It’s a Blog ! Not a Log !

kennys party 071, originally uploaded by BagRat.

Kenny reached the grand old age of 50 last week along with Andy reaching the 40 mark, so they had a joint party to celebrate and used the oppurtunity to get everyone back togeather again.

It was good to see all the faces from the partys togeather again having a laugh and just generally getting on, party kicked off at of all places Stretford Cricket Club, then moved onto Lisa’s flat, where drinks flowed and people talked bollox (mainly due to what they’d had).

We left fairly early on in the morning 5:00am so maybe not so early, but the party carried on after we left, ending only when John, Ben and a few others decided to place most of Lisa food stuffs in the freezer . . . oh and after Ben had emptied a full bag of flour over the sleeping Lisa’s head (not nice Ben).

Gotta say Kenny was looking good for an old man and no doubt has many years left in him, all the best Kenny and Andy

As mentioned earlier headed across to Chorlton to take Blue round Ivy Green, met up with Luke at Electriks then headed across to Ivy Green, anyways decided to head along the Mersey to Jackson’s boat for a beer, absolutely stunning views with everything totally whited out by the snow, like being in another country.

Met a few other dog owners along the way and just generally enjoyed the walk and then it happened . . . Blue headed for her favourite bend in the Mersey, where she usually goes for a drink of water, but the edge was all iced up and Blue being Blue didn’t bat an eyelid, just went storming onto the ice, well ice and a 7.5 stone dog don’t exactly miss and the next minute there’s the sound of ice cracking and Blue disappears into the inky black water of the Mersey to reappear a few seconds later out of the ice hole she’d just created.

Soon as I saw her disappear I dropped my camera and dived down the rivers bank trying to get to her, she was a couple of feet out, way beyond my reach, but luckily for her and me there was a fcuking big branch log just laying nr the bank, so used this to smash through the ice and create a passage for her to get to the side, scariest 60 or so seconds I’ve experienced in a long time while smashing that ice I can tell you.

So managed to get her to the side and she was back to her normal self in a few minutes, though slightly damp for her ordeal, she soon shook it off, then headed to Jackson’s Boat so she could warm up and me and Luke could get a beer.

Apart from the unexpected dip in the Mersey it was a pretty good afternoon, nothing like trapping through snow and cold bracing fresh air to make you feel alive, finished the afternoon off with some very tasty French Onion soup at electriks, now at home watching Blue chilled out on the bed with Mel pampering her.

Might head out that way again tomorrow, but this time stay away from the ice . .

Went to see Selby Market today and Crows’ Auctions, not much to see to be honest as there redoing the main street in Selby so the front end of the Markets been relocated and the rear Markets dwindled down to on about a dozen stall’s which is a shame, seems even the Markets are being hit by the downturn.

Crows Auction was still busy though, people bidding on other peoples house clearances and buying the small birds and livestock on view, it was nice to go back there and see the auction, hard to think that dad used to own it, but now its in somebody elses hands and they seem to be making a go of it.

After we got back went to the bank to put in the cheque from mum and then dropped her off, me and mel then headed to Spring Wells and took Blue for a walk along the railway line, its now a designated country walk that goes by the name of Hudsons Way, quite a nice walk indeed, reall good for excercising your dog and yourself, felt quite alive after our walk, took a few photo’s which i’ll post on the blog at some point and alos did a few time-lapse movies of the journey to Selby and back so keep your eyes open for them.

Anway i’ve got another piece of chocolate fudge cake and vanilla ice cream to be eating, so best be off.

Picture 067, originally uploaded by BagRat.

Well this is all that remains of Bernie’s caravan and her daughters boyfriend Johnny’s car after somebody decided to torch it in the early hours of Sunday morning.

No idea who’s done it and the Police don’t appear to be all that interested in the situation, they’ve just told her that it’s her responsibility to have the remains removed as there a health hazard due to all the toxin’s that were released when the caravan was alight, so as well as losing the caravan, Bernie’s then got to find £150 to get the thing removed, don’t know what Johnny’s going to do with his car as yet, guessing his insurrance company will come and take that away at some point, the only good thing to come out of the whole incident is that thankfully no one was hurt.

was just another victim of what is turning out to be a very wet summer, though this did’nt stop people enjoying themselves.

We actually forgot it was on and only realised when we drove past Chorlton Green on the way to taking Blue for her Sunday walk and saw all the stalls and people wondering around, so we ended up putting Blues walk off for a couple of hours, parking up and wondering round the myriad of stalls, seeing what there was on offer.

Beech Road’s festival apparently harks back to village days of old, when shops put out their stalls selling ice cream, cream teas and other treats, to add to these stalls and the general party feel the road is lined with bunting and games such as tug-o-war are played out on the green between local pubs.

The park nearby on Beech Road is host to a mini music festival with local talent playing for the crowds, plus children’s rides and plenty of fairground attractions for all the family.

Here’s a few clips of the day that I’ve stuck up on YouTube

As I say the weather was fairly damp for the day, but this did’nt seem to dampen the spirits of those attending and from what we experienced of the day it’s definitely something worth checking out next year if you’ve not been before.