'Imself is busy with his usual Easter chess tournament for the next three days so for me it's going to be reading, reading and more reading. Stopping in suits me as pubs get too busy for my liking...which in a way is also a good thing. 🙂

Which is why I'd probably go somewhere like Torrside for a brew tap. Other adults are not minders for other people's children.

Think they need to get that one fixed. 😕

That's a shame. With Bolton Council you just fill an online form in (with payment) which means you don't have to talk to anyone. 🙂

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Very much agree. Tempeh is dreadful. 🤢

He's building up his brown fat cells, Mr Jeff. 🙂

A brown wooden table top covered with 18 beer pump clips from a load of breweries.

#GLUTENFREE TAP TAKEOVER INCOMING.

Andrew's experimenting with a GF diet so he's decided we'll have a GF tap takeover. Happily loads of breweries are now making GF beer so we're spoilt for choice.

From Friday 27th Feb we'll have GF beer across 5 hand pumps and 3 keg lines. 1/3 #BskyBeer

Shredding a pile-o-sh**e leaflet.

Shredding a pile-o-sh**e leaflet.

Shredding a pile-o-sh**e leaflet.

Going...Going...Gone!

Those would have gone straight in our shredder. It's quite big and next to the front window so particularly rewarding if the delivery person is going back up the street. 😂

Love this album. Favourite track for me is Mr Disco. 🙂

It's a great read and definitely deserved to win the Booker Prize. However I've just read another of the shortlisted ones The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller. It's worth a look at. 🙂

Took a trip out to Crewe today to watch Bolton Wanderers Women play Crewe Alexandra Women. Had a bit of a diversion via Nantwich to do some shopping. 🧀 ❤️

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Just checked (that mine of beer info) Untappd and it appears Zoe & Ian had a can recently. Also maybe worth giving T Wright Wines in Horwich a ring/visit as they've had Vault City in. Both Monkey Bar and @b33r-at-33.bsky.social have Vault City on but not sure what's in their can stash. 🙂

And. And. Where's Detectorists?

I only know this because bin day was two days ago. On Tuesday. A chart on the wall, which Bolton Council kindly sent me, tells me so. 🙂

There are some hidden gems, though. For example have you watched Fisk? 🙂

Well that's ham and cheese butties sorted for the next month, isn't it? 🙂

We're saving these up for Christmas day. Along with the Oppenheimer film. We love a bit of thinking and a truly scary film for the festive season. 🙂

Went on a trip to Bowland Food Hall in Clitheroe for the Christmas Cheese. Oh and they happen to have a beer hall next door. 😄

I've just completed my Mad Men-athon before it leaves Netflixio at the end of the year. Emily is my next go-to watch. 🙂

Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...

I think I got as far as Xmas Eve without one last year. However this year's been different....it was remedied last week with the welcome addition of brandy cream. 🙂

Same situ with Bolton Wanderers men on Tuesday night. They scraped a win but it was messy. Would rather watch the Women's team any day.

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Love it. Tijuana Brass was always a big thing in our house when I was growing up. That and James Last. 🙂

First Plum Pudding of the season at The Millstone NQ...and yes the Karakoe has started. 🙂