I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Barclays has told me that it doesn’t do shared equity mortgages if the buyer does not have the opportunity to acquire 100%. I complained and, to its credit Barclays responded promptly but, to my mind, inadequately. I’ve written back to it:
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Bridgnorth; 7-9 Jul 10
I’m tempted to describe Bridgnorth as a poor man’s Ludlow but that would be wrong and no doubt bring down the wrath of many. Like Ludlow it’s a Shropshire market town and both have town centres which date back centuries. However whereas…
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hotpot, Cambridge; 22 Jun 10
Yesterday was the wife’s birthday. It’s not really fair coming straight after our wedding anniversary but at least I got Father’s day in between (I just checked by the way and it is father’s and not fathers’ so it is…
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3 Indians; 11-18 Jun 10
There was a time when all Indian restaurants were the same. There was one in every town and most villages and they served the same formulaic fare: lamb, beef, chicken or fish with each of maybe 6 or 8 different…
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Edinburgh Odyssey; 2-5 Jun 10
Wednesday 2 Jun 10: the cat arrived at 0815. Not the one which teases my dog by staring through the patio doors but the Cambridge taxi service which takes me to the station. The driver was keen to talk which…
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Graffiti at the Hotel Felix; 29 May 10
The wife says that I’m too critical about people asking meaningless redundant questions. One that really annoys me is the one whereby a waiter interrupts your meal and asks ‘is everything OK?’. My standard response is, unless I’m on my best…
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Quy Mill Hotel; 15 May 10
It’s that time of the year again. Spring, a little late this year, the end of the football season, but thanks to the world cup it’ll go on through the summer, and an election, mercifully this one was interesting. It’s…
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Dog and Duck, Linton; 20 Mar 10
Maybe is should be the ‘Cane ed Anatra’ because the Dog and Duck in Linton runs an Italian restaurant. And it does it without abandoning its roots either because it’s still a local pub with all the attendant features: real…
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Pheasant 1 Anthurium 0; 31 Dec 09
Two of the restaurants that I’ve enjoyed recently have had contrasting fortunes. In Keyston the Pheasant was entered for the ‘best local British’ restaurant competition on Gordon Ramsey’s F word on channel 4. Click here for more info. It won! At the…
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St John’s Chop House; 4 Dec 09
It was a bit of a squeeze to get in because the St John’s Chop House, in common with most other restaurants this month, is heavily booked for Christmas parties. However get in we did and we had a fine…
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