I took the GS out for a couple of days, the main purpose being to visit Bletchley Park. On the way we stopped off for a leg-stretch at the Rollright Stones. This is an ancient stone circle consisting of three groupings. Standing alone, and across the road from the others, supervising all is The King Stone - illustrating the isolating burden of rule. Below him is a circle of The King's Men. Separately from them are The Whispering Knights - but what is it that the...

Today, the GS and I revisited Warwick Castle, taking advantage of his membership to get in free while we can. As the school holidays had just started, it was somewhat busier than last time, but Warwick Castle is big enough to cope. The GS headed straight for the play area, after which we went round the Horrible Histories maze again, which is great fun. Then it was lunch time so we took advantage of the Pasta and Pizza buffet, during which GS et a humungeous 8 s...

My Godson (GS) and I have been to a few places so far this year, so here is a quick catch-up. WARWICK CASTLE -- 18 Mar 17 A great day out - specially as the GS has a Merlin Pass and I got in free as his carer. DYRHAM PARK - 10 Apr 17 A stunning house and we had great fun with a frisbee in the grounds, and the GS really enjoyed playing with a group of boys he met. HANBURY HALL - 16 Apr 17 We had a great day following the Easter Egg Trail, which GS completed su...

Today I made my annual pilgrimage to The Championships on Wimbledon's hallowed turf, for my 33rd consecutive year. It being towards the end of the tournament, there was no queue and I purchased a £20 Ground Admissions ticket. I made my way to Court 8 to watch a Junior Boys Singles featuring 17 year old Scotland's Aiden McHugh. He was up against the older, more experienced, higher ranked and taller Frenchman Martineau. Sitting myself on a courtside bench, I had ...

This weekend I attended both the Semi-Finals and Finals of the Aegon Classic at The Priory Club in Edgbaston. There was a bit of rain on Sunday, but fortunately it didn't interrupt the play. On Saturday, the Semi-Finals took place, starting with an all Czech affair as Petra Kvitova took on Luci Safarova. Unfortunately, afetr Kvitova took the first set, Safarova had to retire injured. With Wimbledon just round the corner, a player can't risk making an injury wors...