The Adventures of Melvyn and Lesley
Having retired we are busy pursuing the things we enjoy
It’s Santa hat day. Unfortunately, I haven’t got one, but then I don’t need one to look silly.
Lesley and I joined Caroline and Ashley for a short run from their house this fine Christmas morning. We were even lucky enough to see a heron in full flight over the flashes.
Today I rigged my two biggest sails. That now gives me sails from 8.5m² down to 6.0m², that should cover most everyday situations.
I also rigged a system to hold the sails secure against the hedge using springs and rope. Hopefully, they will be held tight even in strong wind. All I need now is the wind.
Great news from Tom today as he FaceTimed us to let us know that he has qualified as an International Certified Personal Trainer. Well done Tom!
A lovely (half) day with Laura and Ella. Lesley and I went early enough to have lunch with Laura. As usual Ella amazed us with her ability to communicate like a young adult. She has a great understanding and makes humorous and thoughtful comments in a conversation. She enjoys reading and is a delight to listen to, especially when she is working out an unfamiliar word. She holds no fear for new words, she just accurately sounds them out and then reads them at full speed. She’s a lucky girl to be blessed with good parents and good teachers. We are enjoying watching her grow up and look forward to seeing what she gets up to as she grows older.
We had a great night at the Lowery Theatre where we went to see Albert Lee. It’s always to watch the masters at work. The music was excellent and it was very interesting listening to his tales of playing with Head Hands and Feet, his time with Eric Clapton and the Everley Brothers.
Tony wanted some big shelves. What he wanted is what he got.
Bit of a panic on here, headed out to pick up Ella from Wrexham, only to find that the A534 was closed. Had to make a diversion, thankfully we arrived with two minutes to spare. Collected Ella and then headed off to M and S to see mum nice cuppa tea with scone to follow
Caroline wanted to go to the Chill Facter to see if she could still ski. She is hoping to go on the school trip this year and hasn’t skied since she was at school herself. As you will see from the video she has a natural ability and won’t have any problems when she gets to Austria.
After skiing we popped over to the Trafford Centre and grabbed a burrito. For Lesley and me it was a first. Very tasty, very filling and very unusual. It’s basically a huge wrap of Mexican food that is rolled in silver foil. The secret of eating it, is to gradually peel off just enough silver foil to expose a mouthful of burrito. Lovely!
The weather was fine when we picked Ella up so we decided to head out to the park before going back home. We had the park to ourselves, and as you can see from the photographs Ella made full use of it. Once we got home she did her usual of enthralling us with her ability to read and pick up difficult concepts. We talked to her about the days of the week, months and years – she was amazing.
Ella, Laura, Caroline and Sam came round for lunch and to say goodbye before we embark on our Summer trip to Greece. The theme was ‘make your own sandwiches’ which Ella saw as an opportunity to ‘make your own faces’ and here’s one she created earlier.
We had a lovely time at the Bear’s Paw in Warmingham today. Laura, Caroline and Lesley were all in top form and great company. Unfortunately the organiser (Sam) was poorly so couldn’t come. Sorry Sam but you missed a great time, good company and lovely food.
Caroline was experimenting with her works camera in preparation for her trip to Poland next wek so I have included a few of her photos.
