Tuesday 29/09/15

Had a nasty surprise at around 16.25 - DM from Gordon saying Dad had been in a car accident and had been taken to hospital. Initial details were that he'd passed out at the wheel in Chester.

Tried to get in touch with Mum but couldn't connect to the mobile.

Wen to meet Lou at the Mitre & checked again with same result. Went to the Pickeral as Mitre closed for refurbishment and then onto the Isaac to meet Heather.

Got an update from Gordon later in the evening with more details.

Finally got a call from Gordon around 20.00. It seems he'd had a hypoglycemic attack while driving. Managed to steer car through a gate and stop. He'd had ECG & MRI scans but nothing showed up (apart from slightly enlarged heart probably due to hormones released). They decided to keep him in over night to be on the safe side.

Mum understandably shaken (she said she was going to have a whisky to calm her nerves).

In other news Heather not happy that Chelski lost again. Also Arsenal got beaten by Olympiakos (Spiro will be ecstatic) and are bottom of the group with no points. Seems Wenger decided to drop Cech and Ospina, who replaced him, dropped a cross over the line. To progress Le Arse probably have to beat free-scoring Bayern Munich home & away and hope other results go their way.

Weekend 26 & 27/09/15

A weekend when everyone was away so no meetup with the steampunks or Ali & Tim.

Saturday

A nice & sunny day.

Up & out relatively early. Went to Asda & Pets @ Home. Forgot to get the bloody flea pills that we actually went for.

Went to the pub & sat in the sunshine at 11.45/ Left about 10 hours later after England fucked up and let Wales in for the win. We're now facing the embarrassing prospect of being eliminated at the group stage of our own tournament. Need a big win against Australia (which we'll miss as we'll be at the night market food park).

Sunday

Another lovely sunny morning so walked over to the Botanic Garden. Then went to the Panton Arms for a pint. Walked down a street I've never seen/explored before, Pemberton Terrace, which had some extraordinary architecture.

Phil Ball's (in)famous ancestor?

Found this in the grounds of Lincoln Castle ....

Been quite a while!

It's been quite a while since last posted. mainly due to being away/busy (mostly packing photos).

Asylum VII was superb and we've already booked the hotel for next year's event.

Here's a link to the photos on FB http://on.fb.me/1UwU9M9

Here's me shooting evil aliens

Here's us on the Saturday

After all the hard work Phil got approval for a small garden party which we had at Trinity Hall. Lots of prosecco and nibbles. Shame it wasn't sunny but very pleasant in any case. Even with the mad/drunk scottish tramp shouting & raving at us.