It's nearlytwelve months since I ventured over the Pennines for a South Yorkshire catch up.
It's been Far, Far too long .
Last year our lives here seemed somewhat preoccupied with my brother's deteriorating health, and only recently I have realised that the effort to visit others hase not been made and time has marched away with things...as it has a want to do.
I have missed my old friends
So I have organised to go over on the 9th of May. Old friends have been "booked" for a boozy night, others contacted for coffee and cake or for breakfast and the visit has galvanised me to lose that final and stubborn 4 lbs (I have plateaued at 14 stone 4lbs- a total loss of 24 lbs), so when I totter into All Bar One clutching the obligatory glass of "pinot", I will do so, looking more svelte and "buttock firm" than any my friends are really used to.
The waddling, and bloated "Roseanne Bar" look of last year, is hopefully, now a thing of the past..
*************************************************************************
Today, the rain has set in for the day.
The village looks bleak and cold
I was going to plant out onions, potatoes, swede and cauliflowers
I think I will wait for a day
I think I will wait for a day
The "new" cockerel is doing well.
I have called him Buster
**********************************************************************
Thought I would post this in an effort to brighten up everyone's rainy day
Do you think that these lumberjacks could possibly be gay?
answers on a postcard please!
answers on a postcard please!
I am back to the Uk in May for a few days with family and friends. Am also doing some last minute crackdowns with my bod! Don't know about a tight butt though, more like trying to re-train a floppy tum!
ReplyDeleteThe weather is yuk isn't it.
ReplyDeleteHave the South Yorks constabulary been forewarned of your impending arrival?
chris
ReplyDeleteI love a man in uniform
Distinct possibility.
ReplyDeleteIt's the strip search he's really looking forward to. On with the marigolds officer!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, John. My gaydar, according to the Angel, is non existent. Though have learnt that gays are incredibly fastidious (as is my father - and he most certainly is not gay, or if he is he doesn't know it). However, it's the way they walk. Why do gay men walk the way they walk? No doubt a question I will take to my grave, unanswered.
ReplyDeleteThe Angel, who is not gay but man enough to share a bed with a male friend when push comes to shove and bedding is in short supply, came home the other day to report, to my hilarity, that one guy in his circle is SO gay even the girls find it a bit much.
Uebergay, as it were.
U
Oh heck, our lovespoon prize from the 10 Hunks competition arrived today and now you want me to check out more hunks. I'd say the one on the right for most of the clip, but I'm not very reliable. My first love turned out to be gay - dammit.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful plan to meet up with old friends.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations in meeting your weight goal.
Well they brightened my day they were fun to watch. Excellent weight loss!
ReplyDeleteYou svelte thing, you.
ReplyDeleteYour public awaits!
Our weather is crazy. One day its 85 the next 35.
ReplyDeleteYou'll get back into your old body, John.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, eat whole, good food, hang out with people (and critters) you love.
Have a great time. X Sarah
If I were a betting man I'd wager on the side of gay
ReplyDeleteRain going effin' sideways here.
ReplyDeleteGay-ish maybe!
Rain not stopped all day - enjoy your trip and don't eat too much
ReplyDeleteI expect so. The good looking ones usually are......
ReplyDeleteThe guy in the middle could use Spanx. His belly is giggling more than his ass. Very funny video.
ReplyDeleteIt is always those last few pounds that are the most difficult to lose. I am 2 lbs. short of my goal, and I have accepted that I probably will not get there.
Enjoy your trip John, and don't worry about your diet. If you gain some on vacation, you will lose it again when you get back.
Gay? Surely not. They look like hard-as-nails lorry drivers to me. I'm sure that high-pitched voice is just the result of a nasty sore throat.
ReplyDeleteThe video looks like a regular night at our friend Richard's place.
ReplyDeleteJane x
So you can booze breakfast and eat cake guilt free !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giggle ( feeling out of sorts today ) I kept thinking of Pricilla Queen of Dessert when I saw that trio. Fab !
I agree with Nick, no chance they are gay. They are like the bastards who always blew me out of the water when I was chasing. I'd pretend to be right hard, they'd pretend to be all sweet and the girls would feel safe with them right up to the moment they thought, 'OOH! Golly! That's hard'
ReplyDeleteWe're having a lovely, sunny day here. Hard to work when i want to go outside and play.
ReplyDeleteI need to get back to strength training now that my leg seems fully recovered. Hockey season is nearly over and i don't need to jiggle in the wrong places.
Glad to hear Buster is doing well, and the video made me laugh!
Once you have named him Buster you will have to keep him - I knew it.
ReplyDeleteyou know me so well Pat
ReplyDeleteI could provide a man in uniform ! xxxx
ReplyDeleteWell done on the weight loss, John. You've earned a piss up.
ReplyDeleteWas there any doubt that you'd keep the cockerel? Of course not.
Being gay and living in a gay-friendly town, I tend to think that everyone is gay, so yes. Those fellows are as gay as Christmas!
Haha. I agree with Pat. If you named him I figured that meant you'd keep him.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your weight loss, John! :o)
a gay friendly town, e?
ReplyDeletesounds like heaven!
Squeeze them good and tight...rock hard! I thought that video was you, Chris and a farmhand at first!
ReplyDeleteOH, do you think!? Gay as the birds! That is one of my favourite songs of all time....brings back a few memories! lol
ReplyDeleteYou know what I found even funnier? The comments that didn't acknowledge your last question on the post! lol
Good on you John for losing 24 pounds! Time for a new 'outfit' I'd say.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT SONG.
And these guys? Awesome!!!!
jim and Ron
ReplyDeletethanks guys! glad you worked out my humour!
well done on your weight loss....
ReplyDeleteGill
John, you "rock" at weight loss ! Good job. Happy to see the cockerel has settled in quite nicely; he is looking pretty "cocky" in the photo I might add. Time out for ourselves is a must; I am very good at handing out advice at time, without taking it myself I am sure. Raining here & still way to cold for planting for another month at least.
ReplyDeleteWhy did they leave me out of this? I've been saying a little prayer for ever...
ReplyDelete