This past week, my hometown has been in the news. And it’s actually for something positive. In case you were unaware, The Sunday Times has named Stroud as the best…
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Ale
This week, I planted some ale hops. I received them from Stroud Brewery as a reward I paid for in their recent crowdfunder to survive the turmoil the pandemic has…
A year, and a half
An entire year has now passed since I moved out of my flat and away from Manchester. And as I walked to my loaded up car, getting one final soaking…
The taste of a pint
The pubs have opened again and it still doesn’t feel quite right to go in them, what with the looming threat from a certain deadly virus. Stroud appears to have…
Lockdown diaries – Volume two
I feel it’s time to write something else on here, as it at least gives me something to do. Since I last wrote, I haven’t done a massive amount. My…
Lockdown diaries – Volume one
I am ten days into my quarantine after returning to the UK. So far, I don’t seem to have any noticeable symptoms of Covid-19. But I’m not counting my chickens…