An idiots guide to an idiot: A pleasant stroll.

A nice warm day so Tara I took our current doggie guests, Ruby & Monty,for a stroll.
We went to Ashridge which was very crowded, didn't think we'd even get parked though eventually got a spot. The good thing is wherever you go, generally you don't have to wonder too far from the cars to lose most people as so many seem to stick near their cars.
We walked across the field behind the café and remembered just how many times we'd been here with the boys when they were younger, then just kept heading down the hill to Aldbury and then over to the church as I wanted to see what was there regarding World War One. I'm a volunteer researcher for 'Herts at War.' It's a group who are researching into the men of Hertfordshire who were killed in World War One. You are given a village or town to research start with their war memorial and you're off! As I have access to Ancestry.com it is possible to track the men alittle more with details of their parents and family, where they lived etc though my starting place is always the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site. This lists every single British and Commonwealth war grave of both world wars & in most cases has a little further information to give you a nudge in the right direction for more details. Twenty six young men from Aldbury were killed and buried where they fell so I will find out what I can then it's uploaded to a website called 'Herts at War' for all to see. The group have just been awarded a lottery grant this has been funding a very good series of lectures about WW1 at the University of Hertfordshire, it's very interesting, but I digress. The church had a memorial and also houses the tomb of Sir Richard Whittingham (died 1471) and his wife, a grand tomb it is too, originally at the abbey in Ashridge it was moved in 1575. It's a lovely little church and luckily for us a lovely little pub isn't too far from it! The Greyhound had a selection of three Badger Brewery Beers and I had Tanglefoot.4.9% of refreshing tangy quality beer, Tara had a pint of bitter shandy, I think they used Tanglefoot in that as well, anyway it was a nice interlude in our walk. After, I took the dogs back up hill this time to the car, it didn't take too long as I cut off part of the path by taking a steeper but more direct root........that's just the way I roll. A good afternoon.