FICTION: An unwelcome surprise

Not everyone wants the same things, check out this short story.

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Tom Daley and Matty Lee diving for Gold

If you were ever in any doubt why I included Tom Daley's work out in my blog post on fitness.

Here is his latest blog post on his Gold medal win.

Tom Daley and Matty Lee Olympic champions

It is lovely to see Team GB doing so well, but it is great to see Tom Daley win a well deserved Gold.

This video will be great if you missed it.

What it doesn't show you is Daley and Lee positioned firmly for the silver, until a fatal Chinese error that allowed Tom and Matty to edge past them to winning position.

Now the jubilation seems even more pent up, right?

What the win means in their own words at the press conference

FICTION: Death by Chocolate

Here is a piece of ludicrous fiction I wrote.

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Over £44k raised from the NHS Big Tea

Over £44,000 has been raised for the NHS Charities Together through the NHS Big Tea, which took place on the 5th of July 2021.

This is the current total raised through Virgin Money Giving.

The break down of the total is £39,209.06 in donations, plus £5,633.99 received in addition in Gift Aid.

This may not be the final amount, but it shows how deep British people are willing to dig into their pockets for NHS Charities at a hard time for the country. 

The NHS Big Tea had to take place online up and down the country due to Coronavirus restrictions still being in place, this hampered some of the fund raising initiatives slightly.

Three Lions

English Football can be beautiful, but it can also be ugly.

Following England toppling out at the last moment of Euro 2020, some "football fans" showed their ugly side.

Many will now have heard of the racist abuse directed at Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho.

Why do England "fans" do this?

You have twenty-two men representing your country to the best of their ability, facing the spotlight and winning time and again in real style.

Then the minute they lose you unleash the ugliest side of yourself to attack them anonymously online.

Why aren't we past this?

Rashford, Saka and Sancho are now the three lions of English football in my mind, standing up against the basest English instinct and representing a diverse and beautiful England full of colour and diversity.

Continue to roar guys.

Tempting Tapas at El Patio

 Recently I had the pleasure of dining at El Patio in Clapham Junction.

There are tonnes of Tapas places out there now, but this really does live up to its OpenTable reputation of "awesome".

They offer Pimientos de Padron (Roasted Padron peppers and Himalayan salt), some spicy, some not, a treat not available at every Tapas place.

Their Octopus dish, Pulpo a la galega Galician style marinated slices octopus with paprika served with potatoes, is also great for the adventurous fish lovers out there.

They do a wide selection of Tapas choices for vegetarians and meat eaters alike and also offer substantial meal plates, though I can not vouch for those.

The atmosphere is lively and a little kooky at the moment with the building works next door.

The staff are friendly and helpful, in a beautiful rustic restaurant.

Go! Now!

FICTION: New Purpose

I have written a very short piece of dystopian fiction.

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