Canal Walk With Tone and Pene

Thankfully the weather improved enough after the rain so we could venture out and sample the delights of the Trent & Mersey canal with our old chums Tony and Penelope. They came for lunch and after pudding we tried to shed a few calories by yomping over the nearby park and along the muddy canal path to the Old Stone Cross and back round the houses. I was having trouble trying to get an old VHS player to chew though some old films I'd found at Dave's and Tone wiggled some wires and it started to work which was great considering it had been gathering dust for a few years in the attic!. Now got to try and digitise them.

Sunny Sunday Walk

Early morning stroll over the park. Got growled at by grumpy dog. Luckily it was on a lead. I think he took exception to my new hat! Then to the Co-op for some milk , tonic water, ice cream etc. Exciting eh?

Mr. & Mrs Swan and Family

Nice sunny walk this morning to the fishing ponds and the River Dane to see how the swans were doing. They seemed to be waiting for food to arrive and floated over to see us. Sorry, no food but hopefully it will turn up later. Too muddy to venture far after all the rain. We walked to the cornfield to see it had all been gathered in. Rather late in the year so we imagined it was for animal feed and not for human consumption. Good to get out into the sunshine although it was quite nippy to start with.

Walk To Orchard

Lovely sunny walk to community orchard to show Linda Merriman where we pick our apples and raspberries etc. Surprised to see so many left on the the trees and bushes. Looked at the swans and cornfield. So warm - like August again!

Marsh Flower Gallery

New online gallery of recent work about magazines and book covers HERE.

Northwich, Anderton and Marbury.

This mornings wanderings with Linda Merriman - showing her the delights of Northwich and Anderton Boat Lift etc. Went into town do do some window shopping and popped into one charity shop. Linda bought a coat. I got 5 CD's for 10p each - mostly old blues stuff. Then to Rob's Secret Garden which was closed sadly. Then off to Marbury Garden Centre to look for onions. They didnt have any. Then off to Anderton to have some chips and various beverages. Admired the Victorian structure with a boat going up from the River Weaver to the Trent and Mersey canal. Home now for egg and oatcake and more tea. Off to see Granma and Audrey this afternoon. Phew! It's all GO!

Chester

Nice wander around Chester before meeting up with Linda Merriman who got the bus all the way from deepest Wales with her free bus pass! It took 4 and half hours via Wrexham. Phew! Looked round the Ryan Gander curated "Chester Contemporary" but only could find three artworks craftily hidden around the town.. (This one in the shop window used by Roman soidiers!)We did some shopping earlier- got some herbs and spices and more cake, pastries etc. Linda had bought some too - home made soda bread, flapjacks, honey, apple jelly etc. We won't starve this weekend thats for sure! We may even add an extra few pounds. Linda is getting the house tour and now sitting in the summer house having a chat with Hazel. I'm off to make a nut roast.

Marsden Again

We had intended to stay for 2 or 3 days to sort more stuff and shift boxes of mags etc. but after 5 hours we'd done as much as we could and filled three wheelie bins ( one was already full ) and Hazel had cricked her back so couldnt bend without wincing with pain. So after a cheese and tuna toastie for lunch we packed up the car again and set off home. Took back a stack of postcards for Hazel's Mom to sort through ( she loves postcards and has an impressive collection) and the ones she doesn't keep will go to the charity shop. We have already been though them and picked out a few that caught our eye. We have an impressive collection too and don't really need any more, but who can resist a Kurt Schwitters collage (Tate) or Sir Peter Blake painting etc.