Category Archives: Opinion

The Love of Ballet

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

What is it about Ballet? Someone once said, ‘men of a certain age love Ballet.’ Is that a little dark I wonder? Does Ballet have a dark side, apart from the eating disorders that it can cause, the loss of … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon Final 2019 and Mrs Federer

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

“For God’s sake Roger! Poldark starts at nine o’clock and I haven’t set the VCR!!”😂😉😘

Posted in Humour, Life, Opinion, Poldark, Sport, Television, Wimbledon 2019 | Tagged , , , , | 25 Comments

Passion, Tenacity and a Park Run

Posted on July 13, 2019 by

Sometimes this is what is required to complete a task. Eighteen months ago the idea of a Park Run on Beverley Pastures was conceived by Kay, Nick, Louise and Andy. They were flummoxed as to where, the Racecourse said no! … Continue reading →

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Period Drama

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

When I first heard that term I thought it was about ‘ladies problems.’ No, really, you have to remember my English report stated, “Although Charles lacks intelligence and a certain amount of work ethic, he can be very cute.” I … Continue reading →

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Just Do It 😜

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

Your God wasn’t a runner, I know this for a fact because if he had been he would have designed eyes so that sweat did not seep into them, blinding you for the majority of a race. But anyway, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Dance, Freedom, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, people, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 50 Comments

Yay, I did it again

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

I don’t do this very often, but yes I’m taking the bragging rights on this because I’ve trained hard for it and I’ll use the excuse that maybe it will motivate some people. Yeah I like that, feel better already. … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, Running | Tagged , , , , , , | 45 Comments

We Have to Say Goodbye For The Summer

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

I felt the fear rising, it was okay, I had learned to control that years ago. But the anger was straining for release today and like mist from a stagnant pond in a summer inferno, I felt them drawing the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Stress, Men, Death and Menstruation

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

Metal smashed against air and the air was forced beneath and so the metal lifted. There was a shudder in the plane, someone gasped, a baby cried and I watched the ground disappear. The flying tin reached 10,000ft and as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Relationships, Vacation, Women | 37 Comments

Freddie Star

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

I don’t usually do this, but this guy was a comic hero for most of my life and passed away yesterday. I’m not writing a huge tribute I’ll let him do it 😘 http://www.youtube.com/watch

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The Boy in the Short Pants

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

The city sun was no different to the country sun, so why was it so scary? A strange question to ask your 10 year-old self? I should have asked why the other boys were throwing stones at my legs, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Freedom, Life, Opinion, people, Relationships | Tagged , , | 70 Comments