Canadia summer

they make all that snow with mashed potato.....

yorkshire gold

this is what coming back to the UK is all about...

policeman versus fireman quote of the year

little girl gave me a hug......

China closes Everest

China has closed the Tibetan side of the mountain and persuaded Nepal to do the same on their side , in order to parade the olympic torch......

one forty seven!

The benefits of time on my hands......

moving on!!

2 minutes and four seconds for thirty zombies, as my current job search leaves plenty of time for training as wariorr typist......

Dreaming of Summer...

As we near record winter snow fall ( since 1938 anyway) at just under 2m for the season, the thought of open air tomato growing seems unreal......

Resignation Blues

No blogs for a while as I have been tied up resigning!
A return to the UK is in order and emotions run from mild anxiety to out and out excitement regarding a return to the mother land, first got to sell the house, and that starts tomorow, then get a job, find somewhere to live, buy a car , and get a laptop to stay linked up during the exodus.

It really is amazing how people who couldn't be bothered to talk to me pre resignation now want to know all about me, my family, and what we are going to do.
If I could get away with the above T shirt would cut them off nicely.
The others, people who I like, have been great, pointing out that most of those advising me that it is a mistake to spend lots of money moving around the world have never even left the family home. Lots of armchair quaterbacks with eyes on the new 2009 model for just another few years at 70 hours a week living in the basement...............

Going home from the game..

Philadelphia in the December sunshine....

That statue

There is a wealth of American history in Philadelphia , including a church where 5 US presidents worshipped, Philly being the capital for a few years, however there is also a statue of Rocky next to the famous stairs.
They have moved the statue a few times as it was not doing great business....

ARMED SERVICES APPRECIATION DAY

Spent 5 days in Philadelphia, as an early Christmas present, and attended my first home game in 23 years of following the Philadelphia Eagles.
As is obvious it was on the cold side, and we lost, HOWEVER, I lucked out on trouser choice( I`ve found this hardly ever happens) as it was armed services appreciation day and nobody spilled beer on me,or pushed me around in the beer queue....