Chess

As most of you will know I am a bit of a chess nut, well I finally decided to try and improve and now have lessons, don't titter dear it is true - luckily my chess coach is very kind, patient and extremely brilliant, as well as having achieved one of the highest ever tournament performances in World Chess History :-)

I will print some recent games in the next day or so:

Sandwich Bar - take 2

Now, lots of people have emailed, send me txts or just grabbed me by the arm demanding to know if the beautiful lady ever arrived at the sandwich bar, and what did she do to me to stop me from blogging for 5 months!!

Well all I can say is watch this space and her name will appear sometime this month.

and . . . . . . yes she is still beautiful

National Trust

I had a brilliant birthday present from my beautiful daughter, a subscription to the National Trust. We will try to make the best of it and visit as many places as possible.

First on our list was Ightham Mote - a really lovely house, full of history and we were lucky enough to visit on a beautiful day. Here is a shot of the side of the house, as we trundled past on our way to buy ice creams!

Long Time no See

Hi guys,
apologies for the long delay between posts, blame it on the weather, blame it on my job(s), just don't blame it on the boogie.
At least it is now the summer and I will try to post a few times each week. Look out for dodgy photos (NO!! not 'that sort' I mean badly composed) and even dodgier chess games

Cheers
Trefor

Sandwich Bar and the mystery blonde

Had a great lunch on Monday, well a cornbeef and cucumber sandwich anyway, was joined by a very beautiful lady. Just managed to take the photo on my mobile phone before she dived into the surf, then with a wink, a wave and a toss of her tail she was away. Must have been too much garlic - - - Oh well next time it's a salad followed by a steaming roly-poly

Dumb Bells

Was handed an application form to join the local gym at work! I haven't worked out yet whether it was because I look fit and hunky as I stroll from desk to tea machine or otherwise :-)

Anyway I will investigate the gym, by all accounts they have a bar with with ice cold Guinness!

Chess Draw

Well guys, I played my first team OTB game for what seems decades monday night. The final position is shown above where we agreed a draw. I was black and it is my move in the position. My opponent offered a draw, and it was enough to win us the match, I was also worried about messing up my advantage, so accepted. It was a strange game where I sacrificed a pawn on move 1 and a bishop later to secure an attacking game. A draw was a fair result in this game though I don't think the final position, interesting as it is, offers anymore

Exciting Monday

It is now the weekend and I have 2 days to relax and re-charge ready for next week.

Monday promises to be exciting, the start of my first full week with my new colleagues, playing a "real" chess match in the evening - forgotten where, but some dark and dingy tourist town in Kent no doubt -

My New Job

Started my new job on Wednesday, so have safely completed my first week, albeit a short one!

First impressions are very good, all of the staff are friendly work seems varied and interesting and office modern and only a short walk to a lunchtime bar - non-alcoholic guinness of course lol- Spent a few hours today making CD cases, don't ask, lets just say that I don't have a big future as a Blue Peter Presenter - which is a shame as I love dogs and free holidays.

Oh, almost forgot by all accounts I get paid too!

Exhausting End

Well guys, my car has been repaired - and I have to be honest, I went to Kwik Fit and was very impressed by their attitude, knowledge and price. I know nothing about cars and could have been easy meat for a rogue garage man (Not many of those around !!) But Kwik Fit were friendly, fair and quite cheap, or in TV shopping land speak - "affordable"

While I was waiting for the repair I sprinted into town to pay in some money at the Nationwide BS . . . .OMG what a crazily long queue they had and seemingly in no rush to fill the empty cashier's desk. The queue crawled along with most of us clock watching and fearing that as lunchtime approached the tills would close and the Nationwide employees would be off spending the Christmas vouchers - I made a pledge with the lady behind me to let the cashier have a piece of my mind - alas when I was eventually served she was too beautiful to be annoyed with, the best I managed was a rather feeble "Happy New Year" I didn't have the courage to tell her it felt like it was almost 2008