6th June 2013 - Normandy Landings and White Canons

On the anniversary of the Normandy Landings (1944), I discovered that it is also the anniversary of the death of St Norbert (1134). It turns out that St Norbert was a saint and founder of the Norbertine or Premonstratensian order.  Ring a bell??  No not really ! Further study shows that the order was better know n as the White Canons from the colour of the robes they wore. Interestingly for the times they also had orders of Nuns known better as the Norbertine Sisters or the White Canonesses...

So Norbert Dentressangle has a lot to answer for with his Red Lorries running across the country - not to mention dragons in Harry Potter......

So the morning starts with some random thoughts, but that sounds about normal for the "boxes" avoidance...   the sun ins shining and I think the basement will have to get the treatment today ....
Boxes are ready so it only needs the incentive to get down and start - oh - and buy some more Diet Coke... seem to be out this morning which is not a good start. Investigation shows that today ASDA have the best offers for 2 litre bottles, 3 for £3, which is a little cheeky - making you buy three to get the value.. but then I buy by the dozen so it only means that I have to take the car out, not carrying that lot home through town.

Fine trip to Hartlepool. Was a lot further than I thought, being over 6 and a half hours in the van - but the Bothy was once again a joy to drive. Weather fine and the scenery through Wales and over the Pennines was wonderful. Didn't see any hanging monkeys, but had a fine time with old friends.

Updated the main website at Pigsmayfly, still with a Flying Pig motif, but now a Vollsanger Link page, rather than the expired Community Pages that I used to run.

PIGSMAYFLY - the Jumpstation

Restarted the Page Counter from 45,000 which seemed a little excessive and it is down to 8 so that is a good starter. Though the You Tube is up at 30,900 which is quite respectable....

Maybe a cup of teas before I start ...