-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Philip Larkin at 100 6 days, 19 hours ago
Jazz is how I came to meet him from time to time.
My father worked at Hull University and formed a friendship with Philip* through a shared interest in jazz. There were occasional visits for record playing […]
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, A Night Out with Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets 3 months, 1 week ago
Echoes! Yay!
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Rediscovering a 50-year old vinyl collection: The day Neil and Crazy Horse came to Cottingham 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Hmmm – “charming little village called Cottingham”. Cottingham left being “little” behind way before the 1970s. When my family got to know it, from 1973, what struck us was how large it was. This being somewhat […]
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, A bit of wrist action 6 months, 1 week ago
This might be an anual theme?
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Let Joy Be Unconfirmed! 7 months, 1 week ago
Guilty as charged (of the latter).
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Let Joy Be Unconfirmed! 7 months, 1 week ago
–>
-
aardvarknever wrote a new post, Let Joy Be Unconfirmed! 7 months, 1 week ago
New Half Man Half Biscuit album!
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Whether to bail / not bail…? 11 months ago
I was contemplating retiring at the end of next year. It seems likely that, in the UK, we’re in for an inflation spike. This puts me off a little.
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Jaffa Cakes 1 year, 3 months ago
Dark chocolate Kit Kats still around. A friend is devotee. Sales probably not huge but enough to keep the line on the shelves.
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, I want a Word with you! 1 year, 3 months ago
@man.of.soup !
Good to see that you are still around. -
aardvarknever commented on the post, Things which we think we'd miss … but probably wouldn't 1 year, 5 months ago
Re ” I get my daily fix of news online (never from the BBC website, which is pretty woeful).”
I’m curious – where do you go for your online news?
I tend to go the ths BBC as the least worst (by a […]
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, Who whacked me in the arm with a hammer overnight? A Covid first jab survey. 1 year, 5 months ago
Well that went well. I’ve not noticedd any side effects so far.
Nice day for a drive. For some reason it put me in mind of this:
Coincidentally I spent a few holidays in Sutton On Sea as a child (primary […]
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, ATM Gmail viewing frustration 1 year, 5 months ago
Viewing inbox?
View emails?
Composing?
if PC – what browser? -
aardvarknever commented on the post, Who whacked me in the arm with a hammer overnight? A Covid first jab survey. 1 year, 5 months ago
I actually booked one a bit further away than the closest offered.
Partly because I’d heard that that centre is well oroganised and partly because my car needs a reasonable run out every now and then. -
aardvarknever commented on the post, Who whacked me in the arm with a hammer overnight? A Covid first jab survey. 1 year, 5 months ago
Being a fully qualified “apprentice old codger” (over 60) I was able to book a vaccination appointment for next week (also my second appointment in May).
The aardvarkess hasn’t reached the “apprentice old […] -
aardvarknever commented on the post, Silly questions and stupid answers 1 year, 5 months ago
No gin.
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, The hot sauce to end the debate on hot sauces 1 year, 6 months ago
Some links for those based in the UK:
Even before the COVID I hadn’t managed to get in here for a while:
The above shop was originaly Chilli Pepper Pete’s (Pete Seymour) who was a Sussex based chilli sauce […]
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, The hot sauce to end the debate on hot sauces 1 year, 6 months ago
I rather liked East End “Very Hot Green Chilli Sauce”.
The review split both ways.
After my initial purchase it hasn’t been available in the Tescos stored that I frequent (or, at the moment, don’t frequent).
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, David Byrne's American Utopia On Broadway – Original Cast Recording 1 year, 6 months ago
Fifteen months ago accoring to your review . . . ?
-
aardvarknever commented on the post, The joy of a fine watch 1 year, 6 months ago
@bobness
Sorry – I do have the impression that CW have upped their game in the last few years.Only three of mine are automatic and those three can be wound manually.
My bedtime routine includes winding them […] - Load More
