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Eyetalk VI
Wishing I had worn gloves, I scooped Scruffy off the snow, bearing one arm under his chest and the other under belly. He was surprisingly light at first, and thankfully so, for by the end of my...
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The Expense of Self Sufficiency
I have long moaned about the cost of pickled onions. I am a fussy pickled onion cruncher and only eat the best. This year I decided to pickle my own and recently brought a 20kg bag. My plumb tree is...
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Like all endangered species, pub restaurants need to evolve
Lasagne, steak and ale pie, local sausages on garlic mash… Would you like vegetables or salad? Chips or new potatoes? Any sauces? Two meals for ten pounds. Specials on the blackboard. It all needs to...
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When Chatter Becomes All Talk
On Friday evening we drove East to one of the most discreetly located Indian capitals, Curry Corner. You find it where you would expect a late night Spar flogging fags under home wired CCTV, or a...
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Tired of Talking
I had dinner last week with someone who has kept a diary since he was 17. I simply have a load of spent phones. I recently had the ones spared from landfill rot framed and titled ‘Tired of Talking.’...
View ArticleSpring is in the Air
The days are growing, the birds are singing and Spring is beckoning. I feel my own spirits bowling the same way. Besides a fruitful and busy business week, this last week has been a week of some...
View ArticleCalling all Pubs: It is Time To Laugh
Pubs and clubs have lost comedy to the premier league of stadium filling stars like Kay and Evans. Time to reclaim and save the pub. Karaoke is passé, whist drives a crusty old hat of half eaten...
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A Cotswold Running Addiction
I was born with an addictive nature. I have lived through a few and I am rather pleased to have hit running… late. Knees and all these other tendons and muscles that join up our dot to dots have a...
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Why more restaurants should dry age their own beef
I love my beef and as a farmer’s son I welcome a restaurant’s pride in sourcing the best beef from the most trusted local suppliers. But at the weekend I discovered one popular steak restaurant in...
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Is It Time Pet Dogs and Cats are Auctioned Online?
I am of the opinion that pets of all kinds – from dogs, cats, lizards and parrots to tortoises and children’s mice, will eventually be traded online. A year or so ago, a longstanding friend and client,...
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