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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.

18 comments:

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

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

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    1. Thanks Jane. She did get rather dizzy. Happy Sunday

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

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

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  5. 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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  6. Love it!!! She's giving it her all!!! How fun!

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  7. 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. 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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