Over the weekend 14th-15th March 2015

Not much going on at the lake on Saturday, so it was a nice walk round the lakes with Pepe.

Saw this fisherman pull this 17lbs carp out of the lake, need a lot of chips with that hey!.

Some of the wild life seen whilst walking.

Look at the size of those feet on this Moorhen!.

More mandarins 

You don't normally see any White on them, but tempted these out of the water with some seed.

On the bridge

As you can see nice White bellies

Some nice ducks again, quite a bit larger these though 

All the ducks and geese are getting the nests ready now, can't wait to see this years chicks!.

On the Sunday there was the Steering Comp on at the club,

Click here to see that.

During the week I started taking up the decking, if you remember I slipped and fell on it in the frosty weather so decided not the give it another chance to catch me out again.

I had bought this saw from B&Q a few weeks ago when it was on offer, am I glad I did as it's been brilliant and well worth the money

£29.95

"The first cut is the deepest" they say or was that a song from the past?.

Second bite at it.

All done and the inspector checking it out to make sure its been done properly, you know what they say "There's no show without Punch"

So it's just a going over with the Jet washer now to clean it all up, and get rid of the scrap wood of course, going to use some of it to strengthen the bottom of the fence you can see there, as next doors puppy is trying to get though to play with Pepe, it will learn that he's not very pleased with other dogs!

This past weeks bargains

Hadn't seen this hardback book in the shops and there it was in a charity shop at 75p!, 

Saw it the next day in Morrisons  at £18.99, with paperback at half price £3.99!.

Then picked up this nice big plant pot, thought that looks nice and warm for one of my Mother-in- Law's Tongue cactus, that will last in there for a few years, they usually burst the pot when they get too big!

Well that's all for now folks 

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What does the dentist of the year get?.

A little plaque!.

Doctor Doctor, I keep thinking I'm a spoon.

Well sit there and don't stir.

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Here, there and everywhere

Been here, there and everywhere the last few days since our club trip to Lyme Park
I was surprised to hear from our Exhibition Secretary that the park didn't want us back in September as we had hoped, they only wanted us as extra's to their own event's. Looking back to our visit this time realised that their Fathers day event would have had nothing at all if we hadn't been there, seems strange to me but it's their lost in my opinion!.
Will be looking for other venue's perhaps more accommodating!.
The painting of my tug boat is going well and here are a few pictures of progress so far,

Superstructure painted Aquamarine, after a bit of thought on colour for this, I thought of one of my favourite authors Clive Cussler and one of his hero's in the Dirk Pitt series. Dirk works for the NUMA agency ( National underwater and Marine Agency) and all their boats are painted Aquamarine, so thats good enough for me.

Rear view not quite finished yet

Talk about silver tongued, Tuffy is Copper tongued.

Funnel and decks finished, started on the port holes.

On the gardening front, bought a new plant 

A Begonia type

 This is now the view from my kitchen window, no grass cutting for me, complete with Pepe surveying his domain,

He wasn't so thrilled on Wednesday I imagine when I took him to the Groomer to be washed and trimmed, though he doesn't seem to mind too much, and does look great afterwards.

Where's the bacon buttie then?.

I feel a right pansy!.

We went to Chadderton Hall Park for dinner and then after the groomer cutting and two bagging job, it was off to Daisy Nook Country Park for a cuppa and a sandwich to put me on until the BBQ and sailing on two lakes event at the club in Etherow Country Park at 7pm.
So Three Parks in one day Pepe, can't be bad.
At Etherow for the Boat Sailing saw our little friend from the threesome family, remember the two Canadian geese and the white minder I spoke about in an earlier post?, the baby is growing quite big now!.

Any bread mate?.

 The following day (Thursday) we went to the Lake again and there a few feet out from the landing stage with all our sailors watching there was a right racket going on with two pair of Coots and their babies, couldn't wait to get my camera out and video it.
Checked on the internet at this strange behaviour and found out it could be territorial or perhaps females not wanting to mate again with babies to still look after.
Perhaps my sister and her husband who are keen birdwatchers will know and tell me.

                              

Hope you liked the video, certainly good training for the babies getting stuck in hey!.

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Marvellously Mature

When you and you teeth don't sleep together.

It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.

Your address book has mostly names that start with Dr

Your sit in a rocking chair and can't get going.

When your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.

Well, that's it for now, the microwave is calling.

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Help 4 Heroes

One of our members at the model boat club (Andy Quick) has ask me to include this appeal on my blog, as we already wholeheartedly support this charity at most of our shows and events I don't see why not!.

Andy Quick 8 April 18:40 Don't know if this is appropriate but I am asking anyway. I am acting as a support driver for three RAF pilots who are running 17 marathons in 17 days in honor of the 448 lads who lost their lives in Afghanistan. Do you think you could put a link to their charity on the blog and anywhere else you have access to. This is the link to site. Click here for more info                                                           Thanks Andy Quick

Having read the link I think the three pilots doing the challenge are just as much Heros as the people they are doing it for!.

Peter (Duckie) Teal.

Ellesmere Weekend 2014

Just spent a great weekend at Ellesmere Model Boat Show with my good friend Bob.

There were plenty of other members there at our stand showing off their boats and explaining the in's and out's of them to the visitors.
Here is a short video of the site to give you an idea of the action there

If you want to see more of the show
Click here

I thought this boat was a nice touch, built by a member of the Liverpool MBC for his daughter

It's a springer tug and you can have any design for the superstructure, 

And at the back it tells you what its powered by!!.

Plays Disney tunes from the sound system too!.

This past week been out with friend Marjorie, visited a couple of new (to her) garden centres  namely Gordon Rigg's GC  and All-in-One GC  in north side of Manchester, Rochdale.

My Star buy was this massive succulent, beautiful hey, if you like that sort of thing that is!.

This is a present from Bob and his good lady Joyce to add to my rapidly growing collection, good job the plants are not the rapid growing type 

And here is friend Bob and Joyce with Bob up to some more of his Photoshop tricks!

Got up a bit late today after all the walking round this weekend, so decided to make up for that by doing a bit of housework, I suppose you have to do it sometime hey!, other wise won't be Abell to open the doors for the pile up of dust.
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When the wife said she was going to change the baby.
He said well get a quieter one!.

Small boy watching his Mother do the washing up
"Mum where did you work before you got this job here with us?".

Children, what a comfort in old age.
And how soon they bring it on!.

Don't worry if our life's a joke
and your success's are but few
Remember that the mighty oak
was once a nut like you!.

Did you hear my last joke?,
We hope so they said!.
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Thats all for now folks.

Awards night 2013

In my last post I mentioned that I'd been to the Hare and Hounds at Werneth Low for lunch with my good friends Bob and his wife Joyce, had a nice meal with Pepe sat good as gold in a chair at the table, I count myself rich in the fact that I have such good friends as these and many others in the boat club!.

Thinking that the day couldn't get much better, went to the AGM at the club that night and as well as the confirming of the officials for the coming year, it was also the awards for the various events and competitions throughout the year. if you are interested in the results of the awards 

Click here

If not I will give you the short version, 

I received the David Beaumont Trophy for services to the Club by a non committee member, and if you zoom in you might see that Velda's name is on the top left and mine bottom right, nice to have both our names there!.

I also received Joint 1st kit built trophy with the treasurer Geoff, we will have to share it during the year, I will be fed-up dusting it by then anyway!

I'm on there twice as well 2011 and 2013

 And there is the boat I entered this year, and here is the beautiful model submitted by Geoff the treasurer!.

Well there you go, what a great finish to a wonderful day with friends and club members and to get trophies for what you like doing is just icing on the cake really!.

Thanks to John, the other moderator for the festive header!.

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An elderly man went to the doctors for his test results. The doctor said "I've got some good news and some bad"

"What's the bad news" asked the man.

The doctor said "I'm afraid you only have a week to live"

"Oh my God!" exclaimed the old man, "Thats terrible! so what's the good new?. 

The doctor said "They're going to name the disease after you!.

Boom Boom 

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That's all folks 

Late again!.

Late again, I'll have people thinking I'm not well, specially my sister Barbara in Oz!.

Well I don't know how I found time to work in the past!. I seem to have plenty to do all the time, I was talking to a friend of mine at the lake the other day and he was down in the dumps and feeling sorry for himself, what do you do in your spare time say's I, nothing really say's he, get's someone in to clean and wash and iron and then has time to feel sorry for himself. 

Well I don't go down that route, I keep busy and do everything myself  it helps to keep busy and then you don't have time to feel sorry for yourself do you.

My lady friend Marjorie makes me feel awful when I see the size of her garden and the way she keeps it so nice and colourful, so I decided to do a bit of re-organising in my garden, first was throw out the dead Summer stuff and replace with stuff that comes up every year.

 Offer on for two so we had one each.

These are like this all year round so that will save a bit next year, if I planted them right that is?.

Whilst at the garden centre took these pictures in their gift section.

 The band

What it's all about really 

Ho Ho Ho

Marjorie telling Father Christmas what she wants him to bring her, that's the fun side of her coming out.

Tuesday night was the Model Boat Christmas Dinner, this year as well as a different venue it was company for me with Marjorie there also, we were sat at a table with lots of friends I've made at the club over the years and I'm pleased to say they made Marjorie very welcome and she really enjoyed the night and the company.

A Thorn between two Roses.

Two English Roses, 

Marjorie and Joyce, Bob the builders better half!.

Click here for more pictures on the night!.

This week it was Pepe's turn at the Beauty parlour, same place as last time, "Mucky Paws" up in Oldham near to where John lives, does a lovely job on him and he seems to like it there as the lady has a nice calm dog of her own there as well.

Before 

And after, washed trimmed, nails cut and smells nice too!

Who's a pretty boy then?.

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An old lady was in court for stealing a tin of peaches.

"Why did you steal them" the judge asked, "they looked so nice and I didn't have any money" she said

The judge feeling sorry for her asked her how many peaches were in the tin, "Four" she said.

Right said the judge "In view of your years I'm going to be lenient with you".

Right, that will be four days in jail, one for each peach.

Court Dismi- "Your honour cried her old man

"Yes?,

My wife also stole a tin of peas!!.

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Its the way I  tell em!.

Thats all folks.

Hybrid Goose and others.

First off you must have noticed the nice Autumn heading, courtesy of John the other moderator
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Sunday saw Pepe and I at the lake and though it was the Fiesta racing day we had a walk round and chat to some of the sailors taking part, after all some need a handicap! like me talking to them to give the others a chance to catch up!.

Click here to see the video of fiesta racing on the day.

Whilst walking Pepe round we happened on this strange looking goose on the water!.

Hybrid goose

Normally look like this

The normal Greylag geese look like this 

The way these two are keeping together I think the hybrid one is theirs, the coloured one is a Chinese Swan goose and it's mated with the white one!.

I had a sail of my coaster after the racing, but came away with aching shoulders with the weight of it, makes me wonder if it's not time to sell my Motorised boats and stick to the lighter yachts in future?.
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On Monday it was off to the Hare and Hounds at Werneth Low with good friends Bob and Joyce, Joyce to her Loose Women group ( all female relatives) and Bob and I into another room to discuss more important things such as the veneering on his present project "Ellie"

Click here to see progress on this model.

Lots of followers, so will take you some time, but well worth it if you are into model boats.

On Tuesday it was off to Ashton shopping so couldn't take Pepe so that was two days on the run he had been left on his own in the mornings, but I always  manage to bring him a doggie bag back with a few bits of sausage or something so he knows it will be worth the wait.
Perhaps I should lay off the sausage for a while he's getting too long!.

Art work by Bob the Shot!.

Well that's all for now folks!.
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A couple went out to dinner to celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary. On the way home the wife noticed a tear in her husband's eye and wondered if he was getting sentimental about the happy occasion.
"No" he said, " I was thinking back to before we got married".
Your father threatened me with a shotgun and said he'd have me thrown in jail for thirty years if I didn't married you. Well, tomorrow I would have been a free man!.
  It's the way I tell em!