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Sunday.
Interesting to read that the mound at the end of the fellows'
garden, which gives such a good view of the radcliffe
camera and beyond, was not created for that purpose.
Apparently it sort of grew in about 1605 from spoil from a
cellar and undercroft.
The radcliffe
camera was much later - about 1740.
Monday proper frosty.
Still -3 degrees as we set out for london.
Slightly delayed by an accident on the m40.
Lunch, coffee and cake at paul.
Bought the saint
saviour cd in the seams.
Had a quick look in hobgoblin, but far
too busy to try stuff.
Wandered around the back of the british museum to infinity.
Bought a forcefield
pro
back protector to go in my rst jacket.
Had a quick look in westside.
Coffee in foyles.
We returned to hobgoblin, where I
tried the paul hathway mandocello and octave
mandola.
As with an acoustic bass, you just can't get a nice long wavelength
sound out of a box that small.
It also seems pointless doubling up strings that are that low.
That is probably why the bouzouki has octave
doubling on the 2 lower string sets.
It makes a lovely sound.
Also picked up a mandolin, which still
sounds too thin and tinny.
Back to westside to buy the
little martin lx1e.
The last 1 in the shop.
Back down oxford street and all the xmas lights.
Stopped for a sandwich at m+s.
Once again -3 degrees as we arrived home at about 21:05.
Tuesday frosty again.
Out for a refuel and a bit of shopping at morrisons.
Evening we caught up with the film out of
africa.
New year's eve still really cold and frosty, but no snow.
Squirrel on the bird feeder.
Took the mx5 for a drive in the sunshine and a bit of shopping at
dunchurch.
2x round the village circuit in the sunshine 15 mins 51.
Pheasant in the garden.
We went out to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Evening we caught up with the film men in black
2.
Then stayed up with later
until the pops and bangs stopped.
Good to see wilko
johnson still doing his thing and ronnie spector
doing the classics.
2015
New year's day and the frost has gone, now warm and windy.
And so begins the year when work should move closer to home, and I get
a small bit of my life back.
2x circuit over the damp slime 15 mins 39.
A bit of garden tidying in the relative warm.
We went for a walk around the village circuit before dusk.
Evening we caught up with the film seeking
a friend for the end of the world.
Friday off.
2x circuit at sunrise 16 mins 14.
Cleaned the car in the cold windy sunshine.
2x circuit before sunset - no time as computer not working again.
Evening we went over to see stuart + kris.
Saturday heavy rain.
Into town for lunch at the farmhouse.
Coffee and cake at m+s.
Had a look at keyboards at expressmusic.
A bit of shopping at tiny tesco.
Sunday frosty again.
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Sunday.
Out into the mist, and over to see dad.
Put the xmas tree away.
Evening we caught up with the film albert nobbs.
Monday caught up with the film snow
white and the huntsman.
Friday windy.
Saturday very windy and warm, turning to cold sunshine later.
Lunch at the farm shop.
We went over to yelvertoft to have a
look at the squisito
shop, passing through lilbourne along the
way, with its views of the wind turbines.
Back to lilbourne
to have a look at the pub head of
steam.
Coffee and cake at the gardenbarn cafe near cotesbach.
A bit of shopping at lutterworth, inluding some winter
wonder apples..
Popped over to see stuart + kris, but they were not in.
Home at dusk.
Sunday 2x round the village circuit in the cold sunshine - no time
as computer not working again.
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Sunday.
A bit of shopping at morrisons.
Coffee and cake at m+s.
Home at dusk.
Friday a bit of snow.
It seems the've found the beagle 2, and it looks
like it partially deployed.
Saturday a light dusting of snow.
Into town for lunch at playwrights, coffee and
cake at the round caffe nero.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday really cold.
Over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, but no shopping.
2x round the village circuit in the cold before sunset - no time as
computer not working again.
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Monday morning cold, saw -3 degrees.
Tuesday even colder, saw -5 degrees.
Evening caught up with the film yojimbo.
Thursday morning fog.
Friday morning cold again, saw -4 degrees.
Evening we went out to see the film ex
machina.
Saw an owl fluttering over a hedge on the way back.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit over partly frozen permaslime
in the sunshine 16 mins 47.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and cake at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Evening we caught up with the film albatross.
Sunday pumped up the tyres. Noticed that the front right brake pad
was sticking on. Dismantled and freed up the mechanism.
2x circuit in the cold - no time as computer not working again.
Another 2x circuit before lunch, in the windy sunshine - no time
again.
A bit of garden tidying.
Out in the mx5 for a drive in the countryside, refuel and a bit of
shopping at tiny tesco.
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Thursday light snow.
Caught up with the film priest.
Friday frozen snow.
Maybe winter has arrived at last.
Saturday out for lunch at ullesthorpe garden
centre.
A bit of shopping at lutterworth.
A quick stop at cotesbach.
A visit to blooms
garden centre.
Evening we caught up the the film le havre.
February
Sunday 2x round the village circuit in the cold, under warm sunshine
and a very strong wind 16 mins 07.
A bit of garden tidying, including repairing a fence trellis panel.
Out for coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at m+s, including some
more envy
apples.
2x circuit at sunset 15 mins 15.
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Monday evening caught up with the film true
grit.
Tuesday got some opal apples from
morrisons.
Still a cold week, but no snow.
Friday evening we watched true grit
again.
Saturday cold and grey.
Into town for lunch at the herbert, coffee and cake at the round caffe
nero.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
2x round the village circuit in the cold, grey dusk 15 mins 32.
Evening we went to see stewart lee at the
arts centre. Long
delays getting off site after.
Sunday 2x circuit in the cold, over icy roads 17 mins 01. Outside
sensor said 0.6 degrees when I got back.
2x circuit in the warm afternoon sunshine - no time as computer not
working again.
Out in the mx5 for coffee and cake and a tiny bit of shopping at m+s,
and a drive in the countryside sunshine.
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1d late due to excel bike show.
Saturday up early and off down the m1, m25 to steve's.
Met up with jes, christine, bob, louise and headed over to excel for the bike
show.
Had a little walk along the river outside at dusk.
Evening we went out to eat.
Sunday long drive back home.
Monday off.
Rain.
Caught up with series 5 of spiral/engrenages.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and cake at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
It seems to be the time for catkins.
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Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cold wind - no time as
computer not working.
2x circuit in the slightly warmer, stronger wind - no time.
My spiral/engrenages
series 1-4 arrived from amazon.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and cake at m+s.
A bit of sleet/snow.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday frosty.
2x circuit in the cold wind 15 mins 05.
Afternoon heavy rain.
A bit of shopping at tiny tesco.
Popped in to see dad.
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Monday caught up with the file the
place beyond the pines.
Friday frosty sunshine.
M6 broken again.
Saturday caught up with spiral/engrenages
series 1.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and cake at the round caffe
nero.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Evening we watched the
place beyond the pines again.
We went out to see the film birdman.
March
Sunday 2x round the village circuit in low sunshine and strong wind
16 mins 08.
2x circuit in higher sunshine and stronger wind 15 mins 51.
A tiny bit of garden tidying.
Afternoon rain.
Coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth.
Been reading a little more feersum endjinn.
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Mornday morning frosty, sleet and snow.
Afternoon m6 broken again.
Friday warm sunshine.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit 15 mins 40.
2x circuit in the warm, windy sunshine - no time as computer not
working again.
Took the fujin for a very short ride.
Into town for lunch at artisan.
Coffee and cake at m+s.
Evening we went out to see the film chappie.
Sunday up early and off up the m6 through the rain to blackpool to sell
carol's drum kit.
Lunch at charnock services.
We went for a short walk up the sea front in the cold wind.
Coffee and cake at m+s.
Long slow drive back.
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Mornday morning frost.
Tuesday caught up with caught up with spiral/engrenages
series 2.
Thursday we caught up with the film good
vibrations.
My e-prance mini
0805 dash cam
arrived from amazon.
Friday the mx5 rolled through 70000 on the way home.
The ducks are back.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cold 16 mins 01.
4y at work.
Tried a few positions for the dash cam.
Into town for lunch at not browns.
Coffee and cake at m+s.
2x circuit in late afternoon sunshine - no time.
Sunday replaced the wired cycle computer on the bike with a wireless
wilko unit.
2x circuit 15 mins 40.
Fitted the dash cam.
Over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping.
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Sunday evening we went for a walk around the village circuit before
sunset.
Wednesday fog and frost. M6 slow.
Thursday morning saw a moorhen and 2 ducks.
Friday equinox
and partial solar
eclipse.
Saw the moorhen and ducks again.
Saturday 2x circuit in the wind 15 mins 33.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and cake at the round caffe
nero.
Bought my htc one mini 2.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Evening set up the new phone.
Sunday 2x circuit in the cold 15 mins 05.
Saw the ducks in the garden.
Continued setting up the big phone.
A bit of garden tidying in the sunshine.
It appears that spring has sprung.
Swapped to the monster logo.
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Sunday late afternoon took the fujin for a short ride 5 mins 07.
Wednesday caught up with spiral/engrenages
series 3.
Saturday into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and cake
at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
2x round the village circuit in the wind 15 mins 47.
Evening we caught up with the film silver
linings playbook.
Sunday clocks change for bst.
Very windy.
Caught up with the film looper.
Over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping.
2x circuit in the late afternoon windy sunshine 15 mins 23.
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1d late due to easter.
Monday caught up with the film war and
peace.
Tuesday caught up with the motogp from qatar.
April
Thursday off.
2x round the village circuit in the wet 15 mins 39.
Off down the m40 and hanger lane to kew gardens for the
afternoon.
Evening we saw hero fisher
at the sebright arms.
Long drive home through the rain.
Back about 01:00.
Friday rain.
A bit of shopping at lutterworth.
Investigated the slow punture on the mx5.
Found a screw.
We went down the pub to eat.
Saturday got a new tyre fitted.
Back into town for lunch in far gosford street.
2x circuit past the puddles 15 mins 51.
Evening we caught up with the film what's
love got to do with it.
Sunday grey.
2x circuit 14 mins 54.
A bit of garage tidying.
Took the fujin for a longer ride in the sunshine 11 mins 44.
Put the celestion
drive units back into the 4x12.
Monday off.
Caught up with spiral/engrenages
series 4.
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Monday hot sunshine.
Lunch in the garden.
Fitted a new blade to the mower and cut the grass.
Afternoon we went to see stuart + kris at their allotment.
Gliders circling on finals overhead.
A couple of buzzards in thermals too.
Put some new fabric on the 4x12 speaker cover.
Put new strings on the bass.
Tuesday morning foggy.
Afternoon hot and sunny.
Top down on the mx5.
Thursday got the wheels aligned on the car.
Friday still hot and sunny in the afternoon.
Top down on the mx5.
Saturday rain.
2x round the village circuit in the cool sunshine and wind 15 mins
33.
Kris came round to visit.
We have a thrush in a nest in the front garden.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Cleaned the r6 and took it for a ride.
Put some thin pillows in the back the 4x12 and fitted the handles.
Sunday 2x circuit in the early morning cool sunshine and stronger
wind 16 mins 20.
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1d late due to london.
Sunday we went to daffodil sunday.
Very windy in the afternoon.
Afternoon adrian visited.
Evening we caught up with the film interstellar.
Monday morning frost and fog.
M6 slightly broken.
Evening caught up with the film the homesman.
Tuesday caught up with timeless
2013 - "Mylène on t'aime".
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cold sunshine 16 mins
08.
We went to london.
Some problem with baker street brought us in along bayswater road N
of hyde
park, getting off at park lane.
Lunch and coffee at cardinals of mayfair.
Denmark
street is looking a bit thin now.
Popped into hobgoblin and had
another go on the paul
hathway short scale
bouzouki.
Busy along the westway into
the evening low sunhine.
Home about 20:30.
Sunday pumped up the tyres for 2x circuit in the cold wind 15 mins
11.
Afternoon coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth.
Put the 4x12 and hh v-s musician
amp back, with the roland xp30 on top.
Fitted a telescopic tassle to the fujin and took it for a ride 9
mins 56.
Monday morning foggy.
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Tuesday caught up with the motogp from argentina.
Thursday caught up with university
challenge.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cool sunshine and wind
15 mins 43.
A bit of tidying.
Cleaned the car.
The acer seems
to be settling into its new home.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Some time sitting in the garden with the cat, watching the ducks
feeding and sleeping.
Evening rain.
Sunday 2x circuit in the damp 15 mins 30.
Cleaned the gpz and pumped up the tyres.
Afternoon took the gpz for a ride past wind turbines and stanford
hall.
Took the r6 for a ride over to see adrian.
Took the fujin for a ride 9 mins 37.
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Monday morning frosty.
Tuesday m6 slightly broken again.
Caught up with the film appleseed
alpha.
May
Friday off for may
day.
Took the mx5 for an mot.
Went for a walk down to the canal and read a bit of feersum endjinn
while waiting.
Ducks sleeping in the garden sunshine.
2x round the village circuit in the cool sunshine 15 mins 25.
Afternoon my futaba 14sg
arrived from hobbystores.
We went out to eat at withybrook.
Saturday 2x circuit in the early morning cold 15 mins 35.
Ducks in the garden.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee at m+s.
Saw a vampire
and meteor
display flying around baginton on
the way over to dunchurch for a bit of shopping.
Evening we caught up with the films 20000 days on
earth and transsiberian.
Sunday rain.
Caught up with the film dredd.
Afternoon coffe and a bit of shopping at m+s.
We went for a drive in the mx5 on the long way home.
Cut the grass in the warm, damp, windy sunshine.
Took the fujin for a ride 9 mins 35.
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Monday off.
2x round the village circuit past puddles in the cold, damp sunshine 15
mins 40.
Took the monster for a ride over to see dad.
We went to stanford
hall for lunch. The glider room was
closed.
We popped in to see stuart + kris at their allotment.
Saw tadpoles in their pond.
Started swapping the simply glider over to the futaba 14sg.
Tuesday windy.
Caught up with the motogp from
jerez.
Thursday evening out to vote.
Conker tree is doing well.
Saturday 2x circuit in the cold wind 15 mins 53.
Some more fettling of the simply glider.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and lemon tart at the
round caffe nero.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday 2x circuit in the grey 15 mins 35.
Caught up with the film automata.
Over to wolston to fly the simply in the damp wind.
Afternoon coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth.
Here's a photo of 3 generations of futaba Tx.
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1d late due to wolston.
Thursday caught up with the cookstown 100.
Friday saw mad max fury
road.
Saturday into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at
etna.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
2x round the village circuit in late afternoon windy sunshine 15 mins
06.
Some bluebells
have found their way into the garden, next to the fennel.
Sunday 2x circuit 15 mins 25.
Over to wolston in the early morning sunshine for the glider
competition.
Got 3 flights of the simply in before that eventually started.
But really a bit too windy and grey.
Afternoon coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at m+s.
Took the gpz for a long ride, popping in to see adrian on the way
back.
New oxford heated grips on for the 1st time.
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1d late due to dot to dot.
Tuesday caught up with motogp
from le mans.
Saturday 2x round the village in the early morning grey 15 mins
35.
Took the r6 for an mot. Cleaned it.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday up the m69, m1 through bank holiday weekend light rain to nottingham for the
dot to dot
festival.
Wristband exchange outside rock
city.
Lunch, coffee and lemon tart at caffe nero.
Disappointed by the lineup this year, we spent most time in the
excellent student union building.
Saw kagoule.
Over to rock city basement to see a little of jamie
lawson.
Back to the uni for pins.
Over to rescue rooms for a little of laurel.
Back to uni for menace
beach.
Something to eat outside.
Back to rock city in time for last couple by hudson
taylor.
Saw the start of hinds at uni, but
left in search of coffee and cake, finding another caffe nero just
before it closed.
To rescue rooms to see tei shi.
Then we discovered the rescue rooms "acoustic" bar, and stayed to see
scribble victory and johnny olley.
Upstairs to see a little of model aeroplanes in the red room.
Back to uni in time to see a bit of best coast before
heading home.
Starry night with the moon and nearby planets on the way home, arriving
about 23:35.
Monday off.
2x circuit 15 mins 07.
2 squirrels at the bird feeder.
2x circuit in the grey wind 14 mins 46.
Caught up with the northwest
200.
Coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth.
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Wednesday the car is 4y and 73000+ miles.
Caught up with eurovision.
Friday some futaba
accessories arrived from hobbystores.
P-D30850 Tx travel case.
P-R7008SB Rx.
P-EBB0141 external voltage sensor.
P-SBS/01A pressure/altitude sensor.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the sunshine 15 mins 09.
Over to see stuart + kris for a barbeque at their allotment.
Gliders being aero towed overhead.
Had a quick look at the gliding club, then took
the long way back through sibbertoft, naseby.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday 1x circuit in light rain 8 mins 12.
Coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at m+s.
2x circuit in late afternoon windy sunshine 15 mins 01.
Took the fujin for a short ride. 4 mins 55.
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June
Tuesday caught up with the motogp from mugello.
Wednesday collected my jeans from scrubbers leathers.
Saturday up early and 2x round the village circuit in the cold
sunshine 15 mins 51.
Cleaned the car.
We went to london.
Lunch, coffee and cake at 106
baker street.
Went to infinity,
but not beyond, to look at leather jeans.
Bought a kriega us5.
Later caffe e gelato at lick.
Saw some live acoustic music outside soho rocks in bateman street.
Found lotus in regent street.
A bit slow getting home as an accident on the westway diverted us down
some interesting roads to bayswater road,
and out through notting hill and
holland
park.
Home about 21:00.
Sunday 2x circuit in the warm sunshine 14 mins 55.
Got the 848 out and cleaned it.
Took the 848 for a ride over to see adrian.
Coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth.
Took the fujin for a ride in the hot sunshine 9 mins 56.
Cleaned it a bit, and straightened the handlebars.
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Monday caught up with the superbike race from iomtt.
Tuesday caught up with the sidecar race from iomtt.
My wot4
foam-e mk2 arrived from hobbystores, together with a
rc6-vsp charger and 2x 2200 mAh power packs from overlander.
Wednesday caught up with the superstock and supersport races from iomtt.
Thursday caught up with the 2nd supersport race from iomtt.
Got the charger going and put some charge into 1 of the 2200 mAh
packs.
Friday caught up with the 2nd sidecar and zero races from iomtt.
Rain.
Saturday steady rain.
Caught up with the senior race from iomtt.
Sorted out the elevator throw using dual rate, and put the altitude
sensor into the simply.
Sunday caught up with the lightweight race from iomtt.
2x round the village circuit in the damp sunshine 14 mins 51.
Met up with stuart + kris at carol's allotment.
A bit of shopping at lutterworth.
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Sunday nice to hear that philae has
woken up.
Monday 1w off.
1 of those perfect summer weather days.
2x round the village circuit in the early morning cool sunshine 15 mins
49.
Saw a buzzard flying
down the road in front of me.
Squirrel on the bird feeder.
Took the simply over to wolston to try out the telemetry.
Altitude speech actually a little too loud and distracting.
Apparently 119m after about 30 secs power.
The vario is
much more useful, knowing when it is going up or down.
3rd flight launched straight into a thermal at the NE of the field and
shared it with a buzzard as it
drifted to the SW.
5th flight again found a thermal and got the feeling I could stay up as
long as I liked, but it was getting rather small.
Need to put the altitude on a separate switch.
Cleaned the car.
The calamondin
orange tree is doing well.
Afternoon took the gpz for a long ride in the warm sunshine.
Evening back over to wolston for the vintage event, again in perfect
conditions.
Dad flying his quaker flash.
Tuesday caught up with motogp
from catalunya.
2x circuit in the hot sunshine 14 mins 40.
The r6 is 6y today.
Took the fujin for a ride 8 mins 47.
Lunch and a bit of shopping at morrisons, coffee and cake at m+s,
Some profilm and
larger wheels for the wot4 arrived from pmp.
Afternoon took the r6 for a long ride.
Wednesday 2x circuit 15 mins 30.
Into town for lunch at the cathedral
rising cafe, coffee at
m+s.
A bit of shopping at tiny tesco before the rain arrived.
Thursday 2x circuit in the damp windy sunshine 15 mins 12.
Assembled most of the wot4, fitted the larger wheels.
Took the 848 for a long ride in the late afternoon hot sunshine.
Started configuring the wot4 in the futaba 14sg Tx.
Friday light rain.
A bit more fettling of the wot4.
Lunchtime 2x circuit in the grey 14 mins 13.
Read some more feersum endjinn.
Coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at m+s.
Popped in at the allotment on the way home.
1x circuit on my old school push bike.
Saturday 2x circuit in light rain 15 mins 44.
Over to nuneaton for lunch at the ropewalk centre, coffee and cake at
caffe nero.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Heavy rain and thunder on the way home.
Evening sunshine returned.
Dad visited.
We went to see rugby
operatic society again performing some songs from les
mis.
Sunday and the solstice.
2x circuit 15 mins 14.
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Sunday down the m40 to port
meadow oxford to
see some free
flight.
Lunch, coffee and cake at jacob's
inn, wolvercote.
We went for a wander down the side of the thames towards
the sail boats, until the geese and cows looked too intimidating.
Saw a heron.
A quick stop at st giles
for a wander and ice cream, and a quick look at the conker tree.
An accident on the a34 sent us off into the wilds of oxfordshire, with
no data connection, eventually joing the m40 further up after going
through middleton
stoney.
2h to get home.
Tuesday morning saw 2 badgers cross
the road in front of me.
Friday completed the wot4, fitting the prop, setting control throws,
marking the balance point.
Stunning amount of thrust from that motor.
Looked like there was plenty of rain in the day, before the sunshine at
glastonbury.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the early morning sunshine
15 mins 49.
Another of those perfect weather days.
Over to wolston to fly the wot4.
Cleaned the car.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
Bought the long awaited wolf alice cd my
love is cool.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Took the fujin for a short ride in the hot sunshine 5 mins 08.
A pleasure to see burt bacharach
on the pyramid stage.
Evening catching up with more of the extensive glastonbury
tv.
Sunday rain.
Afternoon coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping, including envy apples at
m+s.
Stopped at the allotment on the way home.
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Sunday evening we went for a walk around the village circuit.
Forgot to mention our lovely new matt black kettle from sainsbury's.
Monday caught up with the wolf alice set.
Tuesday 30+ degrees.
Caught up with the motogp from
assen.
July
Wednesday 34 degrees, 36 outside the car, and yes it has rolled
through 75000.
Friday dropped off the car for a service.
We went out to eat outside at the
old lion.
Lots of lightning, but not much thunder, through the night.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the damp 16 min 57, rolling
resistance increased by the recent rollsplitt.
Over to the allotment to meet up with stuart + kris.
Over to leamington to collect the car.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
A bit of shopping at morrisons.
Took the 848 for a short ride.
Sunday 2x circuit 16 min 07.
A bit of sunshine in the garden.
Coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth in the rain.
The tour de
france has started.
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Sunday took the fujin for a short ride in the sunshine 4 mins 52.
Evening some more fettling of the wot4.
Friday evening carol's dance event.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the warm sunshine 16 mins
14.
Collected my leather jeans with new waist elastic from dobbs leathers.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
Bummped into stuart at the market cafe.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Read some more feersum endjinn.
Rain in the night.
Sunday 2x circuit in the damp 16 mins 13.
Cleaned the car.
A bit of shopping at morrisons in the rain.
Afternoon we went to see the
belles at nettle
hill.
Took the gpz for a long ride in the sunshine,
Took the fujin for a short ride.
Been keeping up with le tour de
france.
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1d late due to latitude.
Tuesday caught up with the film grand
prix (again).
The new
horizons probe successfully flew past pluto.
Wednesday caught up with motogp
from sachsenring, getting a bit behind with le tour.
Thursday the 848 is 5y.
Friday off.
2x round the village circuit in the humidity 15 mins 19.
Into town on the r6 to meet up with carol for lunch at the bus stop
cafe, coffee at m+s.
A bit of shopping at morrisons.
Took the 848 for a ride in the hot sunshine.
Saturday up early and off down the a14 to the E coast for latitude.
Stopped for coffee and cake at a little chef just after stowmarket.
Took a bit of a wrong turn after that, not helped by the lack of data
around there.
Anyway, a lovely drive in the hot sunshine through the wilds of suffolk, including
christmas lane and roman way.
Not impressed by the queue for day parking, especially after we had to
drive past the entrance about a mile and then come back again.
Arrived at wristband exchange at 12:05 about 5h after setting out.
A lovely setting in the trees, and around the lake of henham park.
Wandered in through the trees, past iarena, past the piano garden, down
to the lake and over the 1st bridge.
Various dragonfly hunting over the water.
A very familiar looking tent at the lake stage.
We went for a wander around most of the arena for orientation and to
find lunch before the bands.
Back to the 6 tent for drenge. Lunch
sitting outside, with a camera drone hovering above.
Back over the middle bridge for cove hithe at the alcove.
Over to iarena for nadine shah.
More wandering and over the 3rd bridge, past the pink sheep, and a
look at the solas relaxation area.
We passed the water front stage many times, but never saw anyone
actually performing there.
Back to the 6 tent to see the wonderful wolf alice.
We did a bit of the comedy tent, and something to eat, before laura marling at
the obelisk main stage.
A wander into the faraway forest.
Saw a bit of pretty vicious at the lake stage.
We wanted to see some more in the 6 tent, but it was too small to
contain the crowd and the sound outside was poor, and suffering from
sound leaking from the main stage.
Wandered down to the water to see the lights now that it was getting
dark.
Nice projection on a fan of water, with rotating colours on the trees
behind.
do-re-mi
fa-so
la-ti-tu-de
Fairly short walk back to day parking, and we got on the road
quickly, but the twisty lanes of suffolk that were nice in the sunshine
were tricky in the dark.
Eventually back onto the a14, but it was closed around cambridge, so we
had a refuel and a rest before the m11 N.
Home at 02:35.
Sunday 2x circuit in the sunshine 15 mins 59.
Afternoon some much needed sleep in the garden sunshine.
A bit of shopping at lutterworth.
2x circuit in the hot sunshine 16 mins 36.
Sunflowers doing well in the garden.
Monday off.
Pumped up the the tyres for 2x circuit 15 mins 41.
Caught up with le tour.
Sorted the front gear change cable that had broken on the push bike.
Read sum moar feersum endjinn.
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Wednesday and the le tour enters
the alps at last.
Friday rain.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cold damp sunshine 15
mins 19.
2x circuit 15 mins 18.
1x circuit on my old school bike.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
Walked down the side of the old cathedral.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Took the 848 for a ride and refuel.
Took the fujin for a short ride in the sunshine 4 mins 55.
Sunday 2x circuit in the grey 14 mins 55.
Caught up with le tour.
Rain.
Out into the rain for coffee and cake at lutterworth.
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Tuesday 16 years since we bought the house.
Thursday started watching témoins/witnesses.
Friday we caught up with the film I give it a
year.
August
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cool sunshine 15 mins
20.
Some time in the garden with the guitar, watching the birds feeding.
Cleaned the car.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
Bought the viv
albertine book.
A quick look at decathlon.
Popped in to see adrian.
Evening short power cut.
Sunday 2x circuit in the grey 14 mins 44.
Took the r6 for a ride, refuel and a bit of shopping at morrisons.
Lovely sunny day.
Martin visited on a cycling trip.
Took the fujin for a ride.
1x circuit.
Afternoon coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at lutterworth.
Onward to see stuart + kris, and their allotment.
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Sunday mystery bird call in the garden.
Wednesday the gpz is 29y.
Saturday morning over to wolston to fly the wot4 before it got too
hot.
A few others already up there.
A bit better with the c
of g in the right place.
A few circuits and figure 8s, then a very nice landing near to me.
For 2nd flight increased the elevator rate a little.
A loop and a roll.
The wind was a bit stronger, making it difficult to judge the approach,
resulting in a slightly bumpy landing, over the other side of the
circle.
Still struggling to get a good 12V connection to the charger input.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
Lots of entertainment in broadgate, including arty tricycles and the chipolatas.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday cleaned the car.
Afternoon we went out for a family lunch at the moon and sixpence
hanwell.
Went for a little wander around the village down to the church.
Back home, mystery bird is still in the garden.
Took the fujin for a short ride in the low evening sunhine 5 mins
16.
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Tuesday caught up with the motogp from indianapolis.
Friday my usb
otg lead for the phone arrived from amazon.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cool sunshine 15 mins
10.
We went to london.
Thornhill surprisingly empty, but we had to wait 1h for an x90
bus, as several sailed past full.
Soup, coffee and cake at paul.
Down the bond
streets and along picadilly, up shaftesbury
avenue to queens theatre for les
misérables, arriving a bit behind schedule, but early enough.
Emerged into late afternoon sunshine.
Went for a little wander over to 7 dials and what's
left of denmark
street.
Something to eat at the stock pot.
Late getting away, driving back in the dark.
Home at 23:00.
Sunday 2x circuit in the sunshine 15 mins 00.
Finished the viv
albertine book.
Took the gpz for a ride in the sunshine and some shopping at
dunchurch, taking the long way home.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Took the fujin for a short ride 5 mins 01.
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Tuesday caught up with the motogp from brno.
Friday evening we went to see west side
story at the albany
theatre.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the warm sunshine 15 mins
15.
Cleaned the car.
Into town for lunch at not browns, caffe e gelato at etna.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday 2x circuit in the warm, windy sunshine 15 mins 30.
Caught up with the 1st stage of la
vuelta.
Afternoon rain.
Over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping.
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1w late due to reading.
Tuesday the car rolled through 77777.
Thursday off.
2x round the village circuit in the damp sunshine, negotiating a skip
lorry 16 mins 12.
Over to sac to get the car
air
conditioning sorted.
Caught up with the end of témoins/witnesses.
Lots of packing.
Friday up a bit late and off down the a46, m40, a34, a4074 to reading.
Usual stop at S oxford sainsbury's for coffee and strawberry
tart.
Saw blue flax along
the road verge.
Lovely sunny day as we arrived,but the grass was long and wet after
days of rain, and the middle of white camping was flooded.
Saw sloe and
other berries growing behind the fence.
Surprised to find short green grass in the arena.
The bbc tower is gone.
Missed a lot of early stuff, but arrived in time to see drenge.
Saw a bit of the bots in the festival republic tent.
Saw katherine
ryan in the alternative tent.
Saw a bit of the amazons at the bbc introducing stage.
Quickly through festival republic past vaults to lock up for the
awesome bo
ningen.
Saw a minion floating away into the now grey sky.
Saw a bit of georgia at the bbc introducing stage.
Back to festival republic for alvvays.
Not wanting to see the headliners, we headed back to the tent,
stopping at street pastors for a hot drink and a sit down.
Saturday morning a bit grey and damp at 1st, but some sunshine soon
arrived and sorted that.
A few geese migrating down the thames, but it
seems not as many as last year.
We now have a trangia running on bio-ethanol, a
proper whistling kettle and a frying pan for the bacon baps and
coffee.
Hawthorn
with red berries growing over the river, field of corn next door.
Over to the arena in time to see babymetal on the
main stage.
Stayed for fidlar.
Saw a bit of area 52 at the bbc introducing stage.
Over to the nme tent for slaves.
Mostly outside, but we got into the tent before the end of the set.
Back to the bbc introducing stage to find that we had missed wolf alice in the
mystery slot.
Saw a bit of crosa rosa.
Back to the nme tent for wolf alice,
sounding a bit different with too much bass.
Annoying green dinosaur in the way most of the time.
Outside saw a green dinosaur floating away into the grey sky - maybe
not the same 1.
Down to the main stage for the start of royal
blood.
Then it started to rain.
Saw a little of demob happy on the bbc introducing stage.
We fled the rain into the alternative tent and watched the end of the
kurt cobain film.
Back to the nme, inside out of the rain, for catfish
and the bottlemen, but it was so crowded, with 2 idiots with
flares, that we left again.
Saw the start of ash in the festival
republic tent.
Then headed back to the tent through the rain over now slippy mud,
stopping again at the street pastors - busier tonight - maybe due to
the rain?
We heard the headliners start up on the way back, and heard most of the
set clearly in the tent, only interrupted by the occasional train going
past, finishing about 23:45.
Sunday morning a couple of white swans flew over, and some more
geese.
Leisurely breakfast in the sunshine.
Packed the tent away and dumped it in the van.
A bit late getting back to the arena, arriving in time for the last
song from the last
internationale.
Over to the alternative tent for luisa omielan.
Saw a bit of queen
kwong in the pit.
Back to the alternative stage for sara pascoe.
Saw a bit of kit trigg on the bbc introducing stage before heading
home.
Stopped at the warwick services on the m40, busy with bikes from
silverstone.
Home about 20:00.
Monday off.
Rain.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
September
Tuesday caught up with the motogp from a very wet
silverstone.
Saturday 1x circuit in the damp 8 mins 33.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and cake at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
1x circuit 8 mins 12.
Sunday 2x circuit in the cool sunshine 15 mins 28.
Cleaned the car.
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1w late due to oxford and tubular bells.
Sunday afternoon coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping at
lutterworth.
Pumped up the tyres, cleaned it, and took the monster for a long ride,
including along the canal.
Ran out of fuel on the way home, with no warning light, stopping by the
quarry.
A pleasant, familiar spot with a buzzard flying over behind and above
the trees.
Eventually carol came out with some more fuel.
Took the fujin for a short ride in the sunshine 5 mins 07.
Monday m6 broken again, taking 2h+ to get home.
Tuesday off.
Up early and off down the a46, m5 to taunton for a
funeral.
Listening to the delightful delila paz of the last
internationale along the way.
Stopped at the new gloucester services for coffee and cake.
Arrived in enough time for lunch at rumwell farm shop
cafe.
Family gathering after, by which time it had turned into a lovely sunny
day..
Got away about 16:00.
Stopped at strensham services for something to eat on the way back.
Off at the next juction and along the lovely a422 to stratford and back
to the a46.
Home tired at 19:45. 315 miles.
Wednesday caught up with the 1st pretty stage of la vuelta
in andorra.
Thursday read some more feersum endjinn.
Friday we went out to eat at the white lion bulkington.
Saturday 1x round the village circuit in the wet 8 mins 27.
We went to oxford for the open doors event.
The banbury
road very slow, but we sailed past on the park+ride bus.
Lunch, coffee and cake at cafe
loco.
Over the road to have a look at the bate
collection of historical musical instruments.
Had a bit of a go on a spinet until the minder
complained - nice sound and in tune.
Up st
aldate's to christ
church.
Up the rather grand staircase to merely glimpse the hall.
Managed to find the gift shop.
Out the back to merton street
and into corpus
christi.
Lovely wild flower borders.
Continued down merton street,
then up longwall
street to have a look at holywell
cemetery.
Nicely overgrown, with harp music playing.
Sad to hear that the wild flower meadow beyond is to built on.
There seems to have been an outbreak of common sense in the labour
party.
Sunday pumped up the tyres for 2x circuit in the cold damp sunshine
15 mins 11.
2x circuit 14 mins 20.
Squirrel on the bird feeder in the garden.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Tuesday rain.
Caught up with the motogp from
misano.
Wednesday evening over to leamington spa centre to see tubular bells for 2.
Saturday morning mist followed by sunshine.
2x circuit in the cool sunshine 15 mins 03.
Into town, via central 6, for lunch at the bus stop cafe.
Sadly, despite the warm sunshine, etna was not open outside for gelato,
so coffee and cake at m+s.
A bit of shopping at sainsbury's.
My paperback reckless from chrissie hynde
arrived from book
depository.
2x circuit 14 mins 52.
Sunday morning even more misty.
2x circuit in the late morning sunshine 15 mins 02.
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1d late due to london.
Sunday over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Saw a kestrel
skimming over the hedge on the way back.
Took the monster for a refuel and a ride.
Took the long way home.
Monday 1w off.
Caught up with a pretty ride into avila on la
vuelta.
Caught up with the end of la
vuelta.
Tuesday 2x round the village circuit in the wet 15 mins 10.
More rain.
Interesting to hear about shogi.
Over to morrisons for lunch and a bit of shopping.
New tube for the kitchen at b+q.
Coffee and cake at m+s.
Over to jts to have a
look at leather jeans.
Low sunshine on the way home.
Wednesday equinox.
2x circuit in the cool damp sunshine 14 mins 47.
Took the r6 for a ride in the cool sunshine.
Into town for lunch at the new cosy club, caffe e gelato at etna.
Popped into noiseworks to
have a look at the lag t300d.
Thursday took the car for a refuel and a bit of shopping at tiny
tesco.
Afternoon a bit of garage tidying.
Friday up early and off to the long mynd for a bit
of soaring.
Lovely sunny day with a moderate W wind.
I could hear a buzzard, but it
was mostly blackbirds and a red kite joining us
in the lift.
Took the 848 for a ride over to see adrian.
Saturday we went to london.
Perfect weather.
Lunch at paul.
A wander down the bond streets, through to picadilly, denmark street,
fopp, 7 dials.
Caffe at la bottega in monmouth street.
Down st martin's lane to trafalgar
square with all of its buskers.
Back up through pall mall, regent street, oxford street.
A bit of shopping at oxford sainsbury's.
Home at almost exactly 22:00.
Sunday 2x circuit in the cold sunshine 15 mins 17.
2x circuit in the slightly warmer sunshine 14 mins 14.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Took the gpz for a long ride in the warm low sunshine.
Took the fujin for a short ride 4 mins 52.
Adrian and dave popped over on their bikes.
Now 4G is more available, been experimenting with internet radio on
the phone - seemed to work for most of the circuit.
Been reading more feersum endjinn and reckless.
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Tuesday caught up with the motogp from aragon.
The white
fungus is back in the garden - 3 this time.
October
Friday saw the film macbeth.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the grey 15 mins 10.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and biscuit at m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Evening we saw the
martian.
Sunday 2x circuit in the cold sunshine 15 mins 02.
2x circuit in the warmer sunshine 14 mins 33.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake and a bit of
shopping.
Took the very long way back, passing stanford hall.
Took the r6 for a ride over to see dad.
A bit cool on the way back.
Took the fujin for a short ride 4 mins 52.
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Sunday finished the chrissie hynde
book reckless.
Wednesday the car rolled through 80000.
Saturday 2x round the village ciruit 15 mins 05.
Down the a46 to cheltenham
literature festival to see chrissie hynde
talk about her book.
Usual park at my house, arriving in time for lunch at bentleys.
Went for a little wander around the shops and down the promenade to
imperial square and montpellier
gardens.
Late afternoon dad died october 10 aged 80.
We headed home early.
Sunday 2x circuit in the sunshine 14 mins 49.
Family gathering round adrian's.
Afternoon 2x circuit in the grey 14 mins 57.
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Monday 1w off.
Took the gpz for an mot.
Popped into town to sort stuff.
Stopped at adrian's on the way home, arriving home in the dark.
Tuesday caught up with the motogp from a wet motegi.
Wednesday late afternoon 2x round the village circuit 14 mins 30.
Thursday 2x circuit in the grey 15 mins 14.
Took the 848 for an mot.
Into town with adrian to the register office.
Friday 2x circuit in the grey 16 mins 06.
More funeral sorting.
Into town for lunch at not browns.
More sorting.
Popped in to see adrian on the way home.
Saturday 2x circuit in the grey 15 mins 03.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe.
Coffee and biscuit at m+s.
A bit of shopping at morrisons.
Evening mandy, adrian, claire, jonny, georgina came over for a family
meal.
Sunday grey and damp.
Morning lots of shopping.
Been reading some more feersum endjinn.
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Sunday finished reading feersum endjinn. Started the algebraist
Late afternoon 2x round the village circuit in the grey 14 mins
35.
My kitsound boombar arrived
from amazon.
The acer is now a lovely colour.
Tuesday 7 years since we finished paying for the house.
Wednesday caught up with the motogp from phillip island.
Friday off for dad's funeral.
Lee, jes, richard attended along with family and some of cadmac.
Long family gathering after.
Saturday over to wolston to scatter some of dad's ashes from the hexacopter on the
flying field.
Thanks to chris, mick, graham and stan.
We drove through heavy rain over to church
stretton, where we had lunch at housmans bar.
Late afternoon the rain stopped, the sunshine returned, and we went up
onto the long
mynd to scatter some more ashes.
Surprised to see horses up there.
The wind in a good direction, if a bit strong, for flying on the main
pole cott slope.
I flew the stiletto and the nano floh, despite the late afternoon
sunshine in the W being a bit dazzling.
Headed back close to sunset.
Misty near home, arriving about 20:00.
Sunday clocks change as bst
ends.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Found a front tyre puncture, so 1x circuit on my old school bike
instead, no time, no computer.
Took the fujin for a short ride 5 mins 15.
We went for a walk around the village circuit.
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Tuesday caught up with the motogp from sepang.
Thursday evening out into the dark to see hero fisher at the sunflower lounge.
Had a good go at the french song, only to be interrupted by halloween
collectors.
Bought the delivery cd.
Friday off.
Light rain.
Afternoon took the monster 2x for an mot, riding home in the dark, with
fireworks lighting up the sky.
Saturday grey.
Down the fosse
way for lunch, coffee and cake and a walk around batsford arboretum.
A bit late this year, but still plenty of colour.
Glorious sunshine despite the forecast.
A bit of shopping at morrisons.
Cleaned the muddy slime off the monster.
Dropped the cycle wheel out to repair the puncture.
Interesting to hear that lush will be
touring next year.
November
Sunday morning misty.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and biscuit at m+s.
Fixed the puncture and put the wheel back in.
2x round the village circuit at sunset 15 mins 07.
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Monday fog.
Saturday into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and mince pie at
m+s.
2x round the village circuit over wet leaves 15 mins 25.
Evening over to the nia with
adrian due to a cancellation, to see harry and
paul.
Home about midnight.
Sunday 2x circuit in the damp 15 mins 25.
A bit of shopping at m+s.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping, before the rain closed in and the darkness returned.
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Tuesday caught up with the motogp from valencia.
Wednesday morning lovely pinky blue sky, but m6 broken again.
Thursday m6 broken again.
Saturday 2x round the village circuit in the cold before sunrise 15
mins 36.
2x circuit 15 mins 40.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and mince pie at
m+s.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch in the dark.
Evening we caught up with the film true romance.
Sunday windy.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Read a bit more algebraist.
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Tuesday very windy.
Caught up with terminator
genisys.
Saturday morning cold and windy, with some overnight snow melting
away.
Saw a jay in the
garden.
Into town for lunch at not browns, coffee and cake at m+s.
Popped in at the allotment in the dark on the way home.
Sunday morning frosty.
2x round the village circuit in the icy cold 16 mins 06.
A refuel and a bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake and a bit of
shopping.
Swapped to the winter trees logo.
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Thursday bought some more opal apples at
morrisons.
Saturday into rugby for lunch, coffee and cake at summersault.
We had a look at the museum/art
gallery.
Interesting to hear about tripontium.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Had a look at the revamped elliot's field.
Sunday windy.
Afternoon over to lutterworth in the dark wind and rain for coffee and
cake, and a bit of shopping.
The xmas advent calendar is up.
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Friday caught up with the end of the 2nd series of detectorists.
Saturday through the wind on the m6 to the nec
for the bike show.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch, including the double issue of radio times.
Evening put the xmas tree up.
We caught up with the film chicago.
Sunday afternoon a bit of sunshine.
Over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of shopping.
2x round the village circuit before sunset, in light rain 15 mins
42.
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Monday off.
A bit of tidying.
Into town for lunch at west orchards, coffee and mince pie at m+s.
Refuel and a bit of shopping at tiny tesco.
Cleaned the car at sunset.
Saturday rain.
Caught up with the film django
unchained.
Into town for lunch at the bus stop cafe, coffee and cake at m+s.
Afternoon windy.
A bit of shopping at dunchurch.
Sunday more rain.
Afternoon over to lutterworth for coffee and cake, and a bit of
shopping.
Popped in to see stuart + kris.
Foggy on the way home.
Evening out into the damp for xmas carols at the oaks.
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Monday off.
2x round the village circuit in the wet 15 mins 22.
Saturday we went to london.
Thornhill very quiet and an almost empty bus.
Lunch, coffee and cake at paul.
Accidentally bought an ibanez
sr605
5 string bass from wunjo
guitars.
Traditional walk back down oxford street under the xmas lights.
Similarly empty bus on the way back.
A bit of shopping at the oxford sainsbury's.
Home about 21:00.
Sunday 2x circuit in the early morning gloom 16 mins 21.
Lovely sunny day later.
Over to nuneaton odeon to see star
wars 7.
Over to lutterworth for coffee and cookie, and a bit of shopping.
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Tuesday winter
solstice.
Caught up with the
bridge 3.
Caught up with the
sound of music.
Thursday the exhaust fell off the van.
Xmas eve home early in the winter sunshine.
Stuart + kris visited briefly.
Evening we saw the iss
go over, thanks to the iss
detector app.
Either that or it was santa.
Popped over to see adrian + family.
Evening we caught up with toast of
london and the xmas special of detectorists.
Xmas day 2x round the village circuit in the damp 16 mins 03.
A bit of tidying up.
Xmas lunch at home.
Afternoon we walked round the village circuit in the drizzle.
Boxing day 2x circuit in the warm wind, past wide puddles 16 mins
16.
Into town for lunch, coffee and cake at m+s.
Evening adrian + family came over.
Sunday 2x circuit in the wet, with puddles almost spanning the road
15 mins 43.
1x circuit in light rain 8 mins 05.
Afternoon a bit of shopping at m+s.
For those who missed the advent calendar, here is what it looked
like when fully open.
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