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SHE’S GONE

SHE’S GONE

March 3, 2021March 4, 2021 7 Comments

Had you worried for a second, didn’t I ? Actually Mrs RM would probably have entered the divorce mode normally reserved for an argument in IKEA if I’d forced her to pop in Sheffield’s Queens Hotel for a pint of Wards. Closed for 24 years before being demolished, without fanfare, this year. Why did no-one… Continue reading SHE’S GONE

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BYE BYE SHEFFIELD

BYE BYE SHEFFIELD

June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 15 Comments

I’ve just brought James back from Sheffield. A 3 year course in Computer Science that started with Morris Men outside the Brown Bear, ended with a Covid19 wimper.  Morris Men or Covid, what’s worse ? The exams seem to have gone well. James never did get to celebrate with a pint of Cloudwater DIPA in… Continue reading BYE BYE SHEFFIELD

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PERTH – SAINTS & SONS

PERTH – SAINTS & SONS

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 15 Comments

James turns 21 this Saturday, confined to the Sheffield Uni digs he’s been stuck in for months due to projects and viruses.I’m glad we got out to Hillsborough to see City win their last game ever (the derby doesn’t count); hard to believe that was only two months ago. A dull match, mind.Judging by the… Continue reading PERTH – SAINTS & SONS

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