It's 8.45 on Saturday morning and the sun is shining. Clint is outside gleaming like a silver rocket ship, ready for take off. We are going over to the city of Hull in an hour. I'm off to see our match with Sheffield United. Kick off is at 12.30pm - an unusual time, no doubt chosen for the benefit of Sky Sports. Don't you just hate Rupert Murdoch?
As requested by The Office for National Statistics I have already completed a swab test and a PCR blood test this morning. It's something we do every month as part of an ongoing national survey.
I will be staying over in Beverley tonight with my friend Tony and his missus Pauline. He's also a Hull City nut and we have watched countless matches together. Seen plenty of downs and a handful of ups such as reaching the promised land of The Premier League back in 2008.
Blogging will be problematic so to accompany this short post I am just leaving you with three pictures of Phoebe from my daughter's Instagram account. The beloved granddaughter was eight months old this week. She's ⅔ of a year old. Now I must go and shower the vessel in which I dwell. Up The Tigers!
Enjoy your trip and the match! I hope it goes well for your team.
ReplyDeleteAs always, Phoebe is a joy to look at. Such a sunny smile and healthy glow!
I still marvel at the custom of cards for each month. I'm jealous, getting cards only once a year - nobody sends one to me, saying "You are 53 years and 6 months old today".
The cards are a way of noting Phoebe's development. So many changes in eight months.
DeleteLove that first photo. She is learning to pose very well!
ReplyDeleteShe has had more photos taken of her in eight months than I have had taken of me in 68 years!
DeleteWhat? Eight months old already. Phoebe looks hale and hearty enough to push gramps around in his wheelchair in years to come.
ReplyDeleteOur football code begins with a bounce of the ball and the ruckmen punch in the direction of their goals. Nothing more gets under the noses of footy fans when I ask what time is kick off. Catching the ball after falling from a height is called a mark. During a game, I further aggravate by not saying that was a wonderful mark, saying instead, what a great catch.
I need to study your game more to come up with some words, aside from 'actress', as a player rolls on the ground in mortal agony after having his gonads slightly brushed by a hand.
You have an unusual attitude to sporting matters Andrew!
DeleteI sometimes think you are turning into a baby blogger.
ReplyDeletePlease could you post some photos of yourself as a baby?
DeleteShe's so perfectly gorgeous. What blue eyes!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have excellent judgement Debby.
DeleteThese photos of the gorgeous Phoebe are so much better than the reports of a boring old football match! Or is that yet to come?
ReplyDeleteWhat a little beauty she is - and such a happy girl!
She is indeed very lovely Carol. I hope that that never changes. Now let's got on with the football report...
DeleteOh, look at that peach! She's just a glory-baby! Thank you for those.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope your team wins for the sole reason that it will make you so happy!
We lost so I am as miserable as a turkey three days before Thanksgiving.
DeleteLook at those beautiful eyes! Hope it's a great and successful sports trip. Most of our football games start at 1 (or at 10 a.m.); neither one of those is particularly convenient.
ReplyDeleteWe lost.
DeleteYour Grand daughter is so beautiful and you are so lucky to have her. I miss babies around but none of my Grandchildren seem interested in producing one at the moment.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the game.
Briony
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Perhaps you will have to take them aside and explain how babies are made.
DeleteI've just caught up with all the posts I've missed recently. It's good to see that Bosh is flourishing. When I'm on the mainland I usually do a shop in Morrisons in Inverness on my way home so that I have some fresh stuff and some food that is different from that which I can buy on Lewis. So I will try some of the Bosh vegan meals. Having said that producing my own vegan meals is, generally speaking, easy and inexpensive.
ReplyDeleteMany people are lazier than you are Graham.
DeleteLove her! She definitely has the Yorkshire Pudding look about her.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. She IS a Yorkshire pudding!
DeleteSweet photos and the last is so typical of the age - everything must be investigated orally. Enjoy your time away.
ReplyDeleteYes. Everything goes in the mouth just now.
DeleteGood luck with your team.
ReplyDeleteWe lost.
DeleteWell at least you have a grand daughter who is a winner!
DeleteThat little girl is growing so fast, as babies do. She looks like such a sweetie.
ReplyDeleteOn the day she was born, her mother remarked down the telephone - "She's perfect". I agree.
DeleteI hope Hull wins!
ReplyDelete"shower the vessel in which I dwell" I like that
We lost.
DeleteDid they win? I DO hate Rupert Murdoch, but not for that reason.
ReplyDeleteWe lost.
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