Quick update

[skyring]

The big drawback of this travelling life is that I don't have time to check in with all my online friends as much as I'd like.

The big advanatge is that I can meet a lot of them in the flesh.

Jim Hawkins, Nordie, CelticStar, Mr and Mrs F-B and a whole bunch of others assembled at the Shakespeare in Bridgnorth last night - a charming pub in a quaint village, and we all played skittles.

I don't have time to give the event full justice, but let me say that I enjoyed it immensely. The perfect English evening - none of this big-city cosmopolitan plastic coated stuff they go on with. This was real hand hewn skittles with splinters and cider and oak beams and all.

I'm on the radio in a little while - it's an early update today - and then I'm racing off for the train to catch my flight out to Frankfurt.

More later.

Comments

[shendoah.livejournal.com]

Huh. See skittles to this here American girl is a rainbow colored candy. It's a pretty bad time if I find splinters in my skittles. Skittles and Cider does not sound like a good combo...

[dubnordie.livejournal.com]

Skittles - the original version of 10 pin bowling, but with 9 pins, done down a wooden alley, with 3 small wooden balls. All very manual, with at least one standerupperer standing very close to the line of fire to put the pins back up when knocked down.

10 pin came about, when 9 pin had to be made illegal due to general rowdiness and trouble.

[teotakuu.livejournal.com]

Sounds like good fun was had. How are you holding up, Pete?

[lizmopuddy.livejournal.com]

It was so so lovely to chat with you albeit briefly. So sorry I didn't get to actually meet you.

Nice to see you!

[(Anonymous)]

It was so lovely to meet you Pete, and I got a famous Tim Tam :-)

Tracey / celticstar