Category: Jones

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  • It all goes pear-shaped

    After our night at the pub, we attempted a walk, but it wasn’t very long due to waterlogged and sheep-logged fields. I had an appointment at Whalley Warm and Dry where a very nice man took well over an hour measuring my feet in various positions, and with various different pieces of equipment, before choosing,…

  • Springs

    We left OffGrid Power fairly early and set off North. Our next appointment is getting the Jones undersprings strengthened at Rhino Installs in Preston.  We made ok time but it’s quite a long way. After the early start our so-so arrival time was about 1pm at the local Booths and 2pm at our stop for…

  • Jones gets more electrons!

    We felt surprisingly beany after a good night’s sleep on Jay’s & Charlotte’s drive. Matters were further improved by us eating Charlotte’s delicious brunch from yesterday, which was quite happy with a reheating. We stopped in Watlington to run various errands, and then drove to Dorchester for a fairly decent dog walk along the Thames.…

  • all tomorrow’s parties.

    We’re attending a party – well one and a half parties around Henley-on Thames. We parked up on the meadows car park. It’s free over night but expensive in the day. The location right next to the Thames is excellent. Flynn can run on the meadow and we can gaze along the river towards Henley.…

  • Tenterden Christmas market

    We had low expectations of Tenterden Christmas market and it delivered bang on expectations. Luckily Tenterden itself is made of sterner stuff and underneath the councils lazy outsourced Christmas market, the town came though. We’re parked on the High Weald Landscape Trail which also happens to be next to a modern estate. The market itself…

  • My half birthday

    We’d been going a bit stir crazy since our trip to Romania, so last Thursday Rog suggested a night out for my half-birthday. This is not an event usually celebrated! We drove over to Whitstable where we found a secluded car park as recommended by Park For Night. Jones was a little big but luckily…

  • We’re home!

    We were early at the port, but weren’t bumped to an earlier boat, so we left Dunkirk at 10 am and reached Dover at 11:30. Now, after a quick grocery shop, we’re back at home, mostly unpacked, and the washing machine is on the first of many cycles. The mega-clean of Jones can wait for…

  • The Last Day!

    With only an hour to drive to Dunkirk, we felt a lot more relaxed and slept in a little, which meant even Roger Of Course I’ll Have The Large Wine Pairing Nolan didn’t feel too bad, and I (Half Size Wine Pairing Plus Swerve to Non-alcohol Pairing) felt just fine. After a final shop at…