A good day, although very busy... cycling over to Bishopthorpe Road with my eldest son first thing (8.30am) and then calling in on Country Fresh to pick up compostables. Richard gave me a bag of green beans which I made into a soup with an onion and a butternut squash, also a 'second' as it had a hole in it, making it unsaleable, but not inedible. For tea, Gill modified the soup by putting half of it into a pan with a tin of tomatoes, cooking it and whizzing it and putting it through a sieve. The boys liked it, and when I eventually got in, I did too!
So during the day I did a few more pears and a bit of paperwork, until 2pm when I shot out, put in two cheques to my building society, one cheque into the bank, then on to Millers Yard to pick up oranges, and on to Pauline who'd responded to my request for a working toaster, as ours had gone phut. She also gave me some plates and a lovely saucepan. The house she manages has new tenants and they want it completely unfurnished. Her compost bin needs some attention so I'll do that for her soon.
At 3.25 I cycled to Bishy Road to collect our son and we cycled home together, which was nice. Then soon after 5 I set off for town again to meet up with David and Graham from the Minsters' Rail Campaign, which I've joined and want to help. They want to open a railway between York and Beverley, linking Stamford Bridge, Pocklington and Market Weighton. This would also probably make it easier to get from Hull to York. We had a good meeting and I agreed to make a facebook 'page' for the organisation.
Then, just as that meeting was drawing to a close, my new friend J arrived, and we had a good hour and a half chatting about all sorts of things. Very nice to meet someone new whom I get on with really well. I got in at 9pm.
At 11.30pm I unhitched my trailer and bombed down to town to see the start of the Friday Night Ride To The Coast, which I was considering gong on but realised that my weekend was too busy to do everything. I cycled with them until we got to our house, where I stopped and watched all 37 of them disappear up towards Hull.
Did more pears and watched News 24.
So during the day I did a few more pears and a bit of paperwork, until 2pm when I shot out, put in two cheques to my building society, one cheque into the bank, then on to Millers Yard to pick up oranges, and on to Pauline who'd responded to my request for a working toaster, as ours had gone phut. She also gave me some plates and a lovely saucepan. The house she manages has new tenants and they want it completely unfurnished. Her compost bin needs some attention so I'll do that for her soon.
At 3.25 I cycled to Bishy Road to collect our son and we cycled home together, which was nice. Then soon after 5 I set off for town again to meet up with David and Graham from the Minsters' Rail Campaign, which I've joined and want to help. They want to open a railway between York and Beverley, linking Stamford Bridge, Pocklington and Market Weighton. This would also probably make it easier to get from Hull to York. We had a good meeting and I agreed to make a facebook 'page' for the organisation.
Then, just as that meeting was drawing to a close, my new friend J arrived, and we had a good hour and a half chatting about all sorts of things. Very nice to meet someone new whom I get on with really well. I got in at 9pm.
At 11.30pm I unhitched my trailer and bombed down to town to see the start of the Friday Night Ride To The Coast, which I was considering gong on but realised that my weekend was too busy to do everything. I cycled with them until we got to our house, where I stopped and watched all 37 of them disappear up towards Hull.
Did more pears and watched News 24.
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