We took Mum and Queenie to the ‘Beefeater Crown’ at Bromley Common for their Birthday Meal and met up with Debbie, Neil and the Kids there. Food was excellent (as it was last time!) We nearly got away with a very cheap bill at the end as ‘Steph’ our waitress charged another table’s bill to …
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Category:Restaurant
Meal with David and Val
We went to ‘The Falcon’ at Fotheringhay with David and Val as part of our normal monthly-meal-out with them. It’s now changed hands and I’d say that the food was almost as good as it used to be whilst the excellent service levels were as before…. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, …
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Stafan’s Birthday Meal
We met at Debbie and Stefan’s together with Karen (Paul was away, golfing), Rosi and David and Bobby and Stella (S and D’s neighbours-but-one). Fiona arrived to baby-sit. Weather was horrible! We needed an umbrella to get from S and D’s to the taxi – 2 yards away!!! Ahhh, the British Summer. 🙂 A few …
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Myers-Briggs
I met Sally B for lunch today at Brown’s in Cambridge. We agreed that instead of just eating and drinking and passing the time of day, we would also add in an element of personal development too! Sally kicked off my explaining the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to me (MBTI). Fascinating stuff. Apparently, I’m an ‘E-S-F-J’ …
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Weekend Away – Day 1
Typical Bank Holiday weather – grey with rain! We took Mum to lunch at ‘The Crown’. It was excellent! We then took her to the Churchill Theatre to see ‘The Rat Pack’. I’ve seen them before in London and they were excellent! We then left for Roger, Jane and Oliver’s for the rest of the …
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Ex T4T Meal
I met up with Ian and Mags tonight for our regular three-monthly ‘catch-up’ This time, we went to ‘The Halford Bridge’ in Halford, a small village in Shipston-on-Stour. It was great to catch-up. Ian’s just back from Oz and Mags had just completed a charity run for cancer research. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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The Cable Guy/Karen’s Birthday Meal
Reconnected the external aerial to the HiFi today (because the aerial guy had connected the down-cable to the socket near the TV rather than the original circuit behind the glass cabinet). It meant running a length of co-ax along the outside back wall to save lifting the carpet up to conceal it. It took longer …
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Meal out with David and Val
We went out for a meal with David and Val as part of our normal four-weekly visit to local restaurants. This time we went to ‘The Thornhill Arms’ in Rushton. A fantastic starters and main-course menu although the desserts selection was a bit ordinary (but tasty). It was very busy – even though the weather …
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Sally for lunch/Nicki here for the weekend!
I met Sally B for lunch at Brown’s in Cambridge. We worked on developing a ‘building rapport’ session that we can both use as part of our Course portfolio. Nicki’s joined us for the weekend – brilliant! We’re off to Mazza’s tonight and taking the train to Newcastle tomorrow for some ‘retail therapy’. Steve PalmerI …
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Staying away (Day 2)
Angela took me to a good Nepalise Restaurant tonight in Isleworth called ‘Everest 53’. I had the smooooooooothest 🙂 Lamb Korma I’ve ever tasted. Excellent! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all …
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Staying away (Day 1)
I’m staying away for a few days on behalf of one of my clients near Heathrow. Angela C kindly agreed to put me up for the two ‘overnights’. In return, we went to the ASK restaurant in Kew and I picked up the tab. We were VERY impressed with the food but more especially the …
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Johnny and Mel staying with us
Johnny and Mel arrived last night to stay with us for the weekend. We had a lazy breakfast and then Ann and Mel went to the local beauty parlour for some pampering whilst Johnny and I chewed the fat about the state of the world today! We then had a salad lunch in the garden …
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Social Blog
Today, was a day for socialising. I took the train to London with Ann. Had a coffee or three with Malcolm in Marylebone and then met Keith (from the OCA) for lunch at ‘Browns’ in Shad Thames. What a view of Tower Bridge! I then met up with June, Angela, Carey and Rick at EV’s …
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MyBook x2/Out with Val and David
Installed a couple of ‘MyBook’ external hard drives on the network today. Each has a capacity of 500Gb – so that should solve my storage needs. They replaced the Maxtor drives (250Gb and 320Gb) externals which I’ve had for years! I bought them from ebuyer.com at 234 plus VAT (a good price!!!) The old …
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Drop into Mae and Denis’s/Meet Bev for lunch
We dropped into see Mae and Denis on our way over to meet Bev for lunch in Lincoln. We at at Chimi Changa’s by the riverside. We haven’t been to a CCs for about 20 years. The previous time was in Newcastle. We then had a quick look round the shops. Ann bought THREE pairs …
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Lunch with Val and David
Well, we both felt shattered this morning! I got up around 9am – late for me, but I couldn’t have got up any earlier! We’re starting to ‘de-christmas’ the house today – starting with taking down the cards. It felt like we didn’t receive as many cards this year but we actually received 130 (116 …
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‘Up North…’
I had to visit a client in Bradford today, so afterwards I caught up with Dave B for a coffee at Starbucks just off of junction 27 of the M62. Quite a drive – but worth it on both counts! Crappy weather though – rain, fog and -1 degrees C when I …
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Cholesterol Result 2006
Well, that’s good news. I received the results of my blood test from last week today. My cholesterol result is ‘4.2’ – which is on the ‘right side’ of 5! Looks like the tablets are helping! Met up with John M, one of my clients for our annual Christmas lunch/get-together. We went to ‘Moot Hall’ …
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Ralph and Karen to stay…
Ralph and Karen joined us for the weekend. It was great to see them again! We all went to one of our favourite Restaurants round here – ‘The Pheasant’ at Keyston. A truly excellent meal and the service was first class. You can see their menu HERE. Find the Restaurant HERE. Steve PalmerI got into …
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Meal with Jane and Mick
We went to the Montagu Arms tonight with Jane and Mick for our annual Christmas ‘meet-up’. We had a great meal and it was good to catch up with all of their news. Jane has gone ‘straight’ with her hair – it really suits her. By a strange coincidence, our neighbours Val and David (who …
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Cat Bath/Out with the Neighbours
Biscuit and Bon-BonWe took Biscuit and Bon-Bon for their routine ‘bath-dry-groom’ and ‘maim-the-handlers’ today. Apparently, Bon-Bon is the aggressive one whilst Biscuit takes in all in her stride! Meal with Karen, Paul, Julie and TomWe went out for a meal for our great neighbours to celebrate Julie and Paul’s birthday (both next week). We popped …
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Chinese Blog
Off to ‘Lee Gardens’ tonight which is our closest Chinese restaurant. We’ve only been once before and tonight was a spur-of-the-moment thing. Food was good, but not as good as Han (our fave Chinese in Market Harborough!). Still, the service was excellent, and it was good to go out after a busy week for both …
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Montagu Arms with David and Val
Out with David and Val tonight to the Montagu Arms to sample their excellent menu!!! Picked up the repaired lawn mower today – all sorted and it only cost £30 to put it right! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Stuffed Blog
Off to one of our favourite restaurants tonight: ‘The Pheasant’ at Keystone. Luvly grub!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing …
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Brown’s Blog!
Off to Brown’s Restaurant in Cambridge today, to have lunch with ol’ work chum and fellow Trainer, Sally Booth. Great lunch, great gossip! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), …
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Chinese Blog
This Blog comes from Beijing Palace …the one in Kettering! 😋 Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to be …
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