I read somewhere that Life begins where fear ends . I think over the last few days with Rememberence Sunday on the horizon that thought rang true . I had returned from my visit to see the poppies display at the local church at Worthenbury . Today I was out for a walk along the River Dee and on the way home planned a visit to a second church to see what the display looked like there . As I walked along the river with the levels up due to the heavy rain I pondered the recent budget . Not much of a help for pensioners . Tax rates staying the same but the rate that we start to pay tax on income also staying the same for the next year and the year after that ... read more

Y Wal Goch - Yma o Hyd ? OK as I walk on this warmer than usual Autumn morning I hear your brain whirring as you try to work out what Y Wal Goch is . Or Yma o Hyd. I don't blame you not knowing . It is that Welsh language that is becoming an issue in Wales . In a good way of course . Y Wal Goch has become the rallying call of the national football team . A name given to the supporters of Wales or Cymru as it is hoping to be renamed after the World Cup campaign ends . The Red Wall of supporters who are following Wales to the World Cup in 2022. We have not been there for is it 58 years . It has been a long ... read more

With the coffee and croissant refreshing me I was ready for the next part of my morning . It was only 10.15 and I knew that the major service would take until lunchtime . I needed to waste another hour at least before I could find a cafe for my early lunch with yet another double espresso on the cards . If I had not been called up by then to tell me the car was ready I had already earmarked a walk back up to Castle Street and beyond to the Castle with its Regimental Museum of the Shropshire Light Infantry . I was looking forward to that as my great grandfather had apparently served in that regiment . Apart from a line in his obituary I had no knowledge of his service and hoped ... read more

Facebook makes you look back at times past . As the memories pop up they force you to relive those memories . 10 years you were doing this . 8 years ago you were doing that . Last year you were here . The year before you were there . They pop up and disconcert you sometimes . Perhaps it is a picture of Suzy parked up somewhere. Or Gabby being taken for a service and habitation check . Occaisionally a picture of ourselves pops up. " Was it that long ago that we did that ?" We ask . Yes it was . We wonder where time has flown to and wish sometimes we were not being reminded of its passing. Today was one of those days. My walk took me up to Cross Lanes ... read more

It has been a funny old week . It still feels odd not to see Gabby on the front drive . We still receive copies of Practical Motorhome - the last may have arrived this week . We will continue to receive MMM magazine until the end of the year. We have spent time ringing the Netherlands to stop the ACSI card , cancelling the Camping and Caravan club memberships and cancelling this and that . Each call reminds us we no longer are part of the fraternity of motorhomers . It still feels odd . Alerts set up to show us deals on holiday homes, gites and hotels . Train Line booked to tell us when cheap train tickets are issued and we continually talk about Eurostar and trips to continent made in different ways ... read more