Volumes from Verulamium – 2.0

Archive for August, 2008

Anybody else see this over on the BBC website about how at least one independent cinema chain is banning popcorn? Personally I don’t object to it – generally far less anti-social than nachos which can stink the place out.   I can see the argument about the mess (though the cinema I was in at the [...]

17 Aug, 2008

Let Sleeping Babes Lie

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Awww!

17 Aug, 2008

Hatfield House Country Show

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To the middle day of the Hatfield House Country Show on Saturday with Sarah and her Dad. Set in the stunning scenery of the Marquess of Salisbury’s historic home, this event was launched in 2005, run again in 2006 but sadly cancelled in 2007 due to foot & mouth. 2008 saw the resurrection of this [...]

10 Aug, 2008

The Portland Arms

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To the Portland Arms on Thursday with Sarah; it was a nice summer evening, we were out for a walk and fancied dinner out. We used to live about five minutes walk from the Portland Arms.  At the end of March it changed ownership (the Camra magazine telling us it is now run by Sara [...]

04 Aug, 2008

A fete-ful day

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To Regent's Park on Saturday for the Innocent Village Fete.  Lots of lovely fete-type things including lots of smoothies of course.  Sarah and Nicola decorated the cupcakes above (yes, they were really that bright), I met a cow, the girls met a smoothie, then it was time for… Duck herding!   Morris men!  Ferrets! Dog agility! [...]



  • VeronikaB: Wonderful shots! I especially like the first one and the one "By the river". Wasn't it a nice day on Monday.
  • Hilda Knee: Lovely pics!!!
  • Richard: A Gaggia Cubika. Sits nicely in the corner of the kitchen without taking up so much room that Sarah would resent it!

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Richard and Sarah Gillin live in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in a house ruled by Phoebe the cat who graciously allows them to share as live-in staff.

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