Tonight we hit the town fair. They squeeze in a waltzer, 3 smaller rides, hook-a-duck and shooting galleries into a space in the town centre than you really wouldn’t think do fit it all in. I used to love going to the fair when I was a kid and went on the Waltzer over and […]
Month: November 2017
Paint it Black Friday
The Rolling Stones once sang “Maybe then I’ll fade away and not have to face the facts, It’s not easy facing up when your whole world is black” in their 1966 classic Paint it Black. And here and now today in 2017 it’s Black Friday and our world is turning black. Thanksgiving and Black Friday […]
Food. It has the power to invoke memories of times gone by. For me, pie & peas takes me back to the WMC I went to with my parents when I we’re a lad. Half way through the night I’d get this as my supper. To me it’s a classic, hardy Yorkshire meal that is […]
Look at that. I mean, just look at it. What a fantastic sight it is to see the glow of the sunrise over the frosted ground. I love it. I love this view from our living room. We are so lucky to have this view at all, let alone from the living room. Beautiful. Simply […]
This morning I slept in. The warmth in the bed was just too hard to resist. I eventually prised myself loose from it’s blankety clutches to get in a run around town. These are the satisfying runs. Not because I’ve set a PB or gone a furthest distance but because I got out there and […]
The meat man’s been! Many thanks to Peter from @highfarndale for fetching all this lovely pork (plus the pack of minced mutton). Knowing where meat comes from is really important (checkout their Insta to see) and knowing there’s absolutely nothing added is reassuring. We’re looking forward enjoying many a meal in the coming weeks. #freerange […]
Top tip for parents who also have dogs! At this time of year returning from a run (or walk) with Duke can be a messy affair really. Usually I keep him held outside the front door and wrestle to dry him off with a towel. Today we had an issue, the dog towels were all […]
If you saw my post this morning I was calling today a rest day. However, not running makes me itch. It makes me grumpy. It makes me feel guilty and stressed. So, as the morning at work assisted the development of a banging headache I decided to go for a run at lunch time. It was […]
Aside from the Children in Need annual rickshaw challenge on TV I haven’t seen many of these pedal powered people movers in my life. I certainly didn’t expect to see one on a chilly, grey autumn day in Malton yesterday. There it was, just parked at the top of the Shambles all shiny and colourful. […]
This morning I didn’t run. I had planned to but I listened to my body and realised what it was telling me…take a break. I don’t rest easily though. I feel guilty for not running and that builds inside me and stresses me out. I’m already contemplating a run on my lunch break to compensate […]