went for a walk yesterday to Skelfhill Pen. Gale force wind 3 degrees centigrade, wind chill ?? extremely cold, balaclava essential  It was too slippy and windy to go to the very top, would probably have been blown off and dashed to bits on the scree. Must go back in the summer, the view is breath taking... 

                                                   

My Mum. 16th June 1923 - 21st Dec 2012

aeroplanes (radio controlled)

had a bit of a disaster with my Radian RC Glider, crashed again. So, I went and bought an Multiplex Easystar MK11. Test flight tomorrow perhaps...

do you ever sit and people watch? I was in London for a couple of days doing nothing in particular, it's still as busy as ever thousands of people zooming around in every direction. Where are they all going to I thought as I sipped my pint and watched them all. Taxi brakes, Blue light sirens, roaring buses, car horns all combine to assault my ears. I really don't miss living down here...

more pics here:- 

Can anyone date this cross?

went to Arthuret to find King Arthur and Merlin

Back again... 2 posts in a month!
Been waiting for a weather window to test fly my Radio Controlled Glider and this morning was ideal. Flew over Oldkiln Knowe on Canonbie Holm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwzavyk6HY

Didn't go far on our Sunday stroll this week. Crossed the Esk from the Bowholm to Cannaby, first checked out an old boundary wall near the Kirk then on to the Priory site. Interesting large shaped stones in the wall and  a man made water course from the Priory to the river. For a building that existed for almost 400 years there is amazingly very little evidence left, not only of the Priory itself but of any other activity in the locality.
Took a look at the Rev Donaldson's memorial in the Church Yard which apparently incorporated the Sedillia from the Priory.
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/67847/details/canonbie+priory/

Two friends dropped in to see me today, hadn't seen them since 2008. It was a big surprise as they live in the USA now. Brilliant. Really great to see them.

Off to the dentist today, whoohoo! Highlight of my weeks holiday? Up side, been really warm and sunny this week. Must get my bike out today...

Had a great stroll in the hills Sunday. Went to the Abbey site at Dawston and on to the Knocking Stone up past Cliffhope. Then back round past Saughtree Grain to the top of Abbey Knowe, great views of Dawston Rig , site of the Battle of Degsastan 603.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/letsbikeit/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Degsastan

Ear Ache

Getting Ear Ache about lack of posting on this blog
So, what have I been doing. Lots of walking and eating less, advice from a consultant Cardio Man at Hospital after having an Angiogram,
Been exploring Liddesdale following Bluebells Historical and Descriptive. Good exercise, loads of photos ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/letsbikeit/sets/72157628292305667/with/6994136007/ ) taken, interesting conversations/debates with Nebless Clem (Tom http://www.reivershistory.co.uk/about-tom-moss.html ) He's trying to fill my head with Historical facts, most of it seems to leak out somewhere. Anyway we've had some notable successes recently having found some of the 'landmarks' identified by Bluebell (John Byers)
So, we'll be oot an' aboot again this Sunday to see what we can find...

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