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Friday, 21 February 2014

ANNIE ARKWRIGHT SKATING TEAM GB

My friend Annie Arkwright, was in the ladies skating final last night at Tholympics in Russia.  She looked as pretty as as picture in her Oxfam cut down dress, that she altered herself, and her designer Welly Ice Boots.  The whole outfit being finished off with a soft fur trim (not real fur of course).  Annie danced to the music 'She's a Lassie from Lancashire'. She managed a few nearly steady steps, then the crowd went wild as she did a triple salko, purely by accident, while spinning out of control, which was followed by an elegant nose dive and two balletic belly flops.  In fact, she had that many deductions, that she got an all time low score which was -60 points.  She should make the Guiness Book of Records.

Eee Annie lass tha tried tha hardest, but it weren't enough on the day.



Have a wonderful weekend everyone.  And think of Annie and her devastation at letting GB down.
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18 comments:

  1. Judith Farnworth Art21 February 2014 at 11:30

    You certainly have friends in high places Polly even if they didn't come up wi't goods in Tholympics... and it's no mean feat getting in't Guinness Book o' Records... well done Annie!!

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    1. Polly Birchall23 February 2014 at 01:03

      Reet grand of ya to comment on t'page Judith. :)

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  2. Kat Farmer/van Hookens21 February 2014 at 11:58

    ditto above, hats off to Annie :-)

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  3. Jane22 February 2014 at 00:39

    You can almost see her swirling here, well done Polly , and well done Annie ! Have a nice weekend.

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    1. Polly Birchall23 February 2014 at 01:04

      Thanks Jane. She did get rather dizzy. Happy Sunday

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  4. Sue Clinker22 February 2014 at 02:39

    Lovely painting (and commentary) Polly.

    Annie's up there with Eddie the Eagle in my books - both showing the World just what great sportsmen/women we Brits are LOL

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    1. Polly Birchall23 February 2014 at 01:07

      We are second to none with our characters. She goes into training soon for the next summer olympics with Eddie, they are entering the low jump and the backwards javelin

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    2. Sue Clinker23 February 2014 at 03:10

      That fits!
      Just been reading that Eddie (now 50 years young) is currently in Austria, coaching celebrity contestants for Channel 4's show 'The Jump'. He said he fancied trying the 125m jump as he's in better shape now than he was 26 years ago - he's thinking of making a comeback in the 2018 Winter Games .. but I'll look forward to seeing how he and Annie get on in the next Summer Games.

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    3. Polly Birchall23 February 2014 at 10:58

      You are very well informed and thank you for passing on this information to me. See them in South Korea.

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  5. Helen H Trachy22 February 2014 at 10:45

    A sight for sore eyes Polly! What a spinning girl!... :)

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  6. Lydie22 February 2014 at 14:00

    Elle danss ta patineuse. Tes sportifs sont bien vivants avec une petite note humoristique que j'adore. Bon week-end Polly.

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  7. Joan Tavolott23 February 2014 at 16:11

    Love it!!! She's giving it her all!!! How fun!

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  8. Debbie Nolan25 February 2014 at 03:20

    Dearest Polly - this is so cute and I love her in spite of letting GB down...in the end she still looks like a winner to me! (LOL) - Hope you have a wonderful week. Thanks for making me smile. Hugs

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    1. Polly Birchall25 February 2014 at 11:05

      Debbie thank you, and thank you for supporting her despite her lack of form! The week has been good so far, because I made you smile :)

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