The Spirit Of London
This bus has been around in various guises, but whilst waiting for a 38 to come home, it passed the stop.
This report on the Stagecoach web site, gives details of its refurbishment after an arson attack.
My Poor Australian Physio
I’m going to see him this afternoon. I suspect he’ll get a lot of teasing after the performances of Australia in the cricket and the rugby at the weekend.
I doubt I’ll be the first to lay it on thick!
After all they did celebrate at the pub, by spit roasting a kangaroo!
Car Registration NAB 2
This evening, I saw a car with the registration of NAB 2.
This was once owned by the colourful MP; Gerald Nabarro. But he didn’t own just NAB 2, but the whole sequence from one to seven or so. I remember seeing them all lined up in a newspaper picture, with two being used for the gardeners’ mopeds.
One connection to the modern day is that Christine Hamilton was at one time, his secretary.
A Conversation With A Smoker
This lunchtime, when I left to go to the Allergy Show, I was approached by a well-dressed guy at the bus-stop, who asked if I had a light for his cigarette. I obviously didn’t have one and neither did any of the other six or seven people waiting for the bus.
I suggested it was a sign that he should give up his habit, but he said he’d never found anything that worked. So we all suggested a few ideas and he walked up the road.
He didn’t seem bothered by the ;lecture, but I doubt it will make him think much about his habit.
A Gluten-Free Beer Created Accidentally
I went to the Allergy Show at Olympia today and came across a beer called Crop Circle from the Hop Back Brewery. They say this on the web site about the beer.
Crop Circle is a very clean flaxen coloured beer with wonderful thirst quenching properties. The Subtle blend of aroma and bittering hops gives a crispness on the tongue which is delicately fruity, giving way to some dryness
Crop Circle has always been Gluten Free – we have however only recently had it tested and certified and believe it is the first main stream beer to be awarded the Cross Grain accreditation.
It is a real beer and not a lager, but it was really to my taste and I shall be buying at least a few bottles. For scientific and research purposes of course!
The interesting thing, is that I once spoke to the head brewer of a famous real ale brewery. He thought that although his beers were not gluten-free, because of the method of production, they might be very low in gluten. I’ve drunk the odd bottle of his brewery’s beer and I didn’t have any reactions. But then I’m not a serious coeliac!
Hollande In Cloud-Cuckoo Land
This story from the BBC is entitled, “Euro crisis is over, says France’s Francois Hollande”
I can hear Bud Flanagan singing a new version of the Dad’s Army theme song call “Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hollande?”
It might be true to say that the crisis with the Euro is over, But the crisis with some of the countries in the Euro-zone certainly isn’t!
Can Food Help Us Cope With Grief?
This article on the BBC web site, asks the question, posed in the title of this post.
Cooking and food has certainly helped me, in that when my late wife died, it was either learn to cook, eat out every night or starve.
So as I already had the basic skills from my mother’s training, I chose the first and now find that I can cook pretty well. Or at least those who have eaten one of my meals, haven’t complained! Or gone to A & E!
The article also has some links to some nice meals, I might try, like this cottage pie.
The Northgate Is Now The De Beauvoir Arms
One of my local pubs, that I use occasionally is the Northgate on Southgate Road on the Islington/Hackney border.
It reopened yesterday after a change of ownership and a refit as the De Beauvoir Arms.
I have just returned from having a drink there.
As a coeliac, I don’t drink beer, but the Stowfold Press cider on offer was excellent. I do prefer Aspall, but then you can take the man out of Suffolk, but you can’t take Suffolk out of the man.
I shall go and have a meal there soon, to check out the food.
Up Yours Scammers And PPI Callers!
My BT phone bill was put on-line today and an advert on the site talked about a new BT 6500 phone, which has an answerphone and also blocks nuisance calls.
BT 6500 Phone
It would appear to have all the benefits of trueCall in one package.
I’ll see how I get on with it, as I must get about ten or so unwanted calls on some days.
Garlands Of Flowers At St. Paul’s
Everybody was photographing these flowers at St. Paul’s.
Ignoramus in this area, as I am, I have no idea what type they are!
The Anonymous Widower 