NEAR DISASTER

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NEAR DISASTERS

Two near disasters.
Although the allotment looks in reasonable condition the truth of the matter is its getting away from us.Its just bloody hard work for what i think will be little reward, as what grows is quickly eaten by the wide array of wildlife.What we need to do is spend at least 8/10 hours a week looking after it,and we just don't have the time or inclination.What started off as quite an adventure is rapidly loosing its appeal,so maybe we will be just one year wonders.
Now the other near disaster could have been a lot worse as it could easily have been Lyns neck and not just her arm.I have always said that bell ringing has the potential to be very dangerous which was one of the reasons that I almost packed it in.Well last Thursday night Lyn and I went down for our usual practice session,and the first job you have to do is pull the bell up from the down position.Its quite a tough job and always the one that for me holds the most danger and the task I like least.Lyn on the other hand is quite happy to do it and has had no problems up until that fateful night.Normaly she would stand on a box as she is a little short and the box gives her extra height,this night she decided to do away with this aid.She started to pull the bell up but because she was lower than she normaly would have been she was less in control and wasn't in total contact with the bell,or in other words she was not feeling the weight of the bell and in a split second it got away from her and whipped the rope violently upwards just about taking her off her feet and wrapping itself round her arm.Steve our instructor was quickly on the scene and prevented a major disaster.I couldn't do anything as I was pulling my own bell up so had to watch whilst the drama unfolded.Needless to say Lyn was a bit shaken but being the true pro that she is carried on with the session.So don't anybody say that bellringing is a quaint gentle English tradition.It's highly dangerous.Golf on the other hand is not dangerous and gives me a lot more pleasure than both the allotment and bellringing put together.

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IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN " RIO "BUT

It wasn't Rio and we didn't have the Rolling Stones to entertain us but for a small Norfolk Village of only 900 residents we put on quite a show.The weather was glorious,in fact it was almost too hot at times,but there were plenty of cold drinks available.The parade started at 2.00pm and went through the Village and up to the school whose playing fields were covered with a variety of typical fete type stalls.It was a truly feel good event and made you feel very English and very happy to be living in such a great location .The band wasn't the Stones but they sounded just right for a School field on a hot summers afternoon.We of course bought lots of things that perhaps we wouldn't have normally bought and spent many pounds on tombolas etc,and we got dragged into the mad Danish mans house on the way home which rounded the day of nicely.Today both Lyn and I rang the bells prior to Sunday service,so I think its now safe to say that we are now campanologists, we will now wait for some official notification from someone somwhere (if only)

WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE

I was shocked when I looked to see that it has been well over two weeks since I last posted a blog,I really don't know where the time has gone since getting back from Australia.
Lyn and I have been really busy what with trying to get the allotment back from the jungle it had become whilst we were away as well as doing a host if other things.This retirement lark is really hard work.Anyway the allotment is looking better again and weeding is now once again a pleasure.I can report that all plantings are doing well and are being much appreciated by the visiting wildlife,who seem hell bent on making sure that we will never get to taste any of our efforts.Besides the allotment we have both been playing golf.Lyn has at last realised that the club with the letter P on it is not the putter,so progress is being made on at least the club selection front.I should critisise,as my first round after the hols was terrible.We continue to do badly at quiz night,so no progress on that front.
Have just had a rewarding weekend cutting out a patio area and covering it with a ton of shingle,before siting the table and chairs on it,so we are now ready for the BAR-B-Q season.Since we had two tons of shingle delivered and had only used one just about every outdoor area now
has a covering of approx 1 inch of 20 mm shingle.If that wasn't bad enough Lyn insisted that each covering was washed as she felt the stones were a little dirty and could do with a spit and polish !!!!
So what else have we been doing,well we went to see Rich and Al in Lavenham last Wednesday,on Thursday Pam and Andrew from Storrington called in as they were in the area,we have been out to dinner a couple of times ,Lyn has been bellringing and has progressed to ringing on Sundays.I have taken a break from it but may go back ,we shall see.
Life in the Village is good and long may it continue to be so.
Oh I saw my first mole today shortly before it went to see all the other moles in mole heaven.Vernon our next door neighbour has been plagued by them and has so far caught and dispatched 40 of them.I don't think I could kill them as they look so cuddly,but I suppose if they are digging up your lawn you might think differently.Country living at the sharp end.