March 2025. Hilsborough. Sheffield. Much of the non-political discussion that Saturday night with our guests from Chicago centred on “service” culture and Wetherspoons. Dave (not THAT Dave) was in awe as I described folk drinking beer with their full English at 9am, and added a morning pint in Spoons to his To Do list, alongside… Continue reading COULD WE HAVE SPOONS FOR BREAKFAST ?
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A MORNING IN LIVERPOOL
January 2026. Liverpool. A night in Liverpool before Old Mudgie’s funeral on Friday in Widnes. He’d have been pleased with the last couple of Proper Pubs, and no doubt with the Excelsior across from my £24.99 Travelodge if I’d gone in, but I was done for the night by six. In the morning I exchanged… Continue reading A MORNING IN LIVERPOOL
SUN COMES UP, IT’S THURSDAY MORNING (SPOONS BREAKFAST IN LARGS REMIX)
Dunno why I was thinking of this classic that morning in Innellan, perhaps Margo’s line about the “extra few feet in my bed” of the campervan you can see parked by the coast in that top photo. I sleep well in my van with its bijou toilet facilities and comfy pillows, as long as I’m… Continue reading SUN COMES UP, IT’S THURSDAY MORNING (SPOONS BREAKFAST IN LARGS REMIX)
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