R's rue

Choo! Choo! Chugga! Chugga! I could hear it coming before I saw it - a real live steam train on the Churnet Valley Railway. I realise my photo may look as though it is a shot of a model railway but I swear it is not. I was standing on the old railway bridge near Bradnop. The Churnet Valley Railway is of course run by rail enthusiasts It was a good start to my long Staffordshire walk. It had taken Clint just one hour and ten minutes to transport me cross country to the town of Leek but I chose to begin my walk just outside it in the  strung out village of Bradnop. This is Lark Hall Farm just outside Bradnop:- Later, after plodding along for a couple of hours I found myself in the centre of Leek itself. It has a population of some twenty thousand and a long history too. It even has its own building society. Here is the branch on Derby Street:- Here's another view of Leek taken from near the old market place which received its charter from King John in 1207. The church is de...

  It wasn’t as busy at work as expected so I came home early and went to the TCA Hall meeting instead. nice to see Bunty joining on the committee, she will be an asset. Came home and put my coronation decorations up I’m one big fat Royalist Bitch from Going Gently https://ift.tt/aWDPJc1

 Sweat glistens As I listen To the sound Of deep breaths Exhaled And my legs Continue To cycle Round and round What are you doing for exercise these days? from R's rue https://ift.tt/zg5PhQc

I watched bees entering and leaving an old badger sett this morning down Gypsy Lane They looked like miniature spaceships visiting their mothership. I sat for an age watching them until Dorothy started her I’m bored antics forcing us to move on. She cannot abide standing still It’s a lovely day today and a reflective one again…. Dorothy has the right idea…..it’s always good to move on. I listened to Devipravaha again as I straightened the cottage And opened up the windows to spring A few more jobs after my bucket of coffee then I will drop the dogs off at Trendy Carol’s before going to work on overtime. The money from my extra shifts will be banked in my savings account in order to pay my college fees. It feels nice that out of our group the three of us more mature students that have gravitated together are the three that are moving on for further training.  We even get a cap and gown when we finish Donna whispered as we left our classroom And that does mean ...