Riverford Field Kitchen, a review

It’s an odd concept if you think about it – a restaurant in the middle of nowhere (so either you need a designated driver or a ruinously expensive taxi in this part of the world) that does one sitting per day, a choice between meat based or vegetarian food, where you sit on a long ...

This writing malarkey is hard

There has not been a posted update on this here blog for quite some time, nearly a week in fact. There is something sat in the draft folder and a list of topics in a list I wrote at the start of this little project that remain untouched but I’ve done no actual sit down ...

Breaking the ten, in homage to Elmore Leonard

The prologue The moon that night was full on a warm, clear evening as it reflected over the water in the harbour, the town was brightly lit from both the and the funfair, with waltzers, candy floss, hot dog and burger stalls, a mini rollercoaster, several other rides all of which had the effect of ...

Walking to better my score

I have become absolutely obsessed with the Moves app. I have been using it to track the amount of walking I do on a daily basis but once this bruised rib clears up it can also automatically work out when I’m running or cycling as well. The basic premise is that it uses the accelerometer ...

Films of the summer so far

I’ve been watching quite a few films this summer in the local multiplex, it’s not exactly blessed with artsy films and I think I’m slowly dumbing myself down, or at least geeking out. My summer of film Star Trek Into Darkness Visually amazing, enjoyed the nods to the original Wrath of Khan and Benedict Cumberbatch ...

Footloose and fancy foot care

This year has been one of sorting out stuff I’ve been putting off for many years, of the two big things the first one I really had to sort was my teeth – I went to the dentist for the first time in 18 years and got the gaping hole in the back of my ...

And so the fantasy football obsession begins

Firstly a confession – I failed miserably to blog yesterday and I’m coming perilously close to missing today’s deadline. There will be £10 going to the Marine Conversation Society at the end of the month, along with any other days I miss. Tomorrow the first matches of the Premier League kick off and so the ...

Friendlies matter, but only when it’s England v Scotland

So England v Scotland and the final score is 3-2, goals for Walcott, Welbeck and Lambert for the English and Morison and Miller for the Scots. That said it was only a friendly, usually these sort of games produce nothing but complaints from fans because the players don’t really care – there is usually nothing ...

Watching the meteor shower

At 10:30 last night I was looking out my bedroom window and noticed that the sky was fairly clear of clouds, a great sign that I might be able to catch some of the Perseid meteor shower, so I grabbed a jumper and headed out into the dark. Living in a seaside town there is ...

Musing on music, albums to savour

it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these so here’s the latest music I’m listening to, some albums – some newish and one bona fide classic and an absolute storming newish video. Albums of the moment First up Sistronix by Deap Vally, am absolutely loving the mix of filthy guitar and a voice ...