#petanque

Good day comrades! The last minute invitation to the #Petanque club celebration yesterday evening get together was a mixed blessing. It was great to meet with everyone and I got a game in. But I played very, very badly - partly because I was so tired but I was getting weird lower abdominal pain (possibly bladder related). It's the first time I've played in a game where we've lost 13-0 (known in the Petanque world as a 'fanny') I was also delayed getting there. I thought collecting 'click & collect' orders from M&S and Next would be quick & easy. It wasn't. I thought picking up a couple of tops & a bottle of milk from Asda would be quick. It wasn't (it was easy). I thought it was a quick & easy drive from Fosse Park to Quorn. It wasn't thanks to a broken down Amazon lorry, and stupid driving by morons who don't respect the Red X on closed motorway lanes! Rant over. We've got nothing planned #today other than ticking off a few things on the list (and trying new clothes on)

Good morning It's going to be a warm one here in Central England but at least there's a bit of a breeze. I slept better last night - I managed to sleep on my back all night and put a pillow under my thighs to avoid the leg pain I'd got previously. (I'm normally a side sleeper but it's become quite uncomfortable). The Petanque club ground is closed today but thankfully someone has got their act together at long last and organised a Saturday game at one of the local pubs with a terrain. I understand why the usual place is closed but there's personality politics involved and hopefully today's move will shake things up a little. Have a good Saturday #today #sleep #Petanque

Absolutely splendid evening yesterday. We won both our Petanque matches and our club team came away with a 3-1 win against very strong opposition. I think I threw a couple of decent balls which is always a good thing! The pub garden was busy and there was a great atmosphere. (Even if the new owners are charging a fortune for drinks). The bike ride home in the dark through very quiet suburbia on my eBike was thoroughly enjoyable too. It was good to get a cooling breeze across my bones. The forecast for today is for a cooler day than yesterday thankfully. Enjoy yours. #petanque #leicestershire

I had an excellent evening yesterday. Petanque of course! We won both our games, and our other team won both of theirs too. So, a 4-0 evening which should lift us off the bottom of the league. It was at a pub in Hathern, just north of Loughborough, somewhere I've never visited before. It seemed a bit of a freindly but grotty pub, with a huge garden and four excellent #Petanque pistes. I was playing better than previously, but the hard, smooth terrain with a fine gravel may have helped. Today? A bit of cycling if I can get out of bed. Enjoy your day.

alright the world cup is over now, which means we can finally focus on the king of sports: Pétanque #WorldCup #Petanque