Very agreeable lunch at The Punchbowl Inn in Cumbria on what has now turned into a grim, wet and windy day outside. Log burner has the canine approval.

Today's live sporting action. Ebac Northern Football League, Penrith_AFC v Carlisle City FC Official at Frenchfield Park. Decent football being played despite the efforts of Storm Amy, although an extremely windy and chilly afternoon.

Can you class a German Shepherd as a lap dog? (It's my lap, and she's heavy!)

#tongueouttuesday

Heavily ods-on favourite stuffed in the first here at Sedgefield. Bookies were almost happy for a moment. Sun's out, but chilly wind.

🤩 It’s time for the next race as part of the British EBF £100,000 2YO Series Finals 🏆 A genuine source of elite talent ✅ 21% of runners have gone on to achieve black-type 📅 Colts & Geldings Final takes place on Friday at York Racecourse

The years don't appear to have been kind to Maureen!

Off to York today. I've had a wash and that, and found a tie 😊👍🏻

Self with Richard Kirby at York Racecourse today. Only noses being picked, not winners, but a grand day nonetheless.

Lunch at York Racecourse today. A passer-by praised me on the size of my sausage 🤭👍🏻

Sedgefield in the late 70s.

At a funeral this afternoon. Dave Armstrong, the chap on the right. Obsessed with cricket and an absolute gentlemen. Decent innings as he was 83 and I've known him 50+ years. Been to dozens of cremations over the years but this is a first burial I have attended. Comes to us all.

Not many positive comments about Catterick's first race on Saturday starting at 10.30 in the morning. Charging £24 on the gate isn't going to help.

New football ground for me today, off to Oakford Park, Scots' Gap to see Wallington v Haltwhistle Jubilee FC. A cup game but both from the Northern Alliance League Premier Division. £1.50 for over 65s! WallingtonFC Haltwhistle Jubilee

Today's live sporting action; Northern Alliance League, cup tie between WallingtonFC and Haltwhistle Jubilee played at Scots' Gap, Northumberland. 3-3, penalty shoot out, 2 sendings off, hot dog, Bovril. £1.50 for "seniors". Fantastic afternoon.

Grey Heron. On my shed this morning. That's a first.

Castletown Junior School, Sunderland, trip to Norway, 1972. I'm on the right. Coach to North Shields, ferry to Bergen and Youth Hostels for a week or so. Cost was £30 all in and we were allowed to take £5 spending money which the teachers looked after. Happy days. Simpler times.

Got 11/12ths of a footy "betbuilder" up on the W.Ham v Brentford game. I 'd woefully underestimated how very poor West Ham actually are and paid the price. I never learn 🙄

#wellchuffed

Blimey...