– believe it or not there are a few of you reading my incoherent ramblings!

As I write this I am getting an ominous feeling about the Test Match having seen England bowled out and as yet no Australian wickets! Come on Woody- as Corporal Jones would say ” they don’t like it up them!!!!!”

Disappointing day today on the sporting front as we (the Gloucestershire Seniors) lost at cricket away to Oxfordshire. It was good to play on one of Oxford University grounds but we didn’t give a very good account of ourselves! I blame the captain for losing the toss and being put into bat on an iffy wicket. Still on a positive note the result has meant we have avoided a long journey to Kent in the knockout section!

I have had a busy social time seeing an old friend and having a wonderful time playing with my grandsons.

A wet day here and at the Test Match at Manchester. Still hoping that we manage to get decent weather so England get get level in the Ashes. These games have been absolutely absorbing to watch.

carrying on with the sporting theme – I am encouraged by the signings my team (now Premium League) have made it does look like astute business. Hoping to sort my ticket out for the first game – we have booked a camp site near Brighton. We have also booked a Travel Lodge in London so we can enjoy a visit to the capital and go to Chelsea.

On the Story Telling front it is fairly quiet through the summer with bit and pieces booked.

I refer to my wonderful team of old grizzled ancient cricketers. We gave a first class performance yesterday against Buckinghamshire. It started well when I won the toss (my team mates often refer to my coin spinning in rather derogatory terms but I have now won the toss two weeks on the bounce when there is dodgy weather about!). I put Bucks in and my team mates put in a superb all performance in the field with two magnificent catches (guess who took one!), a good stumping and an excellent run out.  We coasted to a ten wicket victory. One of my bowlers took five wickets as well.

Enjoyed a hilly ride with a pal today. Weather was kind to us so no rain jackets!

We have many bird feeders scattered all over our garden  and over a year we have a good variety of birds that use them. Over the last few weeks our feeders are rapidly emptying often a full feeder is emptied within a day! Many young birds are around – Tits and Finches especially. It is all action and it looks like the tree is actually alive as the leaves shake and move with their many visitors. It is so encouraging when so many birds are thriving when bird flu is so prevalent. Some pictures picked out from my files from the last year in our garden.

Clare and I pedalled to the Jenner Museum at Berkeley today. Jenner was a remarkable polymath not only was he instrumental in winning the battle against Smallpox, he wrote poetry and was an impressive naturalist his observations on Cuckoos was ground breaking!

Pity England’s Women Cricketers lost narrowly today in an absorbing game.

As we always do, we follow the Tour de France closely and this year’s race is a classic. Picture below is three of us (me, my David and friend George at the top of Alpe d’Huez) near enough ten years ago!

Always a significant date in History! It seems apt that I am  currently watching the Tour de France cyclists tackling the Grand Colombier— “Allez, Allez”. It looks brutal! The crowds look fantastic!

I am going to get on my back later and cycle into Dursley to meet some old friends- Likely to get a good soaking and be buffeted about by the rain!

Enjoyed my Story Telling this morning with the young people from Chesterton Primary School.