Busy couple of days!Two Severn Bores performed their Destiny or Fate show last night. We were pleased with how well the show went. Next stop for us is Berkeley Castle on Sunday week
I did my regular story telling slot today at Wick Court. Told my idiosyncratic shaggy dog story,
Currently in Exeter looking after our lovely granddaughter Ellen for a couple of days.
The Two Severn Bores (myself and musical maestro Dan) have two gigs coming up. Tomorrow night we are performing for Dursley Tangent and on Sunday the 26th we are booked in the Great Hall at Berkeley Castle (this is for Friends of Berkeley Castle)! We are rehearsing tonight.
Both of us will be performing along with others in the Three Horseshoes Frampton for our Book Club’s traditional Christmas Entertainment. All are welcome to this event we kick off at 8 p.m.
Finally I am Story Telling on my own on Monday 2nd December and of course I have my two gigs at Wick Court for the young people staying there.
I went out birding this afternoon hoping for a Short Eared Owl or a good murmuration of Starlings. Sadly no luck apart from a scattering of Starlings but no significant murmuration. Maybe I will have better luck in the next few days. However, I watched a Kingfisher darting over the canal. I was hoping to get a picture but every time I thought I could it shot off in their distinctive low flight. I did see about 30 Fieldfares had only seen one previously this winter.
Warming up before the game at Old Trafford yesterday. Sadly an inability to clear the ball saw the Mighty Hatters fall to a solitary goal. We certainly need three points from a game- the break next weekend might mean see some of our injured players return. Much humour on the terraces from the visiting supporters about where the home support might come from.
Off to see if I can see my first Starling Murmuration of the Winter later.
We are off tonight to the Stroud Book Festival going to Glos Mythos – poetry and prose playing with mythology. Will report on Sunday.
Early start tomorrow as I catch the train to Manchester. Fingers crossed the Mighty Hatters can do something no other Luton team has done at Old Trafford and actually win! I remember going full of optimism many years ago when Manchester United were going through a similar bad patch and we had a very good team in those days – we lost 4-1 !!! So you can understand my trepidation about the game!
Finally I have had people taking pictures for me of the Blue Tractor at Wick Court- now have one from inside the cab. Just waiting on some more before I can finish the book for grandson Owen.
May find it difficult to blog tomorrow but you never know!
I visited Wick Court to tell stories tonight. I told my idiosyncratic shaggy dog story set near Wick Court where I weave a local Saxon Legend into it to it to build up some suspense. It is an old favourite and I haven’t told it for a while. I am quite fond of it. It is funny how attached you become to your stories. I do enjoy finding my old stories again.
I thought I was going out with a couple of friends today and was waiting for quite a while until I realised it was next week! So after a cycle I ended up watching the cricket which was a remarkable game!
Looking forward to Book Club tomorrow. We are having a German meal (everyone is contributing something they have cooked) then we are discussing the book House by the Lake. It is the first time we have reverted to doing a meal since the pandemic!
I went to the football yesterday with great trepidation fearing a drubbing! Liverpool are a formidable team with a great array of talent. It was a pulsating game and I had to rub my eyes when we scored. Sadly we couldn’t hang on but this performance should give the team great confidence. I am having a day out in Manchester this Saturday hoping to see us get three points! COYH!!!
I get given random OS map squares to record all the birds seen in a square. I was given one on the slopes of Frocester Hill to do, so went there this morning on a beautiful Autumn morning. I rode there and walked round the square. Saw just under 30 species and also a lolloping Hare. Pictures below of trees and mushrooms from this morning. My next square to cover is in the North of the Gloucestershire.
The title sounds like a 1950s film! However, it is my Owen’s favourite toy. See below!
I am writing a story especially for him -so I have been taking pictures of Wick Court’s tractor for the book we are putting together. They raised the bucket especially for me last week. The aim is to get the book ready for his 3rd birthday in December. It is good fun!
