Use a Springsteen Classic for today’s title considering how the thunder has rolled around us all in the last couple of days. We seemed to miss the lightening here that other places experienced. Despite the showers I played cricket for Gloucestershire Gypsies yesterday at the picturesque ground of Dumbleton. Little bit of a culture shock to face real fast bowlers again!

Clare and I went for a lovely cycle ride today for cake at Tortworth, she is really flying on her new bike and getting adventurous.

A rest from Story Telling this week but I have two performances on Saturday at the Roots Café at Kingsholm in Gloucester. Family performance at 1 p.m. and I am doing adult stories in the evening from 7 if anyone is around.

Friday was an emotional day at my sister Liz’s funeral. It all went well both the service and The Wake afterwards. Very proud of all my family. Still bloody awful!