chapple comes in after lunch to liven things up a bit ….. but rain comes again!!

dryer but colder….. luke sticking in there!

towards the end of play on the first day ominous dark clouds gather over the pavillion 

now hail stops play 

we’re underway …….and off    ……and back on.

this could be the theme for the day!

Day one delayed by rain. We may start around lunch as the sun is breaking through as i write.

first day out on the bonnie yesterday.

Got the M0T and spent the day riding around the Peak District.

the only day the sun didn’t shine!

Cold wet and scary!! but my hopes are high for more miles ahead this year.

well here we are again with Lancs CCC at liverpool for the new season day1 cold but sunburnt !!! not a great day day 2 missed due to filming for Peninsula day3 colder still and now no sun!!!!! and ashwell prince hits 50, take a look at the photos

my good deed for the day.

get up at 6am (very early as the clocks went forward!)

drive to wolverhampton to rescue son phil from his self imposed imprisonment in his garrett cell by delivering his replacement car, and food supplies from his  mum

he’s had no transport for three weeks, awful for todays youth!

he’s impressed, likes the colour and very grateful (good job)

ride back home for lunch by rail, we’re on time too

off on holiday tomorrow to lanzarote before the new cricket season

what a life

I’ve just got home from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. We picked up our daughter Hannah, who has for the last week been at the bedside of her partner Jim.

Jim received serious injuries to his chest, serving in Afghanistan with 2 Mecian. He was shot through the chest during a fire fight. The bullet hit him below his collar bone, exited his back above the waist and lodged in his body armour, via his right lung!

With the bravery of the American Air force  PEDRO rescue team and their blackhawk helicopter, it took only 23 minutes to get him out and onto the operating table at Camp Bastion. The medical team there operated and “stapled” him back together, before flying him back to England.

Amazingly one week on he is able to stand, walk and talk! And will be home soon.

We are all so proud of his strength and bravery. He’s our Hero.

Unfortunately the wards are receiving many more casualties from the war, all the time. Lads who are suffering from atrocious injuries you would not want to imagine, let alone deal with. We don’t hear that much about them. They have to cope with appalling difficulties, yet still manage to stay cheerful and positive.

They are all Heroes.They deserve our respect.