A good week ….

Posted under Fun Stuff, Happiness by Julie

…. was had by all.  We’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to put pen to paper or should it be fingertips to keyboard??

Along with working hard on a new website (soon to be revealed) we’ve had a smashing jaunt to the coast – always one of my favourite occupations – as you already know.  The weather was great on Thursday and the sky was a maginificent shade of blue.  I’ve captured a little bit of it’s richness I think in my photo of the RNLI Memorial at St Annes.   The memorial is for the 27 lifeboat volunteers from St Annes and Southport who died on 9 and 10 December 1886 attempting to rescue the crew of the German barque Mexico, which ran aground off Southport in a gale.  If you would like to know more you can read all about it on the RNLI website

The wind was blowing a gale and the tide was in – this isn’t something we see that often.  It must be a bit unusual and catch people off guard because I remember some children getting stuck (cut off from the land) under the pier at one time and having to climb up the structure underneath.  If memory serves me right my cousin Ian Clark who ran the pier at that time needed to pull up some decking and help them up (or something like that??) Perhaps other family members can fill in the blanks for me?

I digress … well – the wind of course prompted us to buy a new kite (see photo). My very own kite … TAKE NOTE Jacky & Col … not as good as yours but a good starter kite all the same.

Today we’ve spent at the car boot – you guessed it – a full boot of goodies bought at very low prices.  THE find for the month has got to be a Quireboys video ‘Bitter Sweet and Live’  – their first live video filmed at the Town & Country Club in October 1992.  Watching and listening now and enjoying every gravelly note – well done Spike Gray – I really like the Pirate Look.

So – on that note and a few other riffs I’ll sign off.  This has been a very long entry but who knows when I’ll get chance to make another …  even busier week next week planned.

Chat soon

Love n stuff   Julie  xx