5th February 2023. You left us in our campervan in Butterton, where the gas that heats the van ran out at the same time the frost descended. Luckily, we had Baa Baa Toure AND Alfie the Alpca for warmth, but even then I woke with a frozen big toe, which made an ascent of the… Continue reading WHAT RHYMES WITH WINCLE ?
Month: February 2023
TOP 100 PUBS – BLACK LION, BUTTERTON
4th February 2023. Our Search for Sites App, a fiver well spent, told us the next pub would let us leave our campervan in their car park overnight, and sure enough Butterton’s Black Lion seemed delighted to have us hog a space. It really was one of the most unfussy places I’ve been in, considering… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BLACK LION, BUTTERTON
BASS, BASS, EVERYWHERE…
…but not a drop to drink, as I was driving, so I just get a sip to confirm the NBSS for the official record. I know this makes me a hypocrite as I’ve said a pint’s a taster but there you go. 4th February 2023. Having completed Derbyshire, thoughts turned to an afternoon of invigorating… Continue reading BASS, BASS, EVERYWHERE…
HELD UP ON THE WAY TO THE PARWICH LEGION
4th February 2023. A first campervan outing of the year, and I remembered to take the 4 pint growler that previously held some cloud grapefruit DIPA acquired during lockdown. Oddly, and worryingly, that liquid looks indistinguishable from the contents on Sunday morning. We’d headed about an hour south on Saturday for that final Derbyshire tick,… Continue reading HELD UP ON THE WAY TO THE PARWICH LEGION
FOR BEER GUIDE NERDS ONLY – THE GBG SPREADSHEETS UPDATE
Well, there you go. I may not, in the spirit of an OJ Simpson “IF I did it” reveal, be attempting the GBG23, but I’m certainly keeping the spreadsheet going to keep you guessing. What does this lovely black and white document tell you (25 marks, show workings) ? Well, with 90 ticks so far… Continue reading FOR BEER GUIDE NERDS ONLY – THE GBG SPREADSHEETS UPDATE
COBS, BAPS, BREAD ROLLS etc etc
3rd February 2023. Mrs RM was still hungry after her Sheffield Bao Bun, so we popped in the Wellington for a beer. Oh no, the strong one. Now, the Welly is probably the least likely place in Sheffield for a gourmet tea, but the new menu seemed pretty much perfect. Can that really be a… Continue reading COBS, BAPS, BREAD ROLLS etc etc
…AND A NIGHT OUT IN SHEFFIELD (PART 377 – THE CIDER HOLE)
3rd February 2023. Mrs RM has just sent me this photo from the first night of her IT assignment in Eindhoven. Yes, I am jealous. Back home in Sheffield for the first time in a week I thought I’d better drag the hardworking IT consultant out for a night on the town; it’s what we… Continue reading …AND A NIGHT OUT IN SHEFFIELD (PART 377 – THE CIDER HOLE)
CHANGING THE BARREL OF PEDIGREE IN LEASINGHAM
February 2023. A second pub in Greater Sleaford followed half an hour after the unexpectedly good Greene King IPA, though Leasingham (pop. 1,584) would assert its independence from its nearby town as stridently as it asserted its right to a community pub in 2018. The Duke of Wellington is the third prominent building in the… Continue reading CHANGING THE BARREL OF PEDIGREE IN LEASINGHAM
When a Flaming Grill in Sleaford gets in the Guide, you know the Guide is putting quality first
February 2023. I know you love maps, so here’s two. Of course you already KNOW where Sleaford is; it’s where the Sleaford Mods come from (wrong !, it’s Grantham and Burton). This must be the first venture into North Kesteven where I’ve failed to work Jason’s work into my blog title, but then I don’t… Continue reading When a Flaming Grill in Sleaford gets in the Guide, you know the Guide is putting quality first
AMBER ARCADES IN CARDIFF VICTORIAN ARCADES
31st January 2023. A six mile walk across the length of Cardiff, though I did succumb to the late night bus back to ZIP with an early departure needed the next morning. Before my gig in the Victorian heart of Cardiff I met up with regular reader Etu, about whom I can tell you nothing… Continue reading AMBER ARCADES IN CARDIFF VICTORIAN ARCADES
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