Today’s guest picture comes from Venetia, who is on a choir visit to the Netherlands. In between singing , they were taken to see a parachute drop, part of the 75th anniversary Operation Market Garden commemorations in this area of The Netherlands. Our dry weather continued today but it was rather misty when Mrs TootlepedalContinue reading “Thrashed again”
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Topping up
Today’s guest picture comes from my former colleague Ada and comes as a reminder of the Tour de France. She tells me that she was sipping coffee in a cafe at the bottom of the mountain when her husband had this picture taken at the top of the Col du Tourmalet. Hats off to him.Continue reading “Topping up”
Flat out…and flat back too
Today’s guest picture is a bit belated as Venetia has been back from Madeira for some time but I found that I had overlooked this picture she took of a slightly strange statue in Funchal, possibly Madeira’s answer to King Knut. There was a lot of excitement here today as enormous machines threatened the wellContinue reading “Flat out…and flat back too”
