Misc

Posted on Tue 15 July 2008 in general

I must have had spider senses last night. I only noticed a few flecks of the Parmesan looked slightly different after I had sprinkled on my bolognese sauce, even after soaking up the juices. On closer examination of the bottom of the cheese tub I found tell tale signs of …


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Busy weekend

Posted on Sun 13 July 2008 in general

We got a lot packed into the weekend. Having taken Friday off we were able to blitz up to during the day and get the house ready for the party. Great turnout and it was good to catch up with so many people. Managed to vaguely in one piece enough …


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Hen

Posted on Thu 10 July 2008 in general

Note to self. Old Speckled Hen, tasty as it might be, doesn't make a good session beer.

We met up with Fiona and Tom last night and completed a mini crawl around the remaining Milton pubs we had yet to familiarise ourselves with. The final pub was the Lion and …


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Party Details

Posted on Wed 09 July 2008 in general

Hmm, Facebook seems to have eclipsed the usual blog dissemination approach on this one. Lee did ask what sort of time was good. Fliss and I are taking Friday off to get up to Manchester so we should be there by early afternoon. I guess that means from 1700 onwards …


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It's not The Departed, honest

Posted on Wed 09 July 2008 in general

We made an abortive attempt to go bowling last night which was scuppered when we got to the bowling alley at 6pm only to discover it was fully booked until midnight. The run of luck was compounded by a distinctly average chain restaurant meal driven by my desire for a …


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