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19th August 2024
Plus 10 and dry when driving in.
That was a weekend of two weddings.. George and Melanie’s on Friday and Figaro’s on Saturday..
Friday weddings seem to have become the new norm..
I find it difficult to get used to as in my day Weddings were usually held on a Saturday and then Sunday followed. Now the whole weekend follows.. so much so that on Saturday night, which felt like a Sunday night, Mrs B and I joined her parents Fred and Cilla for a night at the Opera..
Picnic and Opera at Willowside Farm in Withington..
About 150 people brought picnics and laid them out on the front lawn of David and Jane Bruce’s home while watching The Hewlett Opera present The Marriage Of Figaro…. It was certainly different and fun, although not the warm evening most had hoped for. At least it did not rain.
Lunch yesterday with Rory and Davina (Mini) Muster
Mat was not that happy with his team drawing with Bournemouth.. He was very adamant that a win was the only way to start the season..Why worry it is only Bournemouth I said before the match..but Mat was already out with the excuses when telling me that Bournemouth had spent a fortune on a player....
Sad to read that Howard Wright has died. Howard was one of the founding member of the Racing Post and a great man to deal with. Helpful and charming with a great sense of fun. I always enjoy my chats with him..
Also sad to read that Black Caviar has died.. I saw her win at Royal Ascot.. She was some beast of a horse.
Monday morning and the start of a new week.. A few more horses back in from grass.
John Benson was here third lot to see his KBRS horses Parc D'Amoui, El Rio and Phantom Getaway.
We have a runner later at Worcester.. Jeudidee heads there and for my thoughts please click here.
Top 5 Edinburgh Fringe jokes..
“I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” Mark Simmons
“I’ve been taking salsa lessons for months, but I just don’t feel like I’m progressing. It’s just one step forward, two steps back.” Alec Snook
“Ate horse at a restaurant once — wasn’t great. Starter was all right but the mane was dreadful.” Alex Kitson
“I sailed through my driving test. That’s why I failed it.” Arthur Smith
“I love the Olympics. My friend and I invented a new type of relay baton: well, he came up with the idea, I ran with it” Mark Simmons