Planet Ruby Starrs

We have been gallivanting around the Forest of Dean eating wild boar sausage rolls and crashing through undergrowth looking for esoteric crags... Well Dr Fred has - I followed slightly less enthusiastically - enjoying stunning scenery and some interesting flora and fauna.  texture Its been quite hot which makes moving at any speed and distance hard work but I'm not going to complain just take it steady and enjoy the summer... it wont last too long.  we camped at the yew tree inn just out side Ross on Wye - we had been before - it was adequate but not as nice as we remembered it - I think last time we were desperate and pitched up the one night of the week they served food - out main reason for stopping at a pub camp site - fortunately we had supplies with us so we didn't starve and the beer was quite nice.. Forest Having exhausted local crags in  Ross on Wye and then headed for r&r at hotel chez friends in Bath - excellent facilities - fantastic food and g...

I'm down in Bath staying with some old friends -old as having known them for a long time rather then them being old although we are all quite old nowadays.  I wrote last year about coming to see them when they had just completed building work which made a very lovely space, an extension into the garden and it's nice to come back a year on and see how the room is develop into a really comfortable living area. They still have their two dogs who are in spite of old age completely bonkers and total exhibitionists. It's been a very busy weekend it was my friend's birthday and to celebrate we went out for dinner with some of her friends a very enjoyable evening fueled by by wine and good food very interesting conversation covering every topic you could possibly imagine.  On the Sunday we went to Cooper Hall, Frome to see a band made up of three different acts doing both their own thing and working collaboratively to produce amazing vocal harmonies. The event was an all wo...