Walk To River Dane

Yesterdays walk to River Dane and the fishing ponds. Very mild for February. A few ducks exchanging quacks on the pond. A lone moorhen keeping it's distance. No kingfishers this time.

Plumley Walk and Pub Lunch

Nice pub lunch and walk around Plumley. Spotted a few snowdrops, daffs and buds down the country lanes. Hazel took this one in a convex mirror nailed to a tree. The mirror was nailed to the tree not Hazel. Post Valentines treat paid for by Hazel's Mom. Delicious fish and chips in the Golden Pheasant (Hazel had a plant burger ) and half of bitter. Going to collapse on the sofa now and nod off!

Valentines Day

We celebrated as usual withan exchange of soppy collaged cards.

Marsden

A couple of days over in West Yorkshire with our old chum Dave Smith who is 83 today. We took some cake and candles and a lemon tart etc. Went out for a drink last night which made a nice change. Just a quick Guinness and Hot Chocolate for Hazel. A bit too nippy to be wandering aroud Marsden at night. When the carers had finished tucking Dave up in bed we went back for a chin-wag but we'd worn him out earlier with our chatter and he'd nodded off. Earlier in the day we went out briefly to check out the charity shops - found some cheap DVD's including some South Korean films I'd not heard of for 50p. Hazel found a gardening book . Busy roads today considering it's Sunday. Good to be home and our own bed.

Walk To Anderton and Marbury

Nice walk this morning over to Anderton and also the Marbury Garden Centre where Hazel bought some plants for herself and others. The sun was very bright. Nippy start though and whilst the washing machine at Hazel's Mom's was whirring away we enjoyed a stroll by the River Weaver. Then back to Hazel's Mom's to unload the washing machine and make Granma's bed up. Audrey still finding it difficult to bend after her accident so Hazel goes over to help out when she can. Home to have some lunch - fresh tomatoes on sour dough toast - yum! Then battle with PC when Firefox decides to play up. Very frustrating switching browsers. Microsoft is just as bad. Grrrr!

Chocolate Cake

Archie here for weekend so celebrating with home made Hazel cake - yum!

River Weaver Walk

Thos mornings wander down the muddy banks of the River Weaver. Fed some seagulls our mouldy bread roll. Squelch squelch! Lots of puddles to negotiate! Then to Blakemere to look round the antique emporium. Didn't find any bargains. Everything seemed very expensive compared with prices a few years back. Mind you - everything is expensive these days! Home for fakeybacon and scrambled egg toasties.

More Snow

More snow in the night making the garden look very sparkly and white. It's melting now the sun is out. We did plan to go for a walk but staying in to make bread and cakes.

Walk to By Pass

This mornings walk over Lostock way after dropping in on Granma and Audrey to see how they were coping. Spotted the tracks of the infamous Lostock Yeti and a strange plastic dooddad Hazel hung in some twigs. A bit nippy out - brrrrrrr!

January 2023

Solitary walk around Lostock this morning whilst Hazel gave her ailing Mom and sister some breakfast, pills, etc. They are on the mend but it takes time.

Christmas Eve Walk

Nice wander down to the River Weaver via the Hartford bridge. Archie hadn't been that way for a while. He thinks he might have gone with Jack and the dog some years ago. Very sunny but quite chilly but not as chilly as last week. Ten on to the antique emporiums of Blakemere. A bit crowded but we managed to avoid most poeple. Hazel bought a couple of small things inc. a 1910 postcard of a man with a glowing red nose. His family standing around it warming their hands!

Marbury Country Park

Nice wander round Marbury this afternoon with Hazel and Archie whi is home for a few days. Went to get the Xmas tree and some plants from the garden centre and then a slow walk round the lake and the bird hide - spotting robins , blackbirds and twitchers! 22nd Dec. 2022.

Craiyon (Dalle 2)

Artificial Xmas trees, artificial decorations and now artificial intelligence made snowmen!

The Big Freeze Goes On!

Some photos from this morning and some from yesterday sorting our a dusty box of old stamps that Hazel found in a cupboard or under the bed or somewhere? It was like opening a creaky tomb ! Not quite a set of alphabet stamps and a full set of numbers. The rainbows were from today - shining through the back window and tinkling the glass danglers.

Snow Snow Quick Quick Snow!

Unusual to have so much snow in Cheshire where it mostly melts as soon as it falls or gets dumped on Wales or the Peak District. We went ot for a crunchy walk around the block to celebrate the winter wonderland. Amazing how it transforms even the most dreary suburban landscape! Its all melting now ofcourse and will be horrible grey slush tomorrow I expect. Such is life!

Marsden and West Yorkshire

Just a few snaps from our trip to Yorkshire on Monday and Tuesday. Stayed at our old chum Dave's place in Marsden. Brrrr! It wasa bit nippy. Nice wals around the town at night to see the Xmas lights and even a quich drink in the Railway Arms. Also a quick jaunt to Glossop on the way and around the charity shops. Got a stack of DVD's including Solaris, Confidential Report (Mr. Arkadin), Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton) etc. Also a trip to Slaithwaite to get some lovely vege pasties for our lunch. Although the natives were very hostile for some reason - nearly got run over in Aldo car park by some grumpy bloke going too fast and got a fist waved at me from a window as I briefly stepped into his garden to avoud a large crane lifting girders by the canal bakery! Ah the great Northern sense of humour!