Over a month now since I even logged on to this wonderful blogging medium, I can only blame a paucity of time management skills.

I have been busy, but not so busy that I couldn't get on here, I can always find time to nosy around face-book to see what friends are doing, or spend time on e-bay looking for a bargain, so what have I been doing?

Summer has been pretty poor as anyone in the UK will be aware, so the gardening has been odd again. Good potato crop, poor tomato crop and zero Aubergines. Apparently it has been the coldest summer for a number of years, which of course affects some crops and helps others. all in all just when I think I am learning a bit about horticulture, something happens to prove it is a bigger subject than one might think.

I have spent some time out on the Harley-Davidson and very little time out on the AJS. I feel unsure of my own engineering capabilities regarding the AJS, it being a British motorcycle and rather prone to the occasional breakdown. This coming winter I intend to spend some time doing serious maintenance and feeling better about it.

I have been doing quite a lot of wood-turning, and in fact through the Wood turning club I have joined, attended a few craft fairs. In fact we have one coming up this coming Sunday (11th Sept) at Townely Park in Burnley. It is a part of a celebration called "Wood-Fest" obviously a festival of wood, I'm looking forward to it, I only hope the present inclement weather improves a touch.

I have also been fishing a couple of times, but the fishing (for Me) has been quite poor, possibly because of the unusually cold weather! It still is a pleasant pass time to go and stand on the banks of a reservoir for a couple of hours, away from the bustle and throng etc. and watch the wildlife.

I do have a tough life. More to follow, I promise.

Deja Vu

Grandson Thomas wearing my Helmet. It almost fits him as well!

It has been a good week in East Lancashire, Had a couple of days work to top up the old Coffers, had a couple of good rides, almost identical to the rides reported a couple of weeks ago. On Thursday I went with Chris and his brother Tony and took them on the same ride as previously reported, via Kettlewell, Coverdale . . . . . . . finishing up in Slaidburn. Tony said that in 17 years of riding Motorbikes, that was the best ride ever! some accolade eh?

Friday I went again with Peter on the Old bikes, this time he went on his beautiful Norton ES2, Just to Slaidburn for a brew and a Scone.

Today I have been on a "Historic Vehicle Cavalcade" Organised by Lancashire Museums, a group of people with Cars ranging from a Model T Ford to E Type Jags and a handfull of motorbikes, my AJS included, travelled from Helmshore Textile museum, to Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham, to Queen street Mill in Burnley and ended up at Townley Hall in Burnley. All fascinating venues, just google any of them for more info, my highlight was the Mill engine at Queen Street Mill steamed up from a Lancashire Boiler. Great day out and met some lovely people in the process

Some of the Bikes on the Heritage Run, A BSA, Two Triumph and a Honda