Monday, 16 July 2007

King of Spain

Ashley Giles Warwickshire spin bowler was christened the "King of Spin" during a recent Test series by the England marketing team. Unfortunately when he played at his home ground of Edgbaston the commemorative mugs turned up in the shops with the motif "King of Spain" by mistake. By which nickname he has been known ever since.


No such luck for me although I did good sweaty spin class at the gym today. I wanted to get out yesterday on the bike, but Beth insisted otherwise and as it lashed down all day, she was (as ever) probably right. We drove down to a fabulous pub in Wales, the Chainbridge; where we treated ourselves to steak and chips.

We met some friends who have also lost a child to cot death, Rob and Alison from Barry, near Cardiff. Despite the torrential rain we had a good lunch and a good chat and we're all looking forwards to see them again, this time with their daughter Megan, who was off on a gym training course in Austria. Good for her!

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