Non-alcoholic beer ? Pointless. About as pointless as this post, which is basically an inferior rehash of what Blackpool Jane has already given you (here). But it’s my diary, so here’s the highlight of a dry day (3 a week I told Jane, and she believed me). Lee and Jane arrived in Barnsley on Friday… Continue reading A DRY DAY IN SHEFFIELD
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SWAN LAKE
Bucket List No.83 – Trip to the ballet (No. 82 – spend a night in Carluke). “Would you like to come to see Swan Lake at Sheffield Lyceum, Mr RM. I bet you don’t”. I’m determined to do ALL that Sheffield has to offer. I’ve a seat at the Snooker in April, and I may… Continue reading SWAN LAKE
BOXING DAY OBSERVED AT THE WORLD’S OLDEST FOOTBALL GROUND
Enough of awards and retrospectives, back to the blog. Tuesday 28th December, another day stuck at home, another Bank Holiday. Boxing Day (observed), as the Vistaprint calendar would have it, since 26 December fell on a Sunday. Americans don’t have Boxing Day, of course, they’re all required to work 364 days a year to pay… Continue reading BOXING DAY OBSERVED AT THE WORLD’S OLDEST FOOTBALL GROUND
SALT BAO
One day left to catch up with the blogs AND write my famous 2021 Awards Post (or at least Part 1/14). I’d nearly caught up, but I’ve just done another dozen pubs in Durham and Edinburgh, because you don’t save pubs from the comfort of your home. This must be December 27th, a fifth day… Continue reading SALT BAO
BOXING DAY – BALTIKA & BELGIAN BLUE
Boxing Day is “traditionally” the day that blokes go to football while their wives clear up the mess from Christmas Day and make up an inedible casserole from turkey and Brussel sprout leftovers. You can guess what the retiredmartin household thinks of “tradition”. Talking of football, saw this on the Manchester City Blue Moon forum;… Continue reading BOXING DAY – BALTIKA & BELGIAN BLUE
THE QUEENS SPEECH, OR A PINT IN THE BLAKE?
You left us on Christmas Day just as we’re about to be kicked out of our new Sheffield local and forced to watch the Queens Speech and eat Long Clawson cheese all afternoon. In desperation, I scoured the Facebook pages of the nearest GBG pub. Well, well, as Jimmy Saville used to say. Open till… Continue reading THE QUEENS SPEECH, OR A PINT IN THE BLAKE?
BLACK EYE FRIDAY IS BACK !
Last December was a terrible month for everyone except the citizens of Tier 1 Cornwall and the Isle of Wight who received hordes of visiting GBG tickers with open arms. And after moving north I found myself without the joy (and blog potential) of Black Eye Friday for the first time in years. But 17… Continue reading BLACK EYE FRIDAY IS BACK !
TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
On Sunday night I proved what a big softy I am by not only letting Matt have my ticket to see top popsters Loathe, but also driving him and Emma back across the Snake Pass at 23:00 because the trains from Sheffield end early, it being levelling up and all. With James joining the Loathers… Continue reading TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
FEELING FESTIVE AT THE STAG’S HEAD
Sheffield has made Time Out’s list of “city breaks you must do before the next variant” or whatever. Clearly this simply reflects my own move a year ago, and if I move again in 2022 you can expect Carluke to make that list. Sheffield scores highly on green space (see below), shuffleboard bars and crumbling… Continue reading FEELING FESTIVE AT THE STAG’S HEAD
FELIZ NAVIDAD (AND A BELGIAN BLUE)
On Wednesday I swallowed half a tooth. Not only is that expensive, my immediate thought was “I’m going to choke to death and miss the next lockdown“. “HELP !” I called to Mrs RM, trying to bring up the tooth (sorry if you’re eating your tea). “Shhh. I’m working” said Mrs RM. Luckily my dentist… Continue reading FELIZ NAVIDAD (AND A BELGIAN BLUE)
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