November 4th

A very sad day, Cassie -the Briard- (aka Allyking Diamonds and Ice) died about 3pm today. A big dog with a bigger personality she will be missed by all who knew her.

Sad news to arrive back from a really nice holiday to. The fireworks looked really spectacular from several thousand feet up, Cass would have hated all the bangs.

November 5th

Usual unpacking washing saga... then my cousin Meriel and her parents Shirley and John turned up on the door step, stayed for a couple of cups of tea. It was really nice to see them.

November 6th

Oh dear, someone isn't very well, it appears that we have a case of Dehli belly in the house. Mind you I'm alright .... so it's off to rehearsal again to night.

November 7th

Back to work .... only 80 or so e-mails waiting... Mind you nothing much seems to have happened in my absence!

November 11th

Jimmy da Ant comes all the way from Austria to visit, and we were out .... but we came home in time to find him.

November 12th

Do a bit of site seeing around the locale, interesting to see it through the eyes of someone new to it.

As usual here we are hanging around on street corners, I'm the one with hair! Ha Ha Ha!

Sat and watched the footie England 3 Argentina 2 what a result! No beer this time either!

November 13th

The Ant reveals his true mission and goes off to Kent to see his daughters... Had to pretend he was here just to renew his oldest friendship in the world didn't I

November 14th

The climate is still being strange I should not have been able to make this salad with 100% home grown produce at this time of year, it contains Lettuce, Rocket, Tomatoes, Radish Cucumber and Peppers from the garden. Quite an achievement for mid November! Go on tell me you all did similar the last few years but you couldn't have done it "when I was a boy"

November 19th

Joy at last I've one something worth winning .. I have just won a copy of the new Jools Holland CD ... Who He? That ex Squeeze Member is he still going? Ok so not everyone's cup of tea but I'm pleased with it. So There! 

November 20th

Shopping and even worse ..bought the first pressie of the forth coming festive season... Yeuch!

November 22nd

Arrived back from a conference in Birmingham to find my Jools Holland CD had already arrived - Swinging the Blues and Dancing the Ska - very good it is too

November 27th

I must be mad! I went on an organised canoe paddle down the river for about 12 miles, hard to tell exactly because it's so twisty! So while half the UK was digging itself out of the first snows of winter we were about 20 soon to be rather damp individuals, splashing about, shooting weirs and mill runs in silly little boats.  Cold but Great fun!
right Taking a coffee break at around11:30  below Moving off towards lunch.....  below right (From Left to Right ) Dave, Ted, Ben, Ron, Colin It got very cold in the afternoon, one young lady had to be pulled out of her canoe to have hot coffee poured into her to get her warmed up. Otherwise everyone coped and we all reached journeys end! Thanks to PACKERS for organising the the trip!
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Band rehearsal in the evening went well too. Boy was I knackered by bedtime!

November 28th

No stiffness, I'm warm but .....I could have used another hours sleep!