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Garden – January 2023
Usually, January and also February are months when you mainly complain about the weather really than do real gardening. However, the seed potatoes have arrived (Casablanca and Desiree) and they are are now chitting like the wind. I have also bought some potting compost and I have mint and spring onions in chocolate tubs on the window sill. The spring onion tub has a clear Tesco bag over it to create a slightly warmer micro climate. Outside I still have spring onions and the summer onions are doing well despite the recent frosts. So, the growing season has already started.
Cold, Snow and Festive – Cwrw17 December 2022
Had to use my backup bus as the Graig-y-Rhacca bus yet again didn’t show up. Caerphilly at just above freezing but still had a lot more snow than Bedwas. A Festive Mice Pie and a Pint of Cwrw to start the day in The Malcom Uphill. And then it all got Hazy in the form of Hazy Jane. Downhill all the way once I reached Brew Monster. Some Discord live chat too.
Garden – November 2022
Very mild right until the end of the month. Still get Potatoes from bags, containers and even Derek. The last Summer Onions I planted are now showing Green Tips and the early ones are still growing strong. The lawn has patches of compost from Potato bags to fill in the depressions. Still a couple of pots to empty. Festive seed ordering a month from now. Winter now, so everything slows down.
The mb12 Journal – Monmouth November 2022
The mb12 Journal – Monmouth November 2022
Various odds from this Autumn mini beano. Thoughts, tech, beer and food. Casual and unrehearsed. And back to Monmouth but just for 24 hours. Despite the fact I said it wasn’t for for, mainly due to the lack of craft ale. It’s a return because it is close, easily accessible and Spoons open at 07:00 (bar opens at 09:00).
A frosty start. Two hot water bottles on the dash. Coffee and a Luxury Festive Mince Pie to start in The Kings Head. No problems with the egg supply in Spoons. Good quality Full English with extra butter. 6.5/10 and I’m a hard marker.
Hazy Beers that weren’t and should have sat long in the cellar and a Bottle of Boss that was actually quite good. I watched the Rugby and Wales lost.
Asking questions, yes you can walk into a Premier Inn for breakfast if you aren’t staying there. However, only if they have enough space and it will be more expensive than booked on line. So the overall rating for The Premier Inn All you can eat is 8/10. What would I improve. Bigger plates please.
To sum up. Wetherspoons good. Premier Inn very good. Slightly different products and different accessibility. However Bacon.
20221119 mb12 Day 01 Wrap
- Despite what I said, I went back
- All Mac
- Breakfast is a £1 cheaper than Malvern
- Frosty start
- Upside Down Pix
- 6.5/10 for The Spoons Full English
- Non Hazy Cellar Work
- All day Spoons
- Wales lost
Of Apple and Eggs
Mostly Apple kit. A Beano where you want to start early and review Full English. Yes, The Kings Head have Eggs and extra butter is no problem. I had to defrost the car and it was only just getting light as I arrived. Two Festive Ales on at The Kings Head and at £2.29 a Pint, that’s not too shabby. Two of the regional ales and I didn’t move on. I even saw a bit of the Rugby. Wales lost.
For Saturday 19 November 2022
The Saturday Wrap for 19 November 2022. Autumn Statement, Chase App, Things Breaking, Health Care, Launderette, Free Beer, Sunny Sunday, Onion Rings for Eggs, Tinsel Tumble, Twiglets, Spoons Xmas Menu, Fosters 3.7%, New Mount, £2.10, Radish and Cucumber, Colder, Seasonal Sales. #SaturdayWrap #November2022 #Bedwas
For Saturday 12 November 2022
The Saturday Wrap for 12 November 2022. Mastodon, Tailscale, solo drinking, Xmas Lights, Brave, World Cup, Tesco, Earbuds, 6a, missing search, Belkin mount, more Apple updates, Focus mode, Florist and Otley Beers. #SaturdayWrap #November2022 #Bedwas
Bonfire Night Saturday Beer Musings
The Little Tap House on Baneswell Road is opening on the 18/19 November. Coffee House, Craft Beer and Geeky Gaming. Wobbly Bob in The Larry Linton, a 6% cracker to start the day. High Hops inspired by High Hopes, Tweet sent. The Pen & Wig, Newport, Real Ale, Newport Central. Tiny Rebel Newport, Punter WiFi, almost 200MB symmetrical.
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