March 2023. Getting Mrs RM to join me on hilly Sheffield walks is a challenge, but there’s a bigger problem once you leave the Blind Monkey. It’s very hard to walk more than a 100 yards without passing a pub that in any other city would be in your Top 5. Luckily I was determined… Continue reading BASS IN FAGAN’S REVISITED
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SORRY, COULDN’T RESIST IT
Mid-September 2022. Really getting into the swing of post-GBG pubbing now, with a month to go till the new Guide dropped (ugh). After the Railway I took the tram into town. Honestly, Sheffield looks better by the week. No idea why. But why not. Perhaps I intended to buy Mrs RM a present for all… Continue reading SORRY, COULDN’T RESIST IT
THE BROWN BEAR IS BACK
Especially for Paul Mudge of Stafford, here’s the evidence that Sam Smith’s Sheffield star is back with a bang. Mrs RM and I tipped up at 10.42pm, the latest I’ve been in a pub for a while. No sense of “You’re a bit close to last orders” like I get in some pubs at 10.30.… Continue reading THE BROWN BEAR IS BACK
HE’S LEAVING HOME – FOR SHEFFIELD
A break from strict chronology (that London, Bristol, and the Malverns to come) to bring you news of Mrs RM’s trauma as she lets eldest son James fly off to Sheffield University, fuelled by a gallon of Magnet. James seems unperturbed. Younger brother Matt came along for the skateboard comp in the Valley of Beer,… Continue reading HE’S LEAVING HOME – FOR SHEFFIELD
AN UNSPOILT GEM IN BRAUGHING
A random* walk in the gorgeous east Hertfordshire countryside just off the A10 is the best way to welcome Autumn to England. The only more autumnal place would be the Chequered Skipper in Ashton (Northants), home of the world conker championships. Leaves are already falling on the many footpaths in this commuter village known only… Continue reading AN UNSPOILT GEM IN BRAUGHING
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