1450 Cafe Bar 2

Wednesday nights are date night for Naomi and myself. Most often we just go to the cinema (which is two-for-one on a Wednesday night), but last night we decided to eat out as well. And, for once, we ate out in Coventry instead of going to Leamington. There’s a very nice looking place on Medieval ...

This and That

So I haven’t blogged very often recently. Sorry. Being married and having a full time job (especially one which keeps requiring overtime) kind of takes away from blogging time. And when I’ve been sitting in front of a computer for eight hours already, it’s nice to do something else when I get home. Like read ...

What Is This Car? 4

A week or so ago when I was driving to work I saw this car as I was waiting at the traffic lights. All the details were covered in tape, and I had no idea what kind of car it was. And then I saw it again, but this time I had my phone at ...

2nd Annual Christmas Coniferous Conflagration 1

This evening Naomi and I attended the second annual Christmas Coniferous Conflagration. That is, along with Chris & Helen and Andy & Emily, we took our Christmas trees to the allotment and burnt them. Well, Naomi and I didn’t have a tree of our own, but there was one out the front of another house ...

Snow

Yes, it does snow in England. Although by tomorrow it’ll probably be gone.

Oxford

There was another homebuilding show today, but since we’ve already been to two recently, we decided to give it a miss, and went to Oxford where the buildings are a lot older.

Improving Coventry 1

Last night, Naomi and I went for a drive around Leamington, scouting for a nice restaurant or pub in which to have her birthday meal next week. I knew Leamington had more eateries than Coventry, but I was still surprised by how many. The town is heaving with them! And most of them look a ...