23rd of April is St. Georges day

THIS IS THE DAY WHEN TRADITIONALLY HOME WINEMAKERS PICK THEIR DANDELIONS FOR MAKING DANDELION WINE. DANDELION WINE  IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF FINEST DIURETICS KNOW TO MAN, HENCE ITS FRENCH NAME PISS EN LIS

STEPHEN JOSH & ROSIE LEAD THE SERVICE @ PEPPER HILL

TOP PICTURE ROD & MARGARET'S AMERICAN RAG DOLL CAT  

BOTTOM PICTURE SHOWS STEPHEN CARLILE & SON JOSH

WE JUST BECAME GREAT-GRANDPARENTS & HERE ARE THE PICTURES

PICTURE SHOWS PROUD DADDY STEVEN, NEW BABY TO BE CALLED TOMMY, PROUD MUMMY HANNAH, PROUD SISTER NEIVE & PROUD GREAT-GRANDMA SHEILA

VISITORS FROM PEPPER HILL VISIT LYDGATE UNITARIAN CHAPEL NEW MILL

VARIOUS THINGS COME TO MIND  FIRSTLY OUR GOOD FRIEND MARION & ERNEST BAKER LIVED IN THE MANSE AT LYDGATE CHAPEL WHEN HE WAS THE MINISTER THERE
SECONDLY THE BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONES AT PEPPER HILL, THIRDLY THE CHIMNEYS REMIND ME THAT ONE OF THE OPTIONS TO WRITE AND ESSAY FOR MY GCE WAS "DO ARCHITECTS DO CHIMNEYS JUSTICE" FOURTHLY THE CURRENT MINISTER THERE  STEVE GINNIVER TELLS ME THAT
HE ON AVERAGE CONDUCTS 30 FUNERALS EVERY MONTH. APPARENTLY HE HAS SOME CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS LOCAL UNDERTAKERS

DONKEYS IN CENTRAL METHODISTS CHURCH 4 PALM SUNDAY

YES REAL LIVE DONKEYS

NORTHERN CRAFT BREWERS MEETING AT SALTAIRE BREWERY

I THINK THERE WERE ABOUT 48 ENTRIES

HAPPY DAYS

WE HAVE JUST HEARD THAT YESTERDAY
SHEILA'S YOUNGEST GRANDSON STEVEN HAS BECOME A DADDY, HIS PARTNER HANNAH HAS PRESENTED HIM WITH A 6lb BABY BOY WHO THEY ARE GOING TO CALL TOMMY