If suggestions from the popular festive tune are to be believed, then on the first day of Christmas someone’s true love actually gave them ‘a partridge in a pear tree’… Now don’t get me wrong - I don’t want to come across as ungrateful. But this just isn’t the gift for me. I know nothing... Continue Reading →
Ah, Christmas. A time to reminisce over Christmas’s past and the innocence & joy that this festive time of year brings with it. But it was during such a moment of festive reflection that I was recently struck by the one thing that has been missing from my life all these years. You see, throughout... Continue Reading →
Cast your mind back. Nope, a little further than that...a little further...wow, not that far! Ok, I'll help you out.... It's the 18th June 2016. It's an unusually warm British Summers day and all is well in the world. The England football team are in the European Championships, with a sense of palpable national expectation... Continue Reading →
It's Tuesday, 3pm in Vancouver. And it's hot. It's almost too hot...An elderly lady, walking her well groomed poodle, has just informed my wife and I that we should be careful walking along this particular street. Not the response I was hoping for, given we'd only stopped to ask directions. But I remained un-phased. Don't... Continue Reading →
Now to say that I don't like flying would be a massive understatement. Though perhaps that's not quite accurate, and a little unfair on the aviation industry as a whole. You see, once onboard a plane, I'm quite happy with the flying element. In fact, I'm all for it and applaud the Wright Brothers for... Continue Reading →
NB; 'Nota Bene' my friends. Or for the non Latin speaking amongst you (a camp in which I am also firmly placed...thank you Wikipedia!) 'note well'. And for those of you who just want to cut to the chase - 'pipe down, sit up and pay attention. There's something important to be said'. 'North Berwick'.... Continue Reading →
'Water, water, everywhere'. But not a drop of Gin?! This is what I found myself thinking as I sat in despair and anguish, staring a bewildered gaze at yet another menu featuring nothing more than a lonely offering of either Bombay Sapphire or Gordon's Gin and an empty promise of good times. The scene of... Continue Reading →
You can't beat a bit of good old fashioned sibling rivalry can you?! I think it's probably fair to say that anyone who has been 'fortunate' enough to have a brother or sister will have their own stories to tell, anecdotes to share and battle scars to show - trophies of childhood war zone games... Continue Reading →
What springs to mind when you think of Yorkshire? Well firstly there's the landscape: . The beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. . The rolling hills of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (where I do believe I left my sense of humour several years ago on a well underestimated 'fun walk'!) . Eating Ice cream on a... Continue Reading →
I'm going to make a confession. I've never been to Bristol. There. I said it. Ok, so it might not be the greatest confession you've ever heard. And I doubt it'll make any headlines. Still, the fact remains that it's a place I've never frequented. 'So what?!' you might ask. 'You've never been to Milan,... Continue Reading →
The Gin Shelf 
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