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I've just renewed my annual subscription to the British Newspaper Archives. Best start making sure that I get my moneys worth out of  it...

Yesterday's Drinkalongathon was a turning point. Where I threw away the shackles of the past and embraced the present. A really big mome...

17:03 Lots of work, this cooking Christmas dinner shit. Luckily, I've had the strings and eggs to help out. Be ready for my next post. T...

  16:05 How posh are we? Not very, really. Goat's cheese and white wine. The cheesiness contrasting with the wineniness. Great thingy. ...

  15:30 While Dolores prepares the oranges, a quick whisky dash from the Islay pool. Its smokiness matching that coming from the oven. Best ...

13:30  Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without some Abt. My brother is on his own this year. Wisely not risking travelling to London to ...

13:07 Time too pick up the pace. With a traditional Islay whisky - Bowmore Legend, the cheapest I could find -  and James Martin. The smoky ...

12:30  It's a late start this year. I was too busy enjoying my kip. No point getting up early as we got our presents according to German...

Sorry I'm a bit late with the list this year. I would come up with some lame excuse about being busy. But I haven't.  Mostly doing s...

Though in the wane elsewhere in the country, Porter was still a big deal in London. Though no longer Whitbread’s biggest seller – that honou...

Yet more boring old numbers for you. Perhaps there's one person out there, other than me, who's interested in this stuff. Little bee...

 

Not much of a recipe today. I spent several hours messing around getting my booster jab. I don't feel inclined to write much. Which is h...

Every Saturday me and Andrew walk down to Butcher's Tears for a few beers. Meeting up with my mates Will and Lucas. We used to get down...

Annoyingly, the export figures aren't broken down by destination.  Yet the imports are by source. Still, better than nothing. Not a grea...