Things are going on at a fast pace. In fact, I have been so busy of late that I feel like the Oozolum bird (yes, if you’ve seen the Carry On films, you know the one!)
So apart from making a close and meaningful association with my own tail-feathers, I have been up to my ears [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 24, 2008
Truckin’ On
July 22, 2008
Marvellous Motor Show!
Thank you everyone who came along to the IW Motor Show and passed comment about the challenge!
I was there on the County Press stand both days and was extremely heartened by those who came along – particularly the couple who handed me £20 there and then!
Many thanks too to Ian Campbell, who brought his gorgeous [...]
July 18, 2008
Surprised
I am increasingly surprised about two things.
A) how much hard work this is
B) how generous people can be!
I take my hat off to people who continually raise thousands of pounds for charity, because it is actually very hard. For example, I have been keeping this blog going for five months now and I have have [...]
July 10, 2008
Still going!
Things are still going along nicely, with donations coming in steadily. This is much harder work than I had first anticipated and I think the idea of raising £10,000 seems a tad unrealistic at the moment, but fundraising doesn’t close until the Spring of 2010, so there is plenty of time!
Someone that I do not [...]
July 2, 2008
Extreme-d!
The sailing was fantastic! It really was the most amazing experience! Not only did I get to meet Shirley Robertson and Ellen MacArthur, but when we all got out on the boats we had gusts of up to 25 knots, which meant we could really see what the Extreme 40s could do!
At one point, I [...]
