One of my favourites has just come back into stock at Avery's. Nominally only a Vin de Pays d'Oc, but actually a really excellent Chateauneuf-du-Pape lookalike - a terrific, fruity red and absolutely...
... just a thought after Tilly's thread. I'm a 6ft 3in bloke - built like a brick .. err.. outhouse. My guess is that Tilly isn't. Does a GP adjust the antibiotic dose to take account of body mass -...
The Olympic Motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius (faster/higher/stronger) ... which implies that you should be able to accurately measure and/or objectively decide who has won. So athletics, swimming,...
After a thoroughly entertaining day out at Newmarket last week (many thanks to Maidup for alerting me to the 'July Course' - very good indeed) I was pondering another excursion. I don't have any fixed...
I'm not desperately interested in the Olympics (I shall probably watch a few of the 'blue riband' athletics events and some cycling) but I am getting very, very bored by the unceasing tide of knocking...
For my fellow Aldistas, this just pinged into my fbook account ... "Get money off your weekly shop when you pick up the Daily Mirror (England and Wales) and Daily Record (Scotland) today –...
Just a quickie to remind bookworms that discussion starts on 1st August for : Peter James – ‘Dead Simple’ Tess Gerritsen - ‘The Surgeon’ and on 1st September for :...
... your fellow ABers Well it looks lonely in this section, so let's have some good places to eat (preferably with a link to a website/menu). There really are some excellent places out there - please...
... after a thoroughly good weekend away, I've been scouring the threads for some diamonds in the dust. Winning this week's "Coffee on Monitor" prize (by a distance) is Crafty's effort :...
The AB BOTM poll has a clear winner this time : "Down Under" - Bill Bryson If you want to read two books (as some people have said they would) then the runner up is : "The Guernsey...
I may have an outing to put some money on a donkey or three at the weekend. The calendar says there is racing at Market Rasen (NH) or Newmarket (F) on Saturday 21st. Anyone got any thoughts on which...
Welsh versions of popular TV and radio programmes ... Strictly Cwm Dancing Abergavenny Questions Mock the Leek Brecon's got Talent ... any more? < shamelessly stolen from the wonderful ISIHAC >...
Did some gallery bashing in London yesterday - and wanted to enthuse about the BP competition at the NPG. Amazing pictures and it's a free exhibition too (although please drop a few quid in the...
Wow - just sitting quietly at PC - looked out of window across fields - pair of socking great big Red Kites circling gently in the sun. Just about had time to get the big bins out & have a good...