Jeff Bell posted a gorgeous piece on a rural Suffolk pub the other day on Stonch. I’d forgotten that my own piece from January was less generous about the county, if not the Greyhound itself. In penance, we visited the Shotley peninsula just south of Ipswich to tick off a couple of GBG stragglers. Gloriously,… Continue reading POORLY PREPARED FOR THE SHOTLEY PENINSULA
Month: December 2016
USING UP THE SPOONS VOUCHERS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Mrs RM put the Christmas tree up on 30 November. You can imagine how thrilled I am about that, but I put the figures into my “Quiet Life Model” and it told me to live with it. At least she didn’t ask me to help. I haven’t bought a present for 25 years, and that… Continue reading USING UP THE SPOONS VOUCHERS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
NOVEMBER STOCKTAKE
NOVEMBER REVIEW 57 new Beer Guide pubs in November, in 24 different counties, a geographic high. Some very consistent beer quality in month, with one notable exception. More importantly, it was a month I had some decent beer in that London for a change. Plenty of evidence that CAMRA branches get GBG selection right most… Continue reading NOVEMBER STOCKTAKE
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