Painting of the Month - George Best!

This is George Best, born 1946 and lived the next 59 years to the FULLEST! 
He is renowned for his football prowess, however, he is also remembered for his love of women, alcohol, his jet set lifestyle, and his infamous quotes... here are just a few:

"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
"I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
On David Beckham:
"He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right."
On being named Footballer of the Century in 1999 
“It's a pleasure to be standing here. It's a pleasure to be standing up."
On being sent to prison for drink driving in 1984: 
"Well, I suppose that's the knighthood f****d.'"
and
our favourite... 
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

Sculpture of the Month - Here I Come !

Cristiano likes nothing more than seeing the snow fall... all night! That means, next morning, bright and early, he gobbles down his warm porridge with lashings of maple syrup, puts on his lucky woollen hat and off he rushes. 

His life long passion of cross country skiing has never diminished, in fact, it has intensified. He dreams of running "Cristiano's Cross Country Ski Academy", his uniforms will be pink and baby blue, they will be free wifi in the chalet and and his logo will be an Otter, Cristiano thinks otters are adorable and need more respect.

So if you hear a voice, in the far distance, calling out "Here I come!", that will be Cristiano, he is in heaven.

 

 

Painting of the Month - Man Eating Sharks

Monty loves the water.

He is a member of the Newquay Volunteer Life Guard Association, he adores Ester Williams and he collects vintage bathing caps.
Yes siree, he is addicted to all things wet!
He is also a pescatarian, he has tried it all... His does not have a preference to how his fish and shellfish is prepared for him - raw, grilled, pan fried, deep fried, sauteed, poached, roasted, BBQ'ed, even microwaved, he just loves seafood.

So when you think of Man Eating Sharks, do not think of the large beautiful fish, but think of Monty, and his veracious appetite.

Parkruns are the best!

Fowey is such a friendly place, that we often find ourselves socialising most nights of the week. Dino feared all this hobnobbing could affect his waistline and he would not cut such a fine figure in his speedos this summer. We needed to burn off all those excess calories... Parkrun was the answer.

Most Saturday mornings, regardless of the weather, we drive out to the most beautiful of settings, the Lanhydrock Estate and run our local Parkrun. It is a 5 km run, that is held all over the UK, at 9am, sharp! 

We are lucky enough to run through the spectacular grounds of the national trust house, it is a magnificent late Victorian country home, with over 890 acres of wooded land. 

 We also just happen to have, the BESTEST Parkrun Team EVER! The organizers are ALL so chirpy and happy and positive, and just a delight to be around. 

There is my Dino, on the far left, speeding for speedos!

Once you start running each Saturday, you cannot stop. We are always keen to better our time, from the previous week, it is quite difficult, however when a PB is attained (that is, a Personal Best for all you novices ) you feel just so "special" for rest of the weekend.
Maybe we will see you there.

All good things must end

Sculpture of the Month - Max the Multitasker

Max the Multitaker is very talented, he has always been able to do many tasks at once. Max works as our local ferry driver, along the Fowey River,. He acts as the skipper, ticket collector, mechanic, and maintenance man. Whilst a student, he managed to write, direct, act and paint the set, of the school play, for 5 years in a row. Max is  an accomplished all rounder at the game of cricket - he bowls, bats keeps wicket and fields with equal ease.
He also delights in entertaining the children at the local hospital, so he puts on a clown outfit, gets in his unicycle, finds his friend - Monkey, brings along his props... and off he goes!
He is wonderful.

Painting of the Month - Encore !

This is Victor the violinist, he loves all things Cornish. 
He grew up in a little village called Par, in a good Cornish musical family, he was the youngest, in a family of 9 brothers and sisters... Richard, Beryl, Jan, Clive, Josephine, Rosalinda, Charlie and Ross.
Victor loves the colour red, he only eats butterscotch flavoured ice cream and he listens to Fleetwood Mac whenever he can (did you know that, Mike Fleetwood, the drummer, he was born in Redruth)
Victor has just completed his tour through Cornwall, last night was his final performance and what a great reception he received at the Par Parish Hall! 
The crowd were just so thrilled, they threw red roses on stage, had tubs of ice cream waiting for him in his dressing room and called out "Encore Encore Encore!"
Victor was truly touched.
                  

Quiz nights, with good ol' Graham and Carol

If it's Tuesday night, it must be QUIZ NIGHT at the Safe Harbour Pub! Thanks to the super Landlords Graham and Carol, the place is bustling, so one needs to get in early, to get the best tables.
It's a bit of a hike up the hill (I like to call it the mountain) but it's worth it.

Our quiz team name is THE SPONGE HEADS, Dino says that his brain is like a small sponge, that has become completely saturated. He has not been able to absorb or retain any new knowledge that he's acquired since the mid 1980's.
His field of expertise is the life and times of Bjorn Borg, gondola questions and space shuttle crashes.
Needless to say, he's not much help at the table, but he's pretty enthusiastic, plus he buys the drinks. 
It all kicks off at about nine o'clock at the Safe. The pens NEVER work well and people are forever chatting when Graham is reading out the questions, but we keep coming back for more.
We know we don't stand a chance, Dino has finally realised that the questions are culturally biased... "Why don't they ever ask about Italian wines?"

So come and see my little half Italian, as he waits keenly for the question "Who was Wimbledon champion from 1976 to 1980 ?" to be asked.