Et gets into the spirit Le Tour in Otley
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My favourite Le Tour bicycle
Le buzz about Le TourTwo days after le grande depart and everyone is still discussing Le Tour. 'Where where you? Did you see the bikes? Did you enjoy it?' Everyone I have spoken to has had a really good weekend. People really enjoyed the…
- Happy Tour de Yorkshire day
The day dawned damp and grey but has brightened up beautifully. Good luck to everyone taking part, not only the cyclists but the Marshalls, tea and coffee helpers, sound/lighting engineers and all of those people who…
Festive nailsArriving at my lovely friend's this evening I found them painting their nails 'a le tour'. The idea had come from my beautiful godson, who had been dared by a girl at school to come to school wearing nail polish. Not…
- Le Tour
A slight panic is setting in to people in Harrogate today as the reality of Le Tour with all it's road closures, no parking signs, no camping signs, Harris fencing, porta loos and 3 million visitors kicks in. Parents…
365 Project - COMPLETE364.5 Days ago [[1-Projects/DragonDrop-Adventures/posts/2013/2013-01-01-shall-i-try-blogging-every-day-this-year|I launched a project]] to blog every day throughout 2013. Publishing this very post will complete that…
When geeks go walkingEven though it was raining for 3 out of the 4 hours I was out this morning, the technology enhanced dog walk I went on this morning, was most enjoyable. I found 18 geocaches (a personal best). I'd uploaded 21 geocaches…
- A classic first test second day
Two days into The Ashes first test and England have collapsed beyond much hope. I actually woke up at 04:40 this morning and tuned in for 15 minutes. A silly thing to do. England had just lost a string of wickets for…
- Second The Ashes in a year.
What a treat. The finest of contests, the ultimate of sport, The Ashes. I'll not bang on about it too much. Actually, I probably will. I can't afford to stay up all night this first test though as I'm too busy in the…
- Never Play Chess with a Cricketer
A writer-cum-archaeologist I've known for probably way longer than both of us dare to work out - goes by the name of Steve Toase - (which is a good job, as that's his name) contact me about a commission he's been…
Personal BestI went our for a couple of rounds tonight with my way better than me at disc golf buddy. I was on form (even though I say so myself) as got round the 9 holes in 33 'smashing' my previous nrear 7 year old PB of 34. The…
- 2 - 0
Instagram post (embedded in original — not directly hotlinkable, click through) I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy an afternoon in a pub today. Eirene (my lovely, and very tolerant wife) took care of everything else…
- The Ashes are upon us
The Ashes themselves are a 15 cm tall thimble of a trophy, who origins date back to a small add placed in The Sporting Times in the summer of 1882, where Australia essentially rubbed England's noses in a defeat. The…
Bilton BeachWhilst you were watching the mens final from Wimbledon, we had a day by (and in) the River Nidd near Harrogate. There's a spot known by a few as 'Bilton Beach' about half way along the path that takes you from Bilton in…
- Codeacademy vs Minecraft vs Cricket
Today my boy Felix (age 14) got cracking on www.codecademy.com . He has been expressing an interesting in learning 'code' and finding out about the how the internet is made for some time, so I pointed him there. I've…