A very merry Christmas to all you lovely N.S.C.ers, The Wunt be Druv tribe are up here in Lapland enjoying the snow and Northern lights, been chatting to the local Santa STH's and they reckon he's actually not shitehouse...have a great time you all and pray we all have a much better 2023!!
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Cross Country Skiing, driving a dog sled, ice fishing, driving snow mobiles across a frozen lake at 50mph, watching the Northern lights when the snow stops and clouds clear and having an extremely snowy white Christmas with my family...
I sadly lost my father, Old man Wunt be Druv, on the run up to Christmas and it was bloody awful, but now I raise a glass to him and remember the good times, I know it sounds a bit of a cliché but it is my way of coping with his loss, there is always that empty space but I just accept it and try...
Up in Ivalo in Northern Finland at the moment not really got light at all today, light snow and dark grey, but, we get 9 extra minutes of less darkness from tomorrow...
I met the the Guy and really liked him, wanted him so much to do well but sadly never quite got the consistency required, always be remembered for THAT goal!
My Great Uncle was involved in the first battle of the Falklands in 1914, he was an able seaman on H.M.S. Invincible, on the 50th. Anniversary he received a special presentation of stamps featuring all the ships that took part from the governor of the Falkland Islands.
"A Parisian Affair and other short stories" by Guy de Maupassant, a great bit of escapism with a collection of stories from France during the time of the Franco- Prussian War, brilliantly written and easy to read.
Glad I'm not in Qatar or I wouldn't be knocking back some bottles of Queue de Charrue Ploegsteert delicious Belgian beer I bought on recent Battlefield tour!
I visited Russia back in the communist era when Gorbachev was president, it was certainly an eye opener, the people were very friendly and keen to talk but always seemed to be looking over their shoulder when doing so, we were followed everywhere we went and the hotel room was definitely bugged...