Author Archives: charliecountryboy

About charliecountryboy

Part-time Carpentry Assessor. writer, runner, guitarist. Curious about life and all those wonderful people in it.

Sooty’s Finale

Posted on March 20, 2021 by charliecountryboy

So here we are. Sooty has kept us laughing (albeit unknowingly) for a while. I managed to persuade him to do one final video before things (hopefully) return to normal. Bless him if only he knew what he was saying. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Gardening, Humour, Life | Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Humour, Life, Lockdown, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 28 Comments

Good News

Posted on March 13, 2021 by charliecountryboy

Naw, only joking. Unless of course we believe all this will be over by June 21st. But, as everyone has been wrong, about everything, since last March, I don’t think I will hold my breath 😂 Apparently I no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Blogging, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion | Tagged Blog, Charlie Robinson, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Lockdown, Opinion, Running, Training | 22 Comments

Dad’s Hands

Posted on March 7, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I had a secret game I played with my sleeping Dad, way back when my parents’ bed was too high to climb onto, but I was old enough to climb out of my … Dad’s Hands

Posted in Life | 11 Comments

Managing to Stay Positive

Posted on February 8, 2021 by charliecountryboy

Yup a strange title under the present circumstances. And it’s quite hard to do. Especially this last week as the Achilles has gone again. But, I am prepared this time so lots of physio, Yoga and strength exercise. One thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Community, Freedom, Life, Lifestyle, Motivation, Opinion | Tagged Blog, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Friendship, Health, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, People, Reflections, Relationships, Self Awareness, Sooty, Training | 31 Comments

Not For The Faint of Heart

Posted on February 6, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I read a post recently by my WordPress friend Quercushttps://quercuscommunity.com/ He was saying how topics are difficult during this period. Well it is for us writers of life. If you read our posts then you know what I mean. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Community, Facebook, Humour, Life, Opinion | Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Friendship, Humour, Life, Lockdown, Opinion, People, Relationships, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 33 Comments

Morals, Ethics and Simplicity

Posted on January 30, 2021 by charliecountryboy

A person sees an evil and turns away. Is that a lack of morale backbone or is it self preservation. Were they scared, were they protecting someone or is there no excuse? Every Sunday I run the England Athletics Weekly30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged Ethics, Humour, Life, Moral Standards, Morals | 37 Comments

Is it me, or is it him?

Posted on January 25, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I probably need to apologise for the lack of quality erudite posts that you expect from me 😂😂 But there is nothing (literally) happening over here. Run, work, sleep 😢 So, I’m just hoping to make people laugh. Incidentally this … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Humour, Life, Media | Tagged Birthdays, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Comedy, Friendship, Humour, Life, Relationships, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 41 Comments

Lets Get The Kids Exercising (Oh Dear)

Posted on January 16, 2021 by charliecountryboy

They say laughter is the best medicine. Well, I can certainly subscribe to that. It’s a little harder today. As I sit here, listening to the rain and wind pounding the window. I’ll be running across Beverley Westwood Pastures in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion | Tagged Comedy, COVID-19, Humour, Life, Lockdown, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 22 Comments

My Days of Football

Posted on January 10, 2021 by charliecountryboy

It was a grim winter day, the skies were grey and the birds had even stopped singing. We trudged reluctantly past the black, foreboding gates of the Victorian park. A thin line of frozen schoolboys. Heading out for an afternoon … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Athletics, Blog, Blogging, Freedom, Humour, Life, Opinion | Tagged Family, Football, Football Gear, Leeds United, Norman Hunter, School Football, School Sports, Schooldays | 15 Comments

Avoid Trail Runs With Little Bears!

Posted on January 2, 2021 by charliecountryboy

Happy New Year one and all ❤️ As you all know, Sooty and I have a special arrangement. Not unlike the USA and Britain. Although I’ve never been 100% sure who is the hand… who is the puppet 😂 Sooty … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, Relationships | Tagged Athletics, Blog, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Friendship, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, New Year, Opinion, Run, Running, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 23 Comments