The Olympic flame visits Barnsley.

Never expected to see the flame as we were on the last push, we took the bottom road into Barnsley past the old Barnsley Bitter Brewery as we turn the corner the road was cram full of Police and spectators. I parked the car and we joined the throng, we were possibly one of the last people to turn up and finished up in a prime position, right where they relit the flame to start the run through Barnsley.

That afternoon 1 o'clock Una had given blood, we had no thought of going to Barnsley then our Stuart text his mum and said the flame had been delayed by 1 hour. Never expecting to see the start of the run we set off to see the end, but as it happened it was delayed by more than 1 hour and we got there for the start. I felt really sorry for all the children that had been sat waiting for over 2 hours to see something that didn't last a minute.

Bless em, they were as good as gold, sat with the patience of Job.

The man in white in the centre of the photo is the torchbearer waiting for the show to start.

Una's arm after giving blood, makes me wonder all the nurses do day in day out is take blood surely they should do a better job than this, it would put me off.

Weeds and seeds.

My allotment, over grown and gone to seed. The yellow flowers are parsnips they are 7ft tall, last years leeks have all gone to seed, the poppies are all self sets all in all it doesn't look two bad. There is a saying "one years seeding seven years weeding" we will see!

My First Ever.

Today I went to church to my very first ever Sunday church service, I went to give thanks.
The medical profession have done there bit to help me and have done well, but I do believe you also need someone else looking over you and I have someone looking over me I am very pleased to say,
Thank you to God and to Jesus.

Pinching out side shoots.

 Pinching out the side shoots is a necessary job when growing tomatoes, it is also a repetitive job as they grow back very quick. They are pinched out to ensure that there is only one main stem to the plant for the tomato trusses to grow on, and that all the goodness goes to the fruit and not wasted on the greenery. Patio tomatoes are a different thing altogether they tend to be a bush type of plant and need less messing with.