Strike Factory

As I write this latest blog entry, I am still hurting from Iceland's shock win over England in Euro 2016 and painful to see them get hammered by the French.. So in the last month I have been busy resuming my volunteering. I did my annual trip to Eastbourne for the tennis and on Saturday ventured around Brighton as part of Simon Valder and Kathryn Andersons birthday celebrations, highlights included watching the Wales Vs Northern Ireland game in Molly Malones, not often you hear 'God Save The Queen in Irish bar and having tea at an American themed Diner. 

Today I had a fun day at the All England club at Wimbledon taking advantage of the massive backlog of doubles matches due to weather in the first week seeing all kinds of my fave players a great day apart from just about repeating the sun lotion in my eyes trick of Eastbourne 2014, I was not really in serious pain though eyes were slightly watery, however when I left the All England club, a concerned female copper stopped me telling me my eyes looked red and wanted to check that I was not some trouble maker, after the confirmation came through from Met Police HQ that I am as harmless as a Slow worm I raced home wanting to avoid people staring at me.

I am going to go into hiding for a bit, speak soon people. :)

So in the last month, I have witnessed the Albion go from joy to narrowly missing out on promotion but still proud of the teams season. Another Bobby Beale horror attack, on EastEnders and getting involved in local art club activities.

The Art Shake clubs home venue the Blazin Lounge café in Crawley will be hosting a 90s computer game every Tuesday (yes it was my idea. lol), so means I will get to meet some new people and play some classic games etc.

I will be absent from room stewarding at Nymans house the next 2 weeks due to work being completed renovating the art exhibition floor and my natural habitat area telling visitors the history of the place being used for storage briefly. So I will return there in early June.

So the football season is over and now looking forward to the tennis at Roland Garros and Wimbledon as well as England at Euro 2016 with the St Georges flag flying outside Strike Towers as tradition during tournament. Money reasons may restrict my tennis spectating activities this year though.

Finally one thing that has helped for some reason helping get over stress and anxiety, dolphins. lol More to come in next blog entry.

So in the last 2 weeks, I have resumed volunteering activities at Nymans, though there is a fair bit of work going on in the house apart from the main areas visitors visit, it has been great being back with volunteers warmly welcoming me back, and showing people around the place again.

I have enjoyed the art club organised by Vanessa Cumper and was honoured when my suggestion that its name should be Artshake was approved by other members, even though been a bit shy and did do some unusual art in tribute to Neighbours Doug Willis that passed away on show recently, it has been fun coming along to the lovely Blazan Lounge café and hopefully will be creating more masterpieces soon.

So aside from the Neighbours addiction due to hotel explosion, and an interesting drinking adventure after the Brighton Burnley match with the GDC gang around the wet streets of Brighton. I have bought a new improved laptop recently and have got some plans to turn to vlogging soon, although I want to still keep blogging, watch this space people.