March 2025. Sheffield. “ONLY an hour (in the Kelham), why for **** sake!!!If the answer’s Christine then I understand.“ Well, sort of. “Unless you have better idea” is Mrs RM code for “TAKE ME OUT NOW !“. I only stopped to take a pic of the daffodils, and the mural outside Tesco, but still made… Continue reading THE WORLD DOMINATION OF TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD REACHES THE BLIND MONKEY
Tag: Blind Monkey
MALTMEISTER MANAGES MORE THAN 2 MINUTES IN A PUB
February 2024. Sheffield. Back home on Saturday Mrs RM wanted nothing more than a pizza in the Blind Monkey. 100 steps from door to door wasn’t burning off many calories, but hey ho. The pizza bases had run out, but we managed to find something equally unhealthy so that’s OK. You get a half pint… Continue reading MALTMEISTER MANAGES MORE THAN 2 MINUTES IN A PUB
Belgian Blue signals the TRUE start of Christmas in Sheffield
December 2023. Walkley. Sheffield. The first day of December, in fact. Our plumber (Pro Property of Hillsborough) had been in the loft all morning so I took the opportunity to bring the Christmas decorations down, because I know how much Mrs RM loves putting them up each year because “tradition”. See here to remind yourselves… Continue reading Belgian Blue signals the TRUE start of Christmas in Sheffield
EVERYTHING CHANGES. EVEN THE BLIND MONKEY.
August 2023. Sheffield. As you’ll know the Blind Monkey in Walkley is our local, and a significant reason for our house choice back in 2020. If anything, since we moved it’s only got better, the cask quality getting it in this year’s GBG, prompting a string of celebrity pub tickers (and BRAPA) up one of… Continue reading EVERYTHING CHANGES. EVEN THE BLIND MONKEY.
ESCAPE TO THE BLIND MONKEY
10th March 2023. Mum and Dad are always surprised when I tell them Sheffield’s weather is generally much the same as their own in Waterbeach. In fact, S6 seems to have the better of it at the moment; But as I arrived home last Thursday it was clear we weren’t escaping the snow. I was… Continue reading ESCAPE TO THE BLIND MONKEY
THEY CAME FROM THE HUMBER
16th February 2023. I’m always delighted to receive visitors to our little bit of Sheffield next to the Blind Monkey, as long as a) They give Mrs RM 3 months notice in writing if they want to inspect our loos and b) sign the disclaimer that says they climb the hill at their own risk.… Continue reading THEY CAME FROM THE HUMBER
LOOK WHO’S COME TO THE BLIND MONKEY !
20th January 2023. Yes, ANOTHER Friday spent at home; what is going on at 2023. But I had good reason to stay put, and in any case Sheffield was now the most popular place on earth according to Time Out, which I appreciate none of you have read since about 2002. To be honest it’s… Continue reading LOOK WHO’S COME TO THE BLIND MONKEY !
BROWN SUGAR (PORK SCRATCHINGS)
14th October 2022. Still ahead of BRAPA, which is all that counts, really. In contrast, there’s no point reading this as Blackpool Jane blogged about the evening, ooh, 3.7 years ago (here), but legally I have to post my photos so here goes; A Friday night as DES to Mrs RM, Aberdeenshire’s own Karen and… Continue reading BROWN SUGAR (PORK SCRATCHINGS)
THE QUIET BEFORE THE TICKING STORM
August 12, 2022. Swindon’s Tap & Brew was about to become my final English Beer Guide tick, with Wales having fallen the day before. I’ve told you about Swindon already. Back home, Mrs RM could sense the excitement. All that lay in the way of GBG immortality were 2 or 3 trips to the far… Continue reading THE QUIET BEFORE THE TICKING STORM
BLACK STAR, BLIND MONKEY
Where were we ? Ah. The Three Tuns. I decided three pubs was enough for the night, leading to a furious debate about whether that alone could constitute “a pub crawl“. No, said Will, and he was my Pub Man of 2021 so I bow to his executive decision. I left Will to his craft… Continue reading BLACK STAR, BLIND MONKEY
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