Christian Ainley my day to day

  A new cinema release brings together Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn .  DiCaprio plays a revolutionary who’s only too willing to fight for a cause with his future wife. When his wife is cornered by Penn she has no option but to use her body to escape and soon falls pregnant.  Unwilling to be a stay at home parent while on a bank robbery she is captured again and forced into hiding. 16 years later all the events come back into play as truths come back to haunt some and put other at risk. A ln action packed chase ensues and the audience is taken for a ride.  Obviously Hollywood elite in the leading line up, Sean Penn’s character is disturbing and puts you ill at ease when he’s on screen it’s a well thought out performance and a lot of work has gone into it. DiCaprio plays a farther struggling to coupe but dotting nonetheless, when the case starts he’s electric and you can sympathise with his quest. It’s long film, over two hours and if you intend to watch you shou...

  It was a ln early walk today because I wanted to watch the football in the afternoon. Started with a wonder around the estate to collect the WeWards before walking up Rowley path to look for golf balls.  The weather turned and there was light rain mixed with the low cloud base it was here to stay. It was  nice walk though and it was 7 golf balls.  I’ve listed a lot of golf balls on ebay in a bit of a fire sale as it’s getting to the end of the season for golf.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼

  Starting my customer service course yesterday has presented a new challenge and requires the development of a new skill set.  Reading through a presentation and then processing that information to answer a group of questions. It’s taken 24 hours but I think I’ve developed a workable process that will help me get through the course.  After a morning of being indoors mid afternoon presented an opportunity to get out and get some fresh air ( sandwiched between the M40,M4 and M25 motorways is that possible ?) it was a walk around the estate to collect some WeWards and then up Rowley path and back. It was 10 golf balls today and after a brief spell of course work I sorted them and listed some on EBay . I’m trying to sell more before the weather changes for the worse.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼 Oh the fire engine, yeah that was putting out a fire on the local allotments . I think it was kids messing around and as I walked past I saw the opportunity for a thumbnail ....

In June 1865 Charles Dickens was returning from Paris in the Boat train , on the way to London the train he was riding in experienced a terrible train crash.  The foreman of an engineering gang had miss read the time table and had ordered sections of track removed before the last train (The boat train) had traveled through. The works were just before a viaduct and the first seven carriages plunged into a valley.  Dickens who was riding at the back of the train with his mistress was unscathed and gave first aid where he could to some of the victims. 10 people died and the effects of the crash stayed with Dickens for the rest of his life, he would suffer panic and severe anxiety when travelling in wheeled transport even horse drawn .  A few years after the crash Dickens sat down and penned this play “ The Signalman ” he draws in his experience and tries to portray some of the horror and shock he experienced in the aftermath of the crash. It’s a good play and should be...

  As part of my ongoing commitment to my New Year’s resolution I’ve started a new course, this would make my fifth course of the year and should take me until January.  There’s an organisation in England that provides free courses to up skill people it doesn’t matter on your reasons the only stipulation is that you must not be in any other form of education. I signed up last Friday and I’ve just received my course from Cambridge regional college and I’m making good progress.  The course provides all the learning tools online and even provides a calendar of when your modules must be completed by, it’s about two weeks per module and a level 2 course lasts for around 12 weeks.  Wish me luck !  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼 Ps, does this make me light blue now 😂

  It was a slow morning catching up with Tv and chilling out. After a nice lunch I went out for a hike. I wanted some different scenery so I went through Langley park and then cut near Rowley path but came out near the hospital.  I picked up some beers before heading home. Tomorrow we have the theatre booked so stay tuned.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼

  Before 1945 the city of Wroclaw was part of Germany indeed it was a strong hold and held out amidst the Soviet advance, the rivers and canals making it a hard city to penetrate.  Disney has just released a new mini series based on the city. Breslau focuses on a detective as he investigates some unusual murders, his personal life is in taters ( A true detective has no meaningful personal life according to media) and he uses the skills of undesirable people to make headway in his case.  I have to be honest here it’s a bit slower paced as a detective series but a lot of effort has been made to keep this in its 30’s setting. If you have an interest in the city then it’s worth a look. If you’re a student of history I’d give it a miss as it’s the Disney vision of the war which is highly sanitised.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have fun stay safe 👍🏼