Another busy day with no lunch, as I had lots of emails to answer, then a meeting, followed by an afternoon of phone calls with students and forum communications. But I’ve managed to finally escape and consume some cheddar, and I am now sat on the sofa where I am being harassed by Mochi the Cat who sees me as her personal entertainment system.
I think lunch is chicken legs with some form of citrusy salad. Mr Heavenly might be out, he was unsure earlier. If so I will do some studying.
I haven't made Parkin for a long time, so I'm hoping I haven't lost my touch. We'll know soon enough, a piece each will be consumed with our after-tea coffee. It is easy pasta for tea because there's a lot happening today and I need something quick and, um, easy.
We ended up doing coffee and lunch out in Nearby Town, around the appointments we had for our flu jabs, as well as various errands, and this afternoon I've had a zoom meeting with another scheduled for this evening. I'm currently feeling A Tad Peculiar and needing to drink Lots of Water; don't know if it's a reaction to the jab or to what I ate for lunch.
Me and Mrs LB have been walking between railway stations on the Hope Valley line from Dore and Totley probably finishing at Hazel Grove. Not directly (be bloody dangerous if you kept to the exact route) given some of them are only a couple of miles apart but more circuitously. Mostly half day saunters although Edale to Chinley is going to be a bit of a hike as that's where the railway line runs through a tunnel for a very, very good geographical reason.
Today was Bamford to Hope via Bamford Mill and Win Hill, followed by a very acceptable Hophead (pint thereof) and brie and bacon ciabatta lunch in Hope. 1000' was climbed and around six miles covered.
Me and Mrs LB have been walking between railway stations on the Hope Valley line from Dore and Totley probably finishing at Hazel Grove.
Hazel Grove is not on the Hope Valley line. You would need to change stations at New Mills to get there from Hope. (I used to work in New Mills, and was for a time commuting by train from Levenshulme.)
And in fairness, there is one train a day direct from Sheffield to Hazel Grove (via Disley Tunnel I presume) via the Hope Valley Line, albeit an express with limited stops.
@KarlLB When I see “One train a day” I’m reminded of the old “Parliamentary Trains” that were a requirement of many railways in the mid-nineteenth century!
@KarlLB When I see “One train a day” I’m reminded of the old “Parliamentary Trains” that were a requirement of many railways in the mid-nineteenth century!
Stockport to Stalybridge operated on that basis for some years (1992 - 2018) - one train a week (on a Friday) in one direction only. Changed to Saturday with service in both direction in 2018, It now (since 2022) has apparently two trains per week in both directions, both running on Saturdays.
I spent the morning in small town the west leafleting for our candidate in the upcoming council by-election. She'll be a great asset to the County Council if she's elected but it isn't really fertile territory for our party. The people she spoke to seemed quite friendly which is good. Home for a quick lunch and then off to a pottery workshop in the afternoon. I thought I wouldn't get there as I live on the other side of a level crossing from town and some idiot had driven into the gate breaking it. The police wouldn't let pedestrians cross in case a train turned up. Fortunately after about five minutes someone from Network Rail appeared and we allowed through. The class was excellent and I will have a pottery robin in time for Christmas, the tutor having taken it away to fire and paint for us. The gates were still broken when I came back and the police were stopping cars from crossing but pedestrians were allowed through. It'll be interesting to see if its working when I go into town tomorrow.
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Another busy day with no lunch, as I had lots of emails to answer, then a meeting, followed by an afternoon of phone calls with students and forum communications. But I’ve managed to finally escape and consume some cheddar, and I am now sat on the sofa where I am being harassed by Mochi the Cat who sees me as her personal entertainment system.
I think lunch is chicken legs with some form of citrusy salad. Mr Heavenly might be out, he was unsure earlier. If so I will do some studying.
We ended up doing coffee and lunch out in Nearby Town, around the appointments we had for our flu jabs, as well as various errands, and this afternoon I've had a zoom meeting with another scheduled for this evening. I'm currently feeling A Tad Peculiar and needing to drink Lots of Water; don't know if it's a reaction to the jab or to what I ate for lunch.
Today was Bamford to Hope via Bamford Mill and Win Hill, followed by a very acceptable Hophead (pint thereof) and brie and bacon ciabatta lunch in Hope. 1000' was climbed and around six miles covered.
Hazel Grove is not on the Hope Valley line. You would need to change stations at New Mills to get there from Hope. (I used to work in New Mills, and was for a time commuting by train from Levenshulme.)
Veggie curry for supper.
Stockport to Stalybridge operated on that basis for some years (1992 - 2018) - one train a week (on a Friday) in one direction only. Changed to Saturday with service in both direction in 2018, It now (since 2022) has apparently two trains per week in both directions, both running on Saturdays.