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Open Letter to the Pope
Mister Ratzinger While cycling today through Alsager (a small town in the rebellious archdiocese of England), I came across this church which I believe is one of yours: Now it is pretty obvious at a glance that the good Catholics … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, catholic, contraception, cycling, ghisello, madonna, pope, ratzinger, theology
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Playing Bike Roulette #1
Bike Roulette is a brand new game, invented today by me. The rules are simple. You set off on a bike ride. When you meet another cyclist, you turn round and go home. Having played exactly once I am already … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, cycling, emily dickinson, honest doubt, Philip Larkin, poem, roulette, Wittgenstein
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Five Buildings on my Way Home
It’s a hard life, doing a bike blog. Always out on my bike, riding the lanes and looking for something interesting. Ambling along on a bike when I could be sitting in my car in a traffic jam! Leaving work … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, church, cycling, Hassall, highfields, mill, romping donkey, sandbach
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Failed Canal Ride
I pride myself on being a competent navigator, so it was a little disconcerting today to set off on a canal ride and then fail to gain the towpath. Setting off down the Old Knutsford Road I came across this … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, canal, church lawton, cycling, school, towpath
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Blue Sky Thinking
I am not a great fan of American business-speak, so I try not to think outside the box, or to be proactive. I never ever say from here on in, and I don’t like to get more bang for my … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, cars, commute, holmshaw lane, lazy fat people, Queens English
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Things You Miss Going by Car
I’ve driven up Cedar Avenue many times, on the way to or from the allotment shop. But doing the same trip on a bike I suddenly noticed this rather lovely wall. Stone, brick, iron and wood all combined . And … Continue reading
The Wheelock Rail Trail
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. The ‘Wheelock Rail Trail’ is a complete misnomer. It’s really the other end of the Salt Line, which once ran all the way from Alsager to Sandbach (and beyond) . At … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not
I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen; A Chapel was built in the midst, Where I used to play on the green. And the gates of this Chapel were shut, And ‘Thou shalt … Continue reading
No Swimming, No Paddling
This is the cry of the timid bureaucrat who doesn’t want to be sued. So somewhere in some council room a discussion was held about Astbury Mere, a lovely old quarry now full of water and used for canoeing and … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, astbury, congleton, cycling, quarry, sweden, swimming
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Three surprises on a Circular Ride
I set out today to visit the butcher by a different route to the usual. Heading out of Alsager towards Talke I got onto the A34. There is a long uphill stretch where this hedge is on the left. Surprise … Continue reading
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Tagged acres nook, alsager, bathpool, bike, harecastle tunnel, Kidsgrove, ventilation shafts
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