Last week, 2nd -8th Nov 2026.

 The weather has certainly changed here and not for the better.

Ordered a paint sprayer, but it took weeks to arrive so it's too cold now, but I've managed to get one coat done,will have to see if it gets a bit warmer before I get another coat on, but not holding my breath!.

Went down to Reddish Vale last week, the trees are looking lovely with their changing colours.

The birds were going mad for my treats. 

The swan family are doing very well.

Dad was keeping the other wildlife away from his young ones, but did take some food out of my hand.

The cheeky Squirrels were out in numbers too

Quite a few gadwalls on the top mill pond.

Was surprised to see this lone terrapin out in this cold weather.

This colourful item is on the wall of the bug hotel in the children's picnic area.

The volunteers were out in force keeping the park looking nice, always out whatever the weather, doing a wonderful job.

I do my bit cutting back the branches on my walks round with my trusty secateurs. 

On the way home aways call into Morrison's for lunch and this week there was this robot running round the store, keeping the place clean, I backed away from a cabinet and bumped into someone and I turned round to say sorry and it was this. I wonder how long it will be before we go in a store and it will all be robots!

My friends and neighbours had this afternoon platter, couldn't eat it all so they had to get a box to take the scones home!.   

Back home this week, had these two collared doves on my feeders

They looked a bit wind swept to me but had plenty to eat, not seen them in my garden before.

I bought some of that insulating silver stuff for behind the radiators this week, from Must Have Idea's and you get enough to do all the radiators so that's not too bad for just over a tenner!, does seem warmer too. 

  This week at the Bridge view café, saw this nice new modern looking narrow boat on the canal, bet that cost a lot of money. When we were into that kind of thing they cost a thousand pound a foot!!.

People do sell their house and move onto one, has had a friend of the family, but can you get rid of enough of your stuff to do that, have to be a minimalist don't you??.

Love watching Canal boat diaries though, with all his trials and troubles, that's enough to make you think twice before getting into that!  

Would definitely need one of these if I took up motorcycling again!.

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Last of October 2026.

 Well, nearly another month ended!.

The past week me and the gang have been to the new refurbished Windmill pub in Denton, we had our usual carvery and very nice too!.

Just in case you've not been or not been since the refurbishment here are the pictures I took on our visit.

The carvery counter hasn't changed much, but not much can be done to that is there 

Looking though to the bar area.

This is where the noisy ice cream machine used to be, gone now thank goodness.

Main Bar area

My usual seating area, television gone off wall.

  So that's it, The only thing not changed is the awful music, there again 's for the younger end probably.

But looking round when we go, it's people that are older and perhaps they should change the piped music for dinnertime and evening!.

Yesterday, I went to the Bridge view café under Portland basin museum and as it was the Steampunk day there I was there on my own has the others in my group are not keen on it also it is very busy with all the punkers!.

Named after this.

Some of the visitors on the day.

One of the staff

Another staff member

The staff are all very nice!.

Invited these ladies to share my table as it was getting a bit full, they  were from Northwich I found out.

They even have their own band and singers!.

My friend is always telling me "You should ask before you take peoples photo" but these people were standing at my table if I hadn't taken their picture, there again if you dress up like them they want to be noticed don't they!.

This week I've finished another wooden jigsaw, this one was a bit more colourful, the one at the bottom.

Well this morning I got up and after making my breakfast wondered why my heating hadn't come on?, then realised my usual tv programme wasn't on either then it dawned on me I'd not changed the clocks last night, What a Plonker!!.
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Whats the difference between ignorance and apathy?

I don't know and  don't care.
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Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever 
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