Hello there, The Budget is on us again, price increases, vat up, petrol up, - well no surprise there then, rail & airlines strike for Easter and Snow. Snow! - and I thought we’d seen the last of it before we decided to put our Summer Menu out. Maybe we should buck the trend and call it our Snowy Menu!
Hello there, well I’m at that stage in life that I remember my Mum going through - you know the one when you have to sit nearer and nearer the window in order to see the paper and small print.
So I finally relented and went for the dreaded eye test. In fact Kevin and I both went as moral support for each other as although it may be an everyday event for you, it leaves me with cold shivers and happily able to pass out.
Hello there, since I last spoke to you there really have been some highs and lows, sad times and good times with lots in between. My Dad who many of you knew has now gone to join my Mum and though I know they’ll be happy together once more - I really miss him and find myself constantly looking for signs that they’re watching and that they’re ok. I find them too even though Ross thinks I’m losing my marbles but when I was struggling I asked Dad to help and two Deer ran across the road in front of me - happy as Larry and I saw two Robins in my friends garden, and to me they were Mum & Dad enjoying themselves and saying we’re ok.
Hello there, 21 years on and Ross & I revisited Tenerife – for those of you in the know this was where we were introduced to La Bombas at the top of Mount Teide – Couldn’t get him to brave the cable car this time though - must be losing my touch, c’est la vie! We had a great time but couldn’t recognise any of it from before though we weren’t accosted by a tiger in the street for a photo opportunity, no this time it was Parrots for Rikki and his girlfriend Lynsey, and the photos were great despite much ribbing from Aaron and his girlfriend Emily that they’d been done and they wouldn’t show up!
Hello there, it’s Easter Saturday as I’m writing this in advance for a change and it’s been snowing with more forecast for tonight. Well we’ll see, as the Hurricane certainly never arrived thank goodness! Had a great meal with an old friend last night caught up on all the news put the world to rights as you do and although I’m suffering today it’s due to this awful cold which has sent me deaf in one ear temporarily I hope and not to the amount of alcohol consumed - honest!
Hello there, remember, remember the 5th of November, bonfire night the stars are bright two little angels dressed in white or at least it went something like that which caused great hilarity when I was singing it to my friends and no I won’t do a rendition now! Well that was yesterday and I really must buy a Poppy as sadly no one has brought us any to sell this year – I wonder why…
Hello there, yes it’s me again and I know from what you tell me that you love reading this so read on and I hope you’ll be entertained! Summer was here when we put this menu together with some lovely salads for you, just hoping it will return now and that the glorious few days we had wasn’t it!
Hello there, December 1st, well where did November go, it would have been my Nana’s birthday today, and she swore by a sherry every lunchtime and a whisky every night, only ever the one though and she lived to a grand old age. Maybe Ross & I should try it! We hope you’ll like the new dishes on our menu, particularly the “Havercakes” which are on as a starter and will appear on the Specials Desserts board. We discovered these when Timothy Taylor’s asked us to provide food for their stand at the Yorkshire Beer & Food Festival.
Hello there, never cast a clout till May is out, was a saying I was brought up with and though we’ve had some lovely weather, I didn’t quite reach for the shorts (to wear or to drink) and as I write this it’s like April showers or a May deluge! We were delighted recently to be mentioned THREE times in the newly published Good Pub Food Guide by Susan Nowak & Jill Adam on behalf of CAMRA.
Hi, hurrah I hear you say this update is well overdue and as I’m writing this I can see on the Calendar that October starts on Saturday – ok so what have I been doing? Well we’ve taken on another Pub with Timothy Taylor’s – namely the White Horse over in Thornton – and no we’re not leaving here I hope you’ll be pleased to know.
