Present from the cat - sweet !!

Present from the cat - sweet !!

Craufurd Arms; Hillbilly Moon Explosion; excellent Saturday night

Been second hand vinyl shopping again with younger son - not my band of choice back in the day but I’m enjoying it a lot

After 11 years service as a stable cat it looks as though Oscar has decided to retire. Turned up at the house yesterday in daughter’s car and, unlike when we had him at home to recover from an accident, shows no desire to leave this time

Two of the team have decided that it’s time to get ready for Christmas

Thornbridge Burton Union ruby ale and pork scratchings - very very nice 😍

I’ve come for a rest from rugby Twitter!! Jeez it’s getting worse. Ref was paid for the last knock on; game’s gone soft; lots of talk about “product” (I played and coached for the joy of the game not a product!) not a yellow; World Rugby bias; 90% is just pure bile🤪

Season ticket prices aren’t bad considering what a single match ticket can cost at some clubs

My parents were both products of Empire; Dad went off to the colonies when sent down from Oxford, Mum was 3rd generation born in India to army officers; I was brought up on Empire, Boys Own and Victorian values and yet I find myself thinking “these days who the ***** really cares if it does????”

St Barnabas is a great venue for a gig

Sending youngest off for a month in India with my cousin : wishing at this point that I was Liam Neeson

Excellent weekend - great win, great company at lunch; can’t beat supporting your local rugby club

Sun may be out but the log store’s almost filled so when I’m done I’m calling it - Autumn is here

Flights for daughter’s India trip al booked and this is the view from my cousin’s place above Dharamshala- jealous? Moi? Too right !!

and the sun came out just in time for Romeo & Juliet at Upton Hall - M regretted telling me to leave the blanket in the car though😆

Turned out a lovely afternoon to take the dogs out

For my first post why not start with something calm, rural and (hopefully) uplifting