July 2023. Walkley, Sheffield. Mrs RM has been hard at work keeping me in the lifestyle to which I have long become accustomed, but joined me for a bottle of thrillingly expensive red wine and moussaka at the Greek Grill House on Barber Road in Commonside. Must have been a strong bottle of wine, because… Continue reading THE WORLD IS A ROSE
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TOP 100 PUBS – THE BROTHERS ARMS, SHEFFIELD
9th January 2023. Sheffield has been looking gorgeous this new year, so I can’t be too unhappy about being stuck near home due to rail strikes and a fair few GBG pubs (micros, obviously) deciding to shut for the month. Can’t blame them. I’ve rediscovered cinema*, might even get a season ticket to The Light,… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BROTHERS ARMS, SHEFFIELD
STONES IN THE TRUE NORTH
Another post for those of you keen to see my in-laws saving pubs. On Saturday, as per my detailed itinerary, The in-laws were impressed, particularly with the rows of workers cottage and the Newcomen engine at the old colliery. I had to photograph it through the railings, which is why it looks like an art… Continue reading STONES IN THE TRUE NORTH
IPA THROUGH A STRAW IN “PROPER” HULL
On the journey up to Hull I was listening to the new Tracey Thorn album on repeat. Despite having proper song structures and intelligible lyrics, it’s my record of the month (a new and shortlived feature, no doubt), with the sort of confessional detail normally only seen on a BRAPA trip to Runcorn. Tracey,… Continue reading IPA THROUGH A STRAW IN “PROPER” HULL
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