People keep saying "Haven't you gone yet??!!" No we haven't! not till 9pm on Monday. It can't come soon enough for me. I went in to work for the last time this afternoon to sort out a few loose ends then we packed our rucksacks for the last time before we leave England. As Mandy says if it's not in there now we will have to do without it. I have spent a couple of hours going through all the documentation and making sure that we have two copies of ever...

Well, Its all beginning to get to me now! we have just got back from the Royal Oak in Clatford where the team put in yet another awfull performance in the Wednesday Quiz. We (prematurely) celebrated Mandy's birthday (its tomorrow) and when we came to leave, everyone was saying goodby like we were off to the other side of the world! Martins double booked the transport but if that means that we get to the airport earlier, for me that means the holiday starts ear...

Well! time for another little ramble. Ive just been looking through the blogs of some of the young travelers on the offexploring site they are amazing, travelling thousands of miles through wilderness, mountains, jungles and desserts. One of the bloggers was concerned that she was being woken up at night by hyienas in their camp! I feel such a fraud here in the heart of rural Hampshire where the height of excitement is a drive down to Bournemouth to see Doddy! Mi...

Last night we did something I have wanted to do for years and which, if I hadn't have done it, was very unlikely that the chance would come again. We went to see Ken Dodd. He was on at the Pavillion in Bournemouth, and believe me it was quite an experience. Martyn and Jan drove us down to Bournemouth and I treated us all to a nice meal in the Slug and Lettuce before the show which started at 7:00. We had a bit of an episode before the show because I had tho...

Cultural Encounters! When selecting an activity category for my blog entry they dont have 'Work Again!' on the drop down list still I supose the Combine Club, down the village last night was a 'Cultural Encounter' I often wonder what aliens would make of our village club. Even people from Stockbridge find it hard to deal with! We had a club committee meeting last night as usual it was very 'Vicar of Dibly' The chairman,(Rob) asked if anyone had any ideas for ...