Do you not have anything else to do......unlike me.
The Retirement Thread
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Hmmmm, grey and a bit breezy. Possibly not the best weather to be trundling around a Pennine moor but hey ho.......
Our neighbour kindly offered to put the bins out tonight for the four pensioner households on our row who are away. I can only think he didn't check the bin calendar. It's blue, grey and brown bins this week.......so including his own that's 15 bins to put out and get back in!
I'm taking pity on him and putting mine out before we go.
Now let's talk picnics. A decent picnic is an integral part of a good day's walking - think cycling and cafe stops. Essential ingredients would include either mini Melton Mowbray pies or a Scotch egg made with Cumberland sausage. Yesterday I allowed Mrs P to do the picnic shop. There are no pies or eggs to be found. My gruntle is dissed.
The picnic is ideally followed by a snooze on a sheltered grassy bank in the sun. You may gather I'm not the most serious of walkers.
OK folks I must go. Stretching to do. Substandard picnic and coffee to make. Car to load up.
Behave - I may pop in to check. Take care.
Our neighbour kindly offered to put the bins out tonight for the four pensioner households on our row who are away. I can only think he didn't check the bin calendar. It's blue, grey and brown bins this week.......so including his own that's 15 bins to put out and get back in!
I'm taking pity on him and putting mine out before we go.Now let's talk picnics. A decent picnic is an integral part of a good day's walking - think cycling and cafe stops. Essential ingredients would include either mini Melton Mowbray pies or a Scotch egg made with Cumberland sausage. Yesterday I allowed Mrs P to do the picnic shop. There are no pies or eggs to be found. My gruntle is dissed.
The picnic is ideally followed by a snooze on a sheltered grassy bank in the sun. You may gather I'm not the most serious of walkers.
OK folks I must go. Stretching to do. Substandard picnic and coffee to make. Car to load up.
Behave - I may pop in to check. Take care.
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Good morning all.As soon as I read "picnics" I thought MINI PORK PIES !!!Hmmmm, grey and a bit breezy. Possibly not the best weather to be trundling around a Pennine moor but hey ho.......
Our neighbour kindly offered to put the bins out tonight for the four pensioner households on our row who are away. I can only think he didn't check the bin calendar. It's blue, grey and brown bins this week.......so including his own that's 15 bins to put out and get back in!
Now let's talk picnics. A decent picnic is an integral part of a good day's walking - think cycling and cafe stops. Essential ingredients would include either mini Melton Mowbray pies or a Scotch egg made with Cumberland sausage. Yesterday I allowed Mrs P to do the picnic shop. There are no pies or eggs to be found. My gruntle is dissed.
The picnic is ideally followed by a snooze on a sheltered grassy bank in the sun. You may gather I'm not the most serious of walkers.
OK folks I must go. Stretching to do. Substandard picnic and coffee to make. Car to load up.
Behave - I may pop in to check. Take care.
Grounds for a divorce there.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Well, the grass is very wet. Unless it dries out wuickly before the rain arrives I don't think the lawnmower will be coming out today.
Salad Dodger
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kent Coast
Good morning world!
Today has dawned bright and cheerful, although the forecast is for showers starting soon. Not so great as we are leading a walking group this morning.
But at least we are allowed to all walk as one group (usually about 10 or 12) rather than having to split into 6's and pretend not to know each other when we get to the coffee stop.
Tonight will be a ukulele zoom meeting, including the first practice of songs for a live performance in October. It will take us until at least then to get the hang of it.....
Have a good day, all.
Today has dawned bright and cheerful, although the forecast is for showers starting soon. Not so great as we are leading a walking group this morning.
But at least we are allowed to all walk as one group (usually about 10 or 12) rather than having to split into 6's and pretend not to know each other when we get to the coffee stop.
Tonight will be a ukulele zoom meeting, including the first practice of songs for a live performance in October. It will take us until at least then to get the hang of it.....
Have a good day, all.
Morning all.
The sun is shining at the moment, it won't last. Too bright , too early As old Boys brigade Captain used to say.
The sun is shining at the moment, it won't last. Too bright , too early As old Boys brigade Captain used to say.
On the subject of picnics, I agree with you. No scotch eggs or pork pies and it is not a picnic.Now let's talk picnics. A decent picnic is an integral part of a good day's walking - think cycling and cafe stops. Essential ingredients would include either mini Melton Mowbray pies or a Scotch egg made with Cumberland sausage. Yesterday I allowed Mrs P to do the picnic shop. There are no pies or eggs to be found. My gruntle is dissed.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Morning happy campers. It was sunny 15 minutes ago. Now it looks like the heavens are about to open
Stay safe folks
Stay safe folks
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
A walk it was. Lovely 9.3 miles and even included a hill. Best part of the day. Part road and part trail.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Thank feck I don't live near anything like that..........I am a real country lover.Lovely photos as always Mo . I admire the way you keep the motorway interchange, the massive industrial complex and huge rail freight yard out of the pictures .
My worst nightmare would be living in or close to a city. 
