Even by my pitiful standards the start to the cricket season has been one of abject misery as I stand at the crease like Stevie Wonder with his boots tied together, utilising a boomerang as a bat.
When I started to play again about ten years ago, I resembled a one-armed man trying to kill a snake in phone box, but remarkably, sometimes it came off, with a few chaotic scores in the 30's satisfying my renewed lust for the most complex of ...
I had an accusation from one of my friends today that with all the countryside walking I am doing I am in danger of turning into *Jack Hargreaves.
Well, to counteract that argument, let me tell you that last weekend I went to that there London, or the 'Big Smoke' as it is sometimes (but admittedly not often these days) referred to.
I am quite lucky really, as I have a good friend who lives in Barons Court and he is always willing to put ...
The latest trek on my dog walks of Hampshire took me from the National Trust car park in Stockbridge (called The Lion's Den) then along the Test Way, before joining the Clarendon Way and meandering on to the pretty village of Houghton.
So far, the few parts of the Test Way I have completed have all been wooded lanes with only fleeting glimpses of the famous old river; however, the consolation is that the trees at this time of year ...
When it rains and you have what is known as a working dog, you have little choice than to get wet, otherwise he will spend his day doing your head in, continually butting you with his wet nose.
Today has been one of those days, so rather than just getting wet, I thought I would get wet somewhere where I haven't been before, but is not too far away from where I live. That place being Amport just west of Andover on the A303.
I have been ...
