Funny how things shape up

A friend of ours, who seems to have the right attitude to life, is forever “bunking off”.
Let me quickly stress they should have retired, but just can’t. Having spent a life time working hard to bring up the kids and keep the wolf from the door the time has come to take things easier, but unfortunately the bankers have put paid to that for a lot of us. One of the joys of running ones own business with a bit of judicial planning one can “throw a sicky”; “Bunk off”:” Skive” and not feel too guilty. We have always been interested in History,and last summer we took time out to visit some local ruins, and the odd pub (of course)

Three not able sites we visited were:

Kenilworth Castle. ( http://www.kenilworthweb.co.uk/menu/places-of-interest/kenilworth-castle

Boscobel
House http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak/

and Stokesay
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stokesay-castle/
.
All very involved in the British Civil War (Round Heads and
Cavaliers)

Our laptop died earlier this year and was replaced it with one that could play Blue Ray DVDs. To test it a second hand copy of Robin Hood (2010) the one with Russell Crowe, Great film made all the more enjoyable as so many of the scenes were
similar to the sites we visited the year before. Such as, Stokesay's magnificent open hearthed great hall, the fine timber roof, shuttered gable windows and a precipitous staircase, all identical to the film set, and reenforces the attention to detail that the film has gone to. The Manor
House is flanked by the north tower, with an original medieval tiled floor and remains of wall painting, and a 'solar' or private apartment block, and beyond this the tall south tower - the most castle-like part of the house, self-contained and reached by a defensible Stairway.

The attention to detail in the film, such as Oak trees in the back ground, and the like was magnificent especial as it is all understated but is there if looked for.

Its almost as if we had no control of our destiny, as this year we took delivery of new ranges of product, last carried six years ago and the first two items picked Robin
Hood, and The
Sheriff of Nottingham, a chance to reenact the scenes by any youngster, or as happened this week end a film Studio ordered a load of models to illustrate scenes to be filmed later.