Summer arrives...

Summer has actually arrived, although for how long is anyone's guess. The weekend was glorious, and I managed to spend plenty of time outside (mainly, trimming the hedge for what seems like the twentieth time this year).

Warm weather also encourages drinking. There are few more pleasant experiences than sitting outside pub, beer in hand, watching the world go by. Somehow, the beer tastes nicer. In fact, it's one of the main reasons I like to go abroad on holiday; even though the beer served abroad is invariably lager, I still manage to drink and enjoy it. In Britain, I'd rather have a nice cup of tea than a pint of lager.

But when the fine weather arrives in this country, it's even better. On Thursday, I was able to sit outside my local, The Bridge Inn (or The Trap to those in the know), and enjoy a couple of pints of Timothy Taylor Landlord - a fine pint of ale - with my dad. We sat on the terrace outside the pub, enjoying spectacular views of the aqueduct and viaduct, drinking beer and eating pork scratchings. And what could be better than that?

Home grown produce

As regular readers may have noticed, I'm quite proud of my vegetable garden. This week, I've been particularly proud.

The reason? Well, the other night we enjoyed a chilli that featured my home grown chillis, tomatoes, courgettes and green peppers.

I can assure you that it tasted better because so many of the ingredients came from the bottom of my garden rather than the bottom of a supermarket trolley.

Another week, another podcast

Despite the fact that I'm obviously not cut out for a career as a radio presenter, the Evening Leader's digital editor, Christian 'The Dude' Dunn, has invited me back for another podcast.

If you'd like to find out what we've been up to at the Leader over the last week, click here:

http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/podcasts/PODCAST-The-Evening-Leader39s-podcast.4285693.jp

Footballers

As regular readers of this blog will know, I'm a Wrexham fan. And as anybody with any knowledge of football will know, things have been a little bit on the tough side for the Reds in recent years.

So, after relegation to the Blue Square Premier, it's nice to have some light relief. I am, therefore, grateful to Silvio Spann, who came up with this gem in Friday's Evening Leader:

Spann says he holds no grudge against manager Brian Little for the decision to transfer list him - one year into a three year contract.

"I do not really look at what man has to say, it’s more about what God has to say," said Spann.

"If man puts me on the transfer list that’s their problem but when God says it’s time to move then I move."'

If you would like to read the full article, click here http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/wrexhamfc/39I-want-to-be-Red.4257129.jp