Blackhurst, east of The Lawley

Walking: The Lawley, Church Stretton

Spent a couple of days walking high ground east of All Stretton... if you look very closely, you can just see a white van alongside a green Quasar!

We'm gonna walk'em! Off we go...

A beautiful afternoon... & we'd only popped out for an hours 'leg-stretch'... four-&-a-half hours later, it was dark when we got to the pub! Knackering, we really earned those beers!

Walked to the north of The Lawley... seemed a good idea to womble over the top! At 377m, not a hill to womble across. Yomp? Wonderful light!

He'll never catch that mouse...

 

Meute@O2Ritz

 

Walking: Shifnal to Grindle Forge

A lovely walk, on a bright & beautiful late summer day... 6 mile circular from town centre, south through farmland & wood, following the valley of the Wesley Brook. 

As we walked into the valley, closer to the brook, the quiet slowly shrouded... 

the soughing of the canopy often the only sound. 

Then back to the traffic, the bustle, the idiosyncracy that is Shifnal... from the butcher, a lovely Fidgetty Pie & thick, thick bacon... then home for scran!

A wonderful, enjoyable, engaging all-season walk that will be repeated!

Must check out the town too...

 

Magic 2021

Fantastic (magic!) weekend in Newcastle!

Decent-ish weather; great games; good grub, company, & other stuff... live music, & many beers (such a lairy, petulant drunk, she is!), at the Cumberland Arms; hot times at the Simla... & some kick-ass football, with proper jeopardy:

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Catalan mugged Saints to grab the League Leader's Shield: three tries in the last 5 minutes brought it to 30 apiece; Maloney dropped the golden point in the second period of extra time... we'd almost left early!

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Trinity took Huddersfield 32 - 18 with simple, efficient, effective rugby - sets completed, & Lino didn't miss a goal!

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The Wire arm-wrestled Wigan in an end-to-end game, winning 10 - 6, with Williams being booed as a traitor for scoring Warrington's second try.

St. James is THE Magic Weekend venue; later in the season, THE appropriate time. 

Microwave Raspberry Jam

Less farting about!  No mess!  Small quantities!  Keeps colour!

1lb raspberries

1lb sugar

2 Tbs lemon juice

Stick everything in a BIG pyrex bowl.  Stick it in a micro & give it full power (plus the occasional stir) for 5mins 'til sugar well-dissolved.  Cook for 12mins on full; stir well at end.  Set-test is same as ever, but don't mess wi'cooking time as the sugar can readily burn.  Stick into clean, warm jars.

Can use other, & mixed, berries.  Can upscale pro-rata.