Genetic talent – you know you got it (aka “Blurred Lions”)
Some quite powerful revelations about the power of genetic inheritance.
Read More
A great man
My Dad passed away on November 7th following a short and fairly unexpected battle with cancer. We had his funeral on Friday the 14th and though we’re all sad that he’s gone, everyone’s been saying that they thought it was a beautiful and celebratory service for a generous and warm man, and it’s only a…
Let’s raise a glass to The Gunmakers
Saturday September 6th 2014 was an important day. I was away at Maltstock in The Netherlands (one of the best whisky festivals on the planet), but my mind was frequently on a little back-street pub in Clerkenwell – The Gunmakers. For on that day was the farewell party of Jeff, the landlord, having sold the…
Brrrrrrrrr!
It’d be silly not to document my Ice Bucket Challenge video here (made in response to Wayne Francis dobbing me in for it). This has all been a wildly effective and truly viral exercise in raising funds and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research – I couldn’t imagine that there’s many people left now who haven’t heard…
Aromatic noodly tuna awesomeness!
Not that I’m easily influenced by external stimuli or anything, but I spied this dish being cooked on the telly on the weekend in Saturday Kitchen re-runs, and next thing you know I’m dishing it up on Tuesday night! Was quite pleased with the results, just between you and me… It’s a Rick Stein recipe,…
The final instalment of Owl Stretching Time
Monty Python. I got to see Monty frigging Python perform, live (almost)*. Twice. Where to begin on a story like this?! At the tender young age of about 10 whilst killing time in the Victorian town of Elmore my brother and I availed ourselves of about the only method we had at our disposal to…
It’s not *quite* Dramboree…
A fine evening of drams last night with m’chum Rob and the lovely Liz: we made a hole in the Sample Stack and despatched a 1976 Longmorn (35yo!), a Wemyss Clynelish (Fresh Fruit Sorbet), an 8yo Lochside (thanks to Nicola for that), a 45yo Dumbarton grain, a Balvenie single cask release (The Cooper), a 17yo…
Advertised on the side of Harrods. Yep. That’s Sex…
Advertised on the side of Harrods. Yep. That’s Sex Panther. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1kL8CRF
Hello folks, and what about the workers?
I fully appreciate that this is some sort of karmic payback.