Freezing cold, then quite warm, raining heavily, then really cold. That sums up this mornings weather at the racecourse. It's pretty isolated out there so we get a full range of the elements but not usually in a 15 minute spell. Environmentalists would save a lot of time and money monitoring climate change if they just spent a morning at the racecourse.
After training had finished and braving 'Hurricane Newton Abbott' the reigning head Tennis champions Woods and Hargreaves took on more contenders. Nicholson and Sills stepped up to challenge the throne. Overhead kicks, Aces, diving headers, it had everything but after 40 Min's and more dodgy line calls than John McEnroe ever received it was over. All comers welcome on Thursday again, the old boys remain unbeaten!!!.
The Summer that never was is over, yes the clocks have gone back an hour meaning it is now dark at 4.30p.m. Introduced in 1916 it was primarily as an energy saving measure in Wartime( without the change children,especially in Scotland, would be going to school all year in the dark meaning extra lighting and power needed.
History lesson over!!!.
It is now dark early afternoon which is not good. The only bonus is that Halloween is on Friday. As of 4 o'clock the Hargreaves household will turn into the annual haunted house. Complete with 'scary 'music' in the background, a witch roaming the corridors(my wife dresses up!)and the children dragging me round the village until their sweet bags are at breaking point it should be fun!!!.

Finally I must thank friends of ours who invited us over for a dinner party last night. Homemade samosa to start, homemade curry to follow and even homemade Souffle for dessert. Great food and a good laugh, all in all it was a quality night topped off with the most amazing family Photo's!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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