Flat land Andy

Friday night always follows the same routine, finish work chill out for an hour or two, then when the supermarket has quietened down we do our weekly shop. This means we normally get home at about 7.30 pm. Because of the late hour and it being Friday we treat ourselves. Last Friday was pizza and garlic bread Friday. After preparing the feast I divided it equally leaving the two hard ends of the garlic bread on the chopping broad on the kitchen side. The meal was consumed in front of the TV where we watched “Just the two of us”. After we’d finished tea, Adam drifted off upstairs and Sarah drifted off in the chair, I continued to watch TV. A short while later I become aware of a noise coming from the kitchen. This is not uncommon because our cat can often be heard in the kitchen. After about 20 minuets I realised that the cat was a sleep on Sarah's lap and I could still hear the noise coming from the kitchen. I got out of my chair very quietly, a challenge because it’s a squeaky swivelling rocking chair and tiptoed to the kitchen door. Peering around the corner at first and then slowly creeping my way to where I thought the noise was coming from, I found nothing. I continued to have a good look around but I could not find a thing. Intrigued I made my way back to my chair. Yet again after a short while the noises returned. This time I decided on surprise, so I dived out of the chair and ran into the kitchen, again nothing. But on closer investigation I realised the chopping broad, which should still have, two garlic bread ends on it no longer did. One lay there lifeless, but one was definitely missing. I carefully examined the side first checking behind the utensils pot and then the oils and finally the spice rack, but nothing. At this point I noticed to the right of the spice rack jammed in between the cooker and the side the missing garlic crust. I pulled out the crust, which had been firmly jammed in place, holding it between two fingers I turned it round so I could examine it closely. At this point I noticed the familiar signs that we now had a new lodger. As before when the weather turns cold we are usually visited by a mouse, and as like in-laws they never want to leave. So we now have to go down the road of first humanely and then a violent removal of said intruder. I will keep everyone posted on our progress. P.S. cat for sale will swap for mousetrap!

A bright spring like day, day time high 13.1C, morning wind dropped in the afternoon, temp now 2.2C a lot milder than lately, no wind.

clear start to the day, overnight low 1.1C wind Moderate breeze( help to keep the temp up) temp now 4.5C feels very cold.

overnight low -3.7C, clear start with a light frost, wind light breeze. temp now 1.9C.

very hard frost last night -6.2C day time high 12.9C? wind light breeze, sun and clear all day, spring like from 4pm to 6pm temp dropped 5 degrees to -1.7C in the last hour clouded over temp now -0.6C and to top it all gas man walks in 4.30 pm, condemns the boiler disconnected it and walks out. No heating all week end. still looking for the smile face that looks like a Homicidal maniac

Good luck trying to read this. Appeared in Friday 24th February's paper. This is the 3rd and final story that a local reporter completed regarding Adam's walk of the Macmillan Way. Have only had 1 response from the 3 articles. <_< Bit disappointing really but if people just sit up and think about the good work that Macmillan Cancer Relief do then at least it will have achieved something. The local paper have said that they will run another story when Adam is about to embark on the 3 national peaks in 24hrs.

looking at the pics above it's a little lost but i'll have a go. 28/02/06 Spalding Linc's

overnight low 2.3C slightly overcast this morning, light breeze all day, day time high 8.2C, light showers this evening so far, temp now 4.9C.

been overcast all evening, wind still light breeze, temp dropped to 2.7C and has stayed there for an hour.

Have had a nice quite weekend at home and it has made be very pleasant. Oh well back to work tomorrow at least the weather is going to make things interesting this week. Sorted out the bag for the lorry, clothes, food, cooker (gas stove), sleeping bag plus the other odd bits I might need to spend the night in the cab. The lorry only being a baby its not designed for over night stops, the weather for the beginning of the week does not seem to bad so hopefully I will not need it. I am working in Lincolnshire next week and we might catch a shower as they pace down the East Coast. Wifey sorting the things she needs for the car as well. Adam (number one son) is spending 3 days on a school trip this week so we are going to have a nice brake in the middle of the week, he’s have a geography field trip, 31 ten year olds in a field by a river, how would be a teacher! Finished the walk last week end and fund raising is going farley well £1600 so far and we still need to get the sponsorship forms back in. We have been contacted by a national magazine how wants to print the story. So hopefully this will fall right to promote the three-peak challenge. Finished down loading the photos into the Macmillan Way album and have updated the diary on the web site as well Time to go, hopefully now we have finished the walk I will have more time to post more blogs. Macmillan way albumwww.dodsonchallenges.co.uk

had heavy hail shower about 3.30pm, wind has dropped to light breeze, clouded over and looking very menacing, temps dropping slowly now 3.9C.

overnight low 2.2C, sunny start to the day with large fast moving clouds, some of the clouds looking showery, day time high 8.8C?( have been keeping an eye on the out side temp, evey time the sun comes out the temp rises 2 or 3C) need to move it. wind gentle breeze.

Daytime high 9.4C, sunny most of the day, wind moderate breeze, clouded over in the afternoon, light showers in the the evening, temps now 3.6C, wind has dropped to a light breeze.

overnight low 0.9C wind moderate breeze, clear start to the day, temp now 7.4C.

overnight low 1.1C slightly overcast start to the day, as the sun rose the skies cleared, daytime high 7.1C, wind light breeze but felt very cold, no showers, now 3.4C

a wet start to the day with light snow, quickly turned to rain which stayed around until 2.30pm, overnight low 0.7C, daytime high 5.8C, wind gently breeze, temp now 3.5C no rain but very overcast.

cold overnight no frost, dull start to the day and stayed dull all day, day time high 3.6C, wind Moderate breeze felt very cold, no showers, temp now 2.2C.

Overnight low 0C, had light snow shower overnight which had settled and froze, clear start, bright with sleet showers, daytime high 7.5C ( must check position of sensor), felt very cold in moderate breeze, now 3.4C.

overnight low 3.4C, very overcast start to the day, cleared, sunny spells and showers, temp dropped quickly to 3.6C this evening, was caught in a heavey hail and rain shower with strong gusts of wind on the way home. managed to get this pic on my phone