Weather! Who'd have it?

Photo of the Day

18.03.08

Front Garden, few minutes ago

Weather


Horrible Weather
Staying in bed weather
Cuddling up close weather
Ignoring the world weather

Alison Smith

This poem sums it up really!

Even I can't find anything to add! LOL!

Something New!

Monday's Odd Shots!

 

Katney is hosting this new idea, well when I say new, it is new to me.
I think the idea is to find pictures which are quirky, the type which make us laugh or bring a smile to our face.

Last week, as part of one of our walks I took some photographs of Wilma.
When I look at my photographs I would say 90% of them are of Wilma.
She is just soooooooooooo photogenic!

The photograph above made me laugh, as it looked as though she was dancing!

I could do with a smile today as I had to cancel a radio appearance with our local BBC Radio Tees.

I do not like letting people down and do not feel good about it!
I awoke this morning to a light dusting of snow, followed by a hail storm.

My car does not cope with these coditions.
In 2000 I had an dreadful car accident and whilst I walked away unhurt, the car was a write off. The accident left its mark however. I lost my bottle.
Because we live in such a rural area we suffer the effects of sudden weather changes.
One minute it may be glorious , the next snow!

The roads are remote too, and bleak.
Travelling along the A171, the moor road is particularly dangerous as the snow can drift from the moors onto the road in a matter of seconds...infact as I have written this I can hear the hailstones again.

I know I have made the correct decision, but nevertheless I still feel as though I have let Alex Hall down. I really hope she understands.

It is St. Patrick's Day.
In 2006 Jon and I went to Ireland on the motorbike.
We had a ball!
I was the only woman with 13 bikers!
Yes, tough but somebody has to do it!
Strangely enough, as this Wednesdays ABC approaches it is I, last time round I chose I for Ireland, you can read about it here


To celebrate St. Patrick's Day I am cooking Irish Stew for dinner!





Enjoy the day!
A few more pictures of Wilma! LOL!

 

 

 

A Full weekend and a surprise decision!

Photo of the Day

16.03.08

Wilma, yesterday, Skinningrove Beach!

"Dogs are better than children.Even my friends with children say that.

As a dog friend of mine likes to say, children are for people who can't have dogs."

I laughed when I read the quote above. Not sure who said it but it is funny!

Yes, another visit to the beach with Wilma and to add a point of interest into our time there I played hunt the ball! As you can see, Wilma eventually clawed her way up the base of the cliffs to retrieve the ball. We spent a very active 40 minutes in all and Wilma slept for the best part of the afternoon.

For dinner on Saturday I cooked salmon fillets.....more of that on Wednesday!

Today, Sunday we decided to go out for a bike ride.

We were heading towards the Lakes kind of direction but after about 9 miles it became quite obvious we were heading in the wrong direction as the sky looked really dark ahead.

We turned round and went to Whitby!

We had a short break and as Jon was eating his soup I read one of the motorbike newspapers which was in the cafe. I commented that the Moto GP Assen Round takes place on my birthday weekend.."Do you fancy going? Jon said!

Well, I can tell you once the thought was put into my tiny brain my mind went into overdrive. We love going to Holland as we travel on the overnight ferry from Newcastle, only about one hour's ride from our house. So I did have a good think!

Here you can see the rain on the bike!

We went home, but first we went to the fishmongers, a fantastic place I always use.

The Whitby Catch

I enjoy kippers! Have you ever eaten kippers?

Jon waited for me on the harbourside, I thought this would make a good photograph with the view of Whitby in the background!

By the time we arrived home I had indeed thought about going to Assen and to cut a long story short I can now say at 5.25pm we are now booked on the Ferry and have 2 nights booked in a hotel in Emmen! How is that for action!

Tomorrow I will book the GP Race Day Tickets.

This is who we support...

James Toseland

Not only is he British, infact the only Brit in the competition, but he is from yorkshire!

I have met James on a few occasions and will have to dig out my photographs and bore you all with them! LOL! Watch this space!

Talking of yorkshire.....this always makes me laugh! ENJOY!

Yes, a great weekend!

In Perspective!

Photo of the Day
15.03.08
A171

This was the original photograph I took last Tuesday.
I wasn't driving by the way! LOL!

This is the the A171 road which is the road which stretches to Scarborough and is the road we travel on nearly every day.
When we are retirning home on the motorbike I always know we are only a matter of minutes from our village.

I never tire of the open aspect of where we live, it is a constant source of inspiration and appreciation!

Whitby must be my favourite town.
The harbour was quiet on Tuesday!

I am not sure if we will get out on the motorbike this weekend as Jon has lots of work he must get out for Tuesday.

I will content myself with two more wedding commissions and a spot of spring cleaning!

The weather appears dull today, so an ideal opportunity to do the jobs I have planned.

Wilma ofcourse will be going out for a walk along the beach.

Talking of walking on the beach and bikes........

I really am thinking about a serious hairstyle change.

Having long hair is becoming such an ordeal.

I have to wear my hair in plaits when out on the bike as the wind plays havoc...

the same when I am out on the beach!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

I need some inspiration!

Skywatch Friday!

Who put the eye in skywatch??

With skywatch Friday, like ABC Wednesday,

I like to keep an open mind -to make matters more spontanious.!

On Wednesdy, Hubby had an appointment in Whitby.

The electricity supply was to be interrupted in our village for most of the day.

I thought I would look for inspiration for Skywatch Friday!

When this van appeared I couldn't believe my luck or should that be look!

It is now 8.05am and last night I tried for an hour to post here..

kept telling me my Blogger wasn't available!

Hence the delay, but hope you feel the wait was worth it! LOL!

Thanks Womtig for Hosting Today!

ABC Wednesday.......(11.25pm Tuesday)

Welcome to ABC Wednesday!

How to participate in ABC Wednesday.

1. Post your H picture on your blog.

2. Come to my blog and sign in on Mr. Linky

3. Enjoy the beautiful H pictures of the other bloggers.

There is a new Mr. Linky each week so you always have to sign up on the current one.
Please do not sign your name on Mr. Linky unless you have a H picture posted on your blog

Please leave a comment here and a link back to this blog.

We reached 80+ participants last week, so please be assured we will do our best to visit each blog, not necessarily on Wednesday, but it would help if you did leave a comment here

H is for.........

HUGE HOTDOG!

The Top of My Hot Dog
(sing to the tune of: "On Top of Old Smoky")

A funny poem for holiday time about an unwanted hot dog topping.

The top of my hot dog
is no longer bare.
It now has a topping
I didn't want there.

I ordered my hot dog.
ordered it plain,
without any toppings.
I ordered in vain.

Well, I started eating,
Then looked up in the air,
and I saw a sea gull,
which gave me a scare.

I covered my hot dog
a second too late.
What fell from that sea gull
is too gross to relate.

The top of my hot dog
is no longer bare.
It now has a topping
I didn't want there.

When we arrived at Bridlington last Sunday this was the first thing I saw!

It had to be my choice!

Thanks to my personal rider, who always wears correct clothing,

including a helmet

and how did we get there?

on our Honda!

H is also for HEARTS

This is one of the wedding commissions I am working with right now...which do you like the best?

Tuesday morning, out on the beach I noticed the HUTS with HUMMERSEA cliffs behind!

For lunch I had a HEALTHY snack!

And now a puzzle!

Remember E for Engineer?

When Jon made a new part for our washing machine....well it snapped again, so it was back to the drawing board! This is the new part......Jon used some plastic he had in his box of spare materials...he never throws anything away which he may find a use for one day!

So......what was the plastic originally used for?

It is something beginning with H!

I will tell you next week! Anybody guessing will receive one of my Easter Card Commissions!

Watch this space!

Blowing Away The Cobwebs!

A Photo a Day

09.03.08

Bridlington Toady!

As things turned out Jon had today off so we decided to get the motorbike out and head for Bridlington.

We rode through Whitby, Scarborough, Filey and reached Bridlington just after 1 o'clock.

As luck would have it our favourite 60's cafe was open, so we had lunch there.

We had Canadian Steak Sandwich with onions and a bowl of chips between us.

We had both got cold hands so this warmed us up.

We walked down to the sea front and I experimented with my new camera.

The North Sea looked really cold

If you click on the photograh above you will be able to see the Lighthouse over the bay at Flamborough Head.

I thought of Chris when I took this photo...I knew it would make her day! LOL!

For some reson Blogger wont upload anymore photos...must be having an off day.

I wont get annoyed, I will save them for a another day.

We were fortunate with the weather today.

Bright sunshine, although cold.

On the journey home through Fridaythorpe, Malton & Pickering I did ask Jon if he thought we would miss the huge rain cloud we spotted above us...

he thought we would miss it....

but we didn't!

Just as we Came over Pickering Moor the torrential rain caught us out!

A few minutes later the sun was back!

Not so bad when we were only a few miles from home eh?

The Weather Forecast is quite bad for the next couple of days

so to any of you here in th UK, do take care.

Winter's chill (Haiku)

Winter is quite cold

Bundle up or you will freeze

Cold weather at last

11/16/06 Dave Tanguay

A Photo a Day

07.03.08

Spring is when life's alive in everything

(Rosetti)

What do we call the season that follows Winter? It is Spring. Why do we call this season "Spring". Can the word "spring" have other meanings? What other meanings can the word "spring" have? It can mean "to jump" or "to leap". It can mean "a place where water comes up out of the ground" (in other words, the water springs, or jumps, out of the ground). It can mean "a bouncy piece of coiled metal" (in other words, the because of its shape and elasticity, the metal can spring, or jump, back into shape after pressure has been applied to it).
All these meanings have to do with jumping, or vigorous sudden activity of some kind. Can you guess the season following Winter is named Spring? What kind of things happen in Spring? What happens in nature? Plants begin growing quickly once the cold of winter has ended. One might say the new growing is practically springing up. And that is why we call this season Spring!

"Spring" is an old word, and appears in many Germanic languages with a meaning like "to jump" or "to run". About two thousand (2000) years ago, the basic Germanic form was "spreng-" and by about one thousand (1000) years ago, when Old English was spoken, the word had changed to "spryng" or "spring" and has not changed significantly since then! However, the word "spring" was only began to be used to name the season following Winter in the 1500s (about five hundred (500) years ago). People had been using expressions like "spring of the leaf" and "spring time of the year" to describe the new growth of this season, and it seems likely that the season name "Spring" was formed from such expressions.

So what did people call this season before they called it "Spring"? In fact, the common Old English word naming the season following winter was "lencten", "lengten" or "lenten". This word is related to our word "long", perhaps coming from a Germanic form something like "langiton" used about two thousand (2000) years ago. Possibly, the word was used for the season following Winter because this was the time when the Sun's path was noticeably higher in the sky and the time of daylight lengthened--you can see how similar the modern English word "lengthen" is to the Old English word "lengten"! This word survives in our Modern English "Lenten" or "Lent". This word is now most commonly associated with the Christian Lent holidays which take place in the Spring. Lenten originally was just the season name, however, and only began acquiring its Christian associations after the Anglo-Saxons (which is the name we give to the Germanic inhabitants of England who spoke Old English between about 600 and 1100 CE) were converted to Christianity. In fact, the earliest use of it in a Christian context is from around 1020 CE.

English is the only Germanic language in which a word related to "Lenten" has a Christian religious association. It was used as a common name for the Spring season which followed Winter in several other West Germanic languages: Middle Dutch "lentin" and Old High German "lengizin/lenzin". Middle Low German and Modern Dutch "lente" are closely related forms also.

However, the various modern Germanic languages use a wide variety of words for the season "Spring", many of which are related neither to "Spring" nor "Lenten"--for example, modern High German "Frühling" and Swedish "vår". This much variation in names for the same season is very surprising when compared to words for Summer or Winter, most of which are nearly the same in the Germanic languages. This suggests that the season we call Spring may not have been as important as Summer or Winter. In fact, some old Germanic cultures only counted two seasons in the year--Summer and Winter--and didn't count Spring or Fall at all.

As you can see by my new header, Wilma is enjoying her morning walks along the beach.

When I say walk of course I mean run!

Yesterday we spent nearly an hour on the beach.

The sun was warm and the whole session was invigorating.

I finally felt as though Spring had indeed arrived......

and hat means it is time to Spring Clean!

It sounds so dainty and innocent....

yet the tackling, sorting and de-cluttering in store is anything but dainty or innocent....

it is deadly serious....

but the result should be totally transforming!

Watch this space....

the tidy, uncluttered space........

give me a few days!

LOL!

ABC Wednesday!

Welcome to ABC Wednesday!

How to participate in ABC Wednesday.

1. Post your G picture on your blog.

2. Come to my blog and sign in on Mr. Linky

3. Enjoy the beautiful G pictures of the other bloggers.

There is a new Mr. Linky each week so you always have to sign up on the current one.
Please do not sign your name on Mr. Linky unless you have a G picture posted on your blog

Please leave a comment here and a link back to this blog.

We reached 80+ participants last week, so please be assured we will do our best to visit each blog, not necessarily on Wednesday, but it would help if you did leave a comment here




G is for......

Guisborough Priory!

I decided to take this photograph for today's ABC post when talking with Stewart and Julie last week!

I took this picture on Monday.

I had just taken this photograph when the batteries ran low and the camera switched off!

Jon read the specifications/capacities of all concerned and we now know we were not charging up the batteries for the correct time!

The batteries take 15 hours!

Sounds like a long time, but the complicated calculations we have done between us are accurate.

Just ask Jon! LOL!

I haven't altered the photograph at all.

To read about Guisborough Priory look here!

We had our wedding photographs taken here.

They would have been excellent were it not for the JCB digger in the background!

This Little Piggy!

This little Piggy stole the lamb joint!

This little piggy was very sly....

This Little Piggy watched us eating...

and then she slowly stole by!

This little Piggy ate the lamb joint,

destined for our seconds plate!

But in the end it all disappeared.....

not one slice but eight!

Yes, the meal was fantastic, we had a great day together and whilst we were eating our dinner Wilma was slowly finishing off the lamb joint!

Nobody was aware until the plate was empty! LOL!

No pictures as I am getting to grips with the battery charging business with my camera.

There seems to be an issue!

Watch this space.

Hopefully twill be sorted by Wednesday!

Mother's Day

A rose so rare, one of it's kind,
love and beauty a mother, yes! mine.
A rose without thorns, not a petal was torn,
a perfect rose stood straight and tall,
my mother was the most precious of all.
A rose that survived the worst kind of weather and yet the most delicate ever,
a rose with a fragrance,
there could be know other,
you see this rose is my Mother.
A rose is picked and put to dry,
the beauty is still there,
it never dies.

(Sue Horley)

I would have to say I am a proactive person, that is as not being a reactive one.

Mother's Day is here.

No beating about the bush, no getting away from the truth...I miss my mum.

Despite it being over 13 years since she died, I miss her.

I miss the fun we shared, the laughs and the relationship we had.

She adored Jon, loved our home and more than anything else, was proud of me.

Me.....!

Strangely enough, just writing that last sentence has brought tears to my eyes.

Today, I am cooking dinner for the family.

My Mother in Law, Sister in law & her partner, my 3 nephews, Jon & I.

Proactive!

I will be the perfect hostess....well I will do my best.

Jon is working, he worked all day yesterday and is working this morning.

I did most of the veg prep yesterday and the meat cooked during the night, it is just resting now.

The menu I hear you ask?

Melon

*******

Roast Beef with Dijon Mustard
Roast Lamb stuffed with Red Currants

Parsnips & Sweet Potato Roast
Carrots & Green Beans
Greens - (Broccoli, Sprouts & Cabbage)
Champ Potatoes

Yorkshire Puddings
Red Onion Gravy

********

Profiterole Gateaux
Fresh Fruit

The lamb is a bit of an experiment....will let you know.

When I say I am a proactive person...what is the alternative?

If I had been a reactive person I would have done nothing, just gone on and on about missing mum.

But that is not the person I am, why?

because I have the mere marrow in my bones of my mum.

And we don't go on!

We roll our sleeves up, get our head to the grindstone and deal with matters!

and believe me.....I have a table of 8 people to cater for.

So, I can't sit here all day gassing! (Now, where does that phrase come from?)

Yes Mum!

Have a good day everybody.

Miss you mum!

Experimenting!

It had to happen!

Well it finally happened. My Canon Powershot A85 finally packed in earlier this week.

I am convinced it must have been due to some sand getting into the casing when I was last down on the beach with Wilma.

We read through the catalogues and Jon scanned the technical specifications and we finally went for this one, the Samsung S1050.

Needless to say there is an extensive technical brochure with it, well online anyway so I am going to print out section at a time and experiment with individual features as I go along.

However, being the dumb blonde that I am I have started with the Automatic function....yesterday I met up with Stewart and Julie who are staying nearby just outside Pickering!

We had a great afternoon together!

And yes, I have been testing it out on Wilma, who must be the most photographed dog in the world! LOL!

Talking of Wilma, it is time for me to get ready and take her down onto the beach!

We go every day and the exercise does us both good.

Well when I say everyday, sometimes Wilma is tired out so she has a rest.

Today however Maria is coming over from Argument Cottage so I may ask her to take some pictures of Wilma and myself on the beach so I can share the fun we have.

I am very busy at the moment, with 4 wedding commissions which I must get on with.

Funnily enough two of the brides are called Joanne and two of the grooms are called Adam and would you believe the other two brides are called Catherine/Kathryn....LOL!

I need to really concentrate, I would hate to make mistakes with the names! Wouldn't go down well at all now would it?

I am on hospital radio tomorrow, talking about Natural Cleaning Solutions for the home.

I will be featuring the Big Green Idea!

Do check it out, there are lots of suggestions for environmentally sound projects.

Sunday, is Mother's Day and I am cooking for the family, all eight of us.

I will be cooking a roast dinner with lots of vegetables.

My MIL was telling me yesterday that Nephew 2 had called round to her house with his friend. He was talking about Sunday...

"Cor Auntie Denise cooks the best dinners on the planet!"

He had said to his friend......

Bless!

Well I had better not disappoint him had I?

So I had better get going!

Have a good weekend.

Dx

ABC Wednesday....late, due to powercut!

Welcome to ABC Wednesday!

How to participate in ABC Wednesday.

1. Post your F picture on your blog.

2. Come to my blog and sign in on Mr. Linky

3. Enjoy the beautiful F pictures of the other bloggers.

There is a new Mr. Linky each week so you always have to sign up on the current one.
Please do not sign your name on Mr. Linky unless you have an F picture posted on your blog

.Last week there were a number of comments made re people not leaving comments here, so please leave a comment here and if possible, a reference back to this blog.We reached 80+ participants last week, so please be assured we will do our best to visit each blog, not necessarily on Wednesday, but it would help if you did leave a comment here





F is for......

Friends, visiting from France!

"A cheerful friend is like asunny day spreading brightness all around."

John Lubcock ( English Astronomer )

Do you remember this!

Well hopefully, keeping EVERYTHING crossed! Keith's situation has been resolved....


Watch this space and I will keep you posted!!!





So last week it was wonderful to see both Dorothy and Keith when they stopped off for a flying visit whilst spending a few days here in UK. They returned to France on Monday.





Don't you think Keith looks well?


In fact, they both look well.





I know they will be reading this and there will be a huge Dorothy screech when she says her little face beaming out for the world to see.....

so for Dorothy and Keith, our great friends I have found a little poem!


~ FRIENDS ~

As we walk our path of life,
We meet people everyday.
Most are simply met by chance.
But, some are sent our way.

These become special friends
Whose bond we can't explain;
The ones who understand us
And share our joy and pain.

Their love contains no boundaries.
So, even we are apart.
Their presence enhances us
With a warmth felt in the heart.

This love becomes a passageway,
When even the miles disappear.
And so, these friends, God sends our way,
Remain forever near.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!


Bet she has tears now!


((((HUGS))))

That was the week that was!

Photo of the Day

23.02.08

The Beach @ Skinningrove this morning!

ON A WINDY DAY

by: Anne Bronte (1820-1849)

My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring
And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze;
For above and around me the wild wind is roaring,
Arousing to rapture the earth and the seas.

The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing,
The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;
The dead leaves beneath them are merrily dancing,
The white clouds are scudding across the blue sky

I wish I could see how the ocean is lashing
The foam of its billows to whirlwinds of spray;
I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing,
And hear the wild roar of their thunder to-day!

Wilma and I had the beach to ourseles today and as the tide was out it was ideal for our morning exercise.

We have two balls and I throw one as far as I can for Wilma to run and fetch. As she approaches me with the ball I throw the other ball in the opposite direction, repeating the exercise yet again. We do this for at least 30 minutes. Today we did 40 minutes. I run with Wilma too, so we were both quite tired by the time we finished.

We kept close to the cliffs today.

The weather was so windy!

Here you can see Wilma's fur being buffeted by the wind. At one point I figured we both must have looked a funny sight. The wind was so powerful it was blowing us along! I was standing in a diaganol fashion, against the wind with my hair flowing in mid air. It is a good job I had it in bunches, but we must have looked so funny. Wilma in the meantime was being blown over the beach! Although I had my camera with me at the time because the sand was being whipped up by the wind I didn't want to get the sand inside the camera, so my description will have to suffice!

It has been a busy week.

The church was full for Ian Dutton's funeral, a true reflection of the respect and affection he held by those around him. I made a sympathy card using dried flowers as I knew how much Ian loved the countryside.

I included some words which I thought were very apt.

Death leaves a heartache
no one can heal,
love leaves a memory
no one can steal.

The following day I had a Christening Card commission to do. The light isn't particularly good on the picture, but it will give you an idea of the design.

I am busy at the moment with four wedding commissions. All quite different and once the invitations are finalised I will share them here

All of these life events reminded me of the words of Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds

To every thing, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late

Jon is also busy. He is working today but I am not sure about tomorrow, we will just have to wait and see....

Watch this space!

NB....SUNDAY 8.45AM

Rumour has it we are going out on the motorbike this afternoon.......so I will be in search for my "F"!

ABC Wednesday....

Welcome to ABC Wednesday!
How to participate in ABC Wednesday.1. Post your E picture on your blog.2. Come to my blog and sign in on Mr. Linky3. Enjoy the beautiful E pictures of the other bloggers.
There is a new Mr. Linky each week so you always have to sign up on the current one.

Please do not sign your name on Mr. Linky unless you have an E picture posted on your blog.
Last week there were a number of comments made re people not leaving comments here, so please leave a comment here and if possible, a reference back to this blog.
We reached 80 participants last week, so please be assured we will do our best to visit each blog, not necessarily on Wednesday, but it would help if you did leave a comment here.

ThanksD

E is for.....

Engineer!

My advice is to look out for engineers.

They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.

Marcel Pagnol

What kinds of work does an engineer do?
Traditional aspects of the engineering field include design, development, testing, production, construction, systems engineering, marketing and sales, research, teaching and administration, and supervision.
Unique skills and problem-solving techniques make the engineer a useful member of the teams that work to solve technically based problems relating to social and political issues.

While most engineers work for large industries or governmental units, it is possible, after a period of study and experience, to establish a business of one's own.

(google)

People often ask me what Jon does, being a self-employed precision engineer.

My answer....."He solves problems!"

Take Sunday for instance.....

Jon had worked the best part of the weekend on a job which was some type of component for a railway system.

As we ate our lunch the washing machine started making a terrific noise.

Jon's face lit up...he likes anything like that!

He does have an amazing understanding of anything mechanical!

After a few tests it was determined that although the drum was spinning, it wasn't going round.

Off came the back of the washer.

Our washer is a Hotpoint! Jon does a great deal of work for Hotpoint.

He makes the entire mould tool for the door seal...the gasket as it is referred to in technical circles. (You are part of that circle now! LOL!)

So, once the back was removed it was found the fan belt had worked loose.

In a few seconds Jon replaced it round the pulleys.

He then started investigating further, pushing and poking inside the washing machine.

One particular part had worked loose and on further study he discovered a bracket had snapped, hence the particular part not being stable, causing "slack" hence the belt coming off.

Jon removed the broken bracket and went to the workshop where he made a replacement.

Once fitted we switched the spinning cycle on and lo and behold all was well!

Notice the expression on Jon's face...

another problem solved!

Here you can see the bracket in place inside the washing machine.

If the picture is blurred this is due to the vibration of the washing machine during the spin cycle.