a very quiet Pannal

 Sunday England v Spain and Wimbledon final. Good job the weather is not very good. Sorry rubbish cool with rain. I cannot do any gardening nor a long walk so I feel ok to put tv on and watch. Apart from the tennis I hope The Princess of Wales does present the prizes for the men's finals. She has had a terrible time but I hope the future does look a lot brighter for them both.

I am hoping to golf next week. First time this year. Honestly pay all that money and never golfed. Sciatica struck then eye op. Incidentally my eye not right as yet but better. I can drive and I can hopefully golf. Well I will be able to re eyesight but literally can I play golf. We shall see if it does not rain. Better weather supposed to be on the horizon.

School breaks up on Friday but it will not be quiet on Main Street as we have had notification of gas pipes going to be renewed. They do need it and it will hopefully stop the annual dig up the road, put up traffic lights circus. Talking of roads I was nearly wiped out on the corner by Sandy Bank Quarry by a car coming down Church Lane really fast. Obviously the poor soul could not read the SLOW signs. I have asked Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council to ask "the powers that be" to repaint the slow signs. Also asked them to have the overhanging branches of the trees that are now over the little patio by St Robert's Church cut back. I have always planted and kept the patio tidy and when I was down last week I was tiding up with branches on my head. 

I am looking forward to give a talk for the Harrogate Civic Society on our lovely village on Wednesday 24th July starting with a walk round the churchyard then a slide show and refreshments after in the Chapter House of St Robert's Church. Having lived here, next year, sixty years I feel privileged. It is so lovely when one has been to town or anywhere coming down the hill to our village. It has changed. We have lost a number of shops had a number of houses built but it is still lovely. I am still pressing forward with the Crimple Valley being a Country Park but the wheels are grinding exceedingly slowly. 

When we had the very heavy rain last Tuesday poor Tigs got absolutely soaked so I wrapped her up in a towel, put the heating on ( which has not been on since May) and she snuggled under the radiator. Well you have got to look after your pets. 

I have been writing a Blog for many years and people read my ramblings for which I am grateful and sometimes they comment saying nice things about what I have typed. So I am grateful and enjoy writing it. Do comment if you want to ask anything about Pannal. I have so many records of here and have written three books on Pannal and one on Pannal Golf Course. Glad I have done so as my first book on Pannal A History of Pannal was the first book ever written on Pannal. Yeh!!