I love a homemade bike. I had a KawaHonzuki 250 for a while, Matt black frame, homemade exhaust from manifold back and all the problems you'd expect from such a chimaera of a machine. It's great fun watching the expression on people's faces when they ask you about it and you explain that it's part Honda superdream, part Kawasaki scorpion plus several significant chunks of a random Suzuki that has been cobbled together in your garage.
I need to lose about 6 to 10kg. Returning to Mallorca next week, picking up my friend's two dogs and have responsibility of them until the end of August. I shall do at least 5km a day with them but mainly in the morning before it gets too hot and in the evening!!! Too true about changing the diet. If I stay off the bread, I start losing a kg or two.
Join the local Ramblers. There will be a walk available almost every day and usually 3 at the weekend. Minimum distance tends to be about 5 miles on variable country surfaces and excellent views, certainly if you live locally in Hampshire. A long distance walk will be about 15 miles, but 25 miles is not unknown either. The banter is pretty good too.
Inspired by FLT's patio pics earlier, here's one of the hound and me hard at it on a Sunday afternoon.
Just been down into our village today as this weekend is the local canal festival and clearly couldn't go yesterday. Anyway, ages ago I remember looking out my bedroom window one morning and remarking to the wife that I bought I could see bones across the fields... Turns out I was right and they started growing vines five years ago and now producing wine. Had a taste and it's very good. They have a sparkling white and a sparkling rose. Both were good although I'm not a fan of rose. Bought a bottle white as it is very dry and very, very good. Local wine is a winner, though maybe dangerous
What a twat . Poor creature was just laying there . http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37073392 He poked it's tail . What a hero
