Happy and Topsy meet the BBC “He’s FRENCH!” exclaimed Topsy. “No he’s NORTHERN IRISH!” exclaimed Happy. “With a name like Dominique he must be French!” justified Topsy. “And he must cut things, he’s called Cotter” mused Happy, “Master said he was from the BBC.”  “Ah!” said Topsy, “he must be a Big Bone Cutter!” “Well […]

“Master wants to keep some salami in his backpack for three months” said Happy. “It will stink!” exclaimed Topsy. “Yummee” said Happy.   See:   https://mintytours.com/2018/07/12/july12-buying-salami-in-stow-market-on-the-glorious-12th/

After setting the “mintytours.com” website to “go live” at about midnight last night, it was a struggle to get up for dawn. We were out by 5.50AM and did a 2 hour tour round the Abbotswood estate and Nether Swell. On top of this, I had a visit from the mayor and his fiance, Ben […]

We did another 4 hour walk, repeating yesterday’s route. A half-way brew at the hump-back bridge over the Dikler in the Abbotswood Estate was very welcome. Friends living off the Cricket Field had a lunch-time party. However coming out of the shower I discovered a skelf in my big toe. If you can sit in […]

We did a 4 hour walk from 6PM (19kg pack), taking in The Battle of Stow war memorial; Donnington Brewery; Abbotswood to Lower Swell; Hyde Mill, and along the old railway line closed by Dr. Beaching, to Maugersbury, and home. Chris Lesley of Fairport Vonvention fame, was playing in the church in Adderbury, where he […]

Yesterday was emotionally tiring. Also the real reason was because I went to “The Queens Head” (pub) after the meeting! We did a 2 hour walk around Upper Swell, Lower Swell and Nether Swell: collectively “The Swells”. All nestlng above the River Dikler. As is traditional on a Friday night in Stow-on-the-Wold, everyone heads for […]