The clocks in Blighty went back last Sunday and with a distinct change in the weather and atmosphere. Last Sunday, like this Sunday, I wasn't working as I had booked it off to see bands at Jazz Club 90, last week it was Washington Whirligig which was very much in the Chicagoan tradition and this … Continue reading Winter is Coming
In all my life I think I can count on one hand the number of times I have made a Jack O' Lantern. Halloween has never really been a big thing for me so doing a Jack O' Lantern has never been an event. I did one for a Halloween party when I was about … Continue reading The Costumed Man
After a week of late finishes and early calls in I am proud to say I hung up the barman's apron for a week and took my beloved Heather away for a week. We spent two days in the seaside resort of Blackpool and the next three days we donned our waterproofs for break in … Continue reading The Sandman Returns
Ragtage Daily Prompt: Sport I have never been much of a sporty person, either to watch or play. At the most I have a passing interest in the Olympics and the Paralympics as sports viewing habits, the latter no doubt being down to having had a very small six degrees of separation connection to a … Continue reading RDP: This Sporting Life
Would being a jovial man be an appropriate description of myself? I don't think so, while I am not a total misery guts it would be fair to say I do carry a level of cynicism within me, you could say I am a lugubriously cheerful person. There are a number of people who I … Continue reading Smile
What’s your go-to for unwinding after a stressful event or day? Can be someone or something – music, pets, family or whatever you choose. That's a very interesting question and I have two different answers. The deciding factor pretty much depends at what point of the day my day "ends". Working in the hospitality industry … Continue reading Share Your World 1st October 2018
In response to Fandango's One Word Challenge: Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY7m-XOZPKw What does Saturday Night mean to you? Having worked for most of my life in the Pub Trade Saturday Night is one of the busiest nights of the week with early evening drinking trade and the restaurant filling up for the evening and of course the … Continue reading Looking for the Heart of a Saturday Night
One of the downsides of working in the pub trade is that unlike many other Tradesmen, the scope for an after work beer is somewhat limited. There are Town Centre Pubs and Bars with late licenses but often they tend to be of nightclub or cocktail drinking orientation, so sitting chilling with a pint of … Continue reading It’s Beer o’Clock
It's a windy Tuesday and I curled up in a chair but not very comfy. My back and knee are playing up at the moment and I keep getting an odd pain in my side, think I may switch to drinking cranberry juice and coconut milk for the next few days and see if that … Continue reading Mr Sandman Goes to the Countryside
Last week I asked a question about favourite beverages and the overwhelming favourite was coffee. If you drink coffee, how do you like it best? Hot, cold, iced, with cream, with sugar or black as black? If you don’t drink coffee, how has that beverage impacted YOUR world? I do drink coffee and I tend … Continue reading Melaine’s Share Your World 24th September 2018
