Bit of frustration this month as far as rugby concerned. No not the form of England more the opportunity SWMBO and I lost as a couple.
Firstly we appeared to be jibbed by our regular travel companions who went to Rome with a different crew, but more dramatically, a bucket list item was potentially lost forever.
So what would that be?
Well, in the 26 years of the revamped 6 Nations championship, when Italy were introduced, England have never played away in Rome one week and Paris the next. Until this year that is, and that's where the bucket list kicked in.
It was always a dream to go to Rome then take a road/train trip from there to Paris in the intervening week. Bordeaux? Province? La Rochelle? who knows where else, but we missed out and wonder whether the opportunity will present itself again. Hey ho.
We did manage a long weekend to Harrogate for my birthday which was very jolly, a friends 70th and a bash for no1 daughter.
We contributed to no2 sons London marathon campaign by arranging the house treadmill to be used at his school where he spent the day teaching on it. It made the local press and allowed him to burst through his £2000 sponsorship target which is good.
The month ended with a very enjoyable pre-match lunch at the Birkenhead Park v Waterloo rugby matcgh with 280 people sitting down. An excellent climax, to a hectic month.
