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Am Dram Man »
It's a real grind at the Mill......
Posted on 11:45am Tuesday 9th June 2009
Well I managed to get to the Unicorn Theatre last Thursday to see our offering in the ODN festival, Kill Jill, written by Mark Wheeler and performed mostly by the youth section of our group. The adjudicator for the festival Paul Fowler was quite kind to the cast I thought as there were numerous prompts but I guess nerves were in play and all credit must be given to the young folk for performing in a festival play in the first place.
The Page Turner »
Anyone for croque monsieur?
Posted on 3:47pm Sunday 7th June 2009
It felt like a dream, but last week I hopped on the Eurostar to Paris.
Sauvignon Blonde »
Everyday Wine!
Posted on 4:44pm Thursday 4th June 2009
I am in a constant search for a good “house” wine. A wine that has the flavour and complexity to keep me interested, but doesn’t cost half my weekly shopping bill want a wine that would go equally well with smoked salmon as frozen quiche and pasta. A wine that is not a party plonk, or a special occasion wine, but one that is just drinkable after a hard day of work. I want all of this ideally £5 a bottle or under. I know this goes against all the wine protocol. Wine Makers, Masters, Vineyards and merchants are all shaking their heads. Critics and journalist are whispering to each other that this blonde just doesn’t get wine. No I do get wine. I also get that people are going to be spending a lot more money getting a mortgage. Between that and healthy, local eating, there aren’t many ways to cut back. In a drastic measure I could recommend that people drink better wine, just less of if. I’m not suggesting that during the week everyone turn to Lambrini or Blue Nunn and on the weekend splash out on the Bordeaux, but maybe just go for 3 bottles of £8, instead of 6 bottles of £3.99.
Author Unknown »
Picnic – come rain or shine
Posted on 12:47pm Wednesday 3rd June 2009
In true British tradition the Botanic Garden’s summer picnic season starts this Saturday with something all gardeners have been craving this week….Rain!
Am Dram Man »
A Fleeting weekend in Hampshire.........
Posted on 12:08pm Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last Tuesday we staged our two ODN festival entries in the village hall for the benefit of the local audience and I am told they went down well. Now I was going but had a birthday celebration to attend in the afternoon and never made the hall. I feel quite bad about this, but not as bad as I felt Wednesday morning I can tell you. Anyway I shall be attending the performance at the Unicorn this week instead.
The Page Turner »
Hay: don't push in!
Posted on 7:34am Monday 1st June 2009
Apologies for my absence but at this time of year I like to take my family to the Hay Festival, on the English-Welsh border.
Am Dram Man »
The blue rinse mountains of Virginia........
Posted on 11:22am Monday 25th May 2009
Tomorrow night is a rehearsed performance at the Village Hall of our festival entries ‘Kill Jill’ and ‘When a Man Knows’. We normally do this for the village audience prior to festival week, entry will be £3 on the door and we will be offering refreshments so here’s a cheap night out previewing two plays. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7.30.
One Man and his Dog End »
An utter disgrace
Posted on 2:21pm Wednesday 20th May 2009
I vaguely watched that television two-parter those other evenings on Channel Four: 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth, about battles that took place that year between the inhabitants of these islands and invading Vikings and Normans.
The Page Turner »
Why poetry matters
Posted on 1:13pm Wednesday 20th May 2009
If poetry matters so much, why is the Beeb running its new show on BBC2, presented by Griff Rhys Jones, at the same time as The Apprentice on BBC1?
The Page Turner »
The Moon's a Balloon
Posted on 4:07pm Monday 18th May 2009
I don't always read The Sunday Times but I'm glad I did this week as there were three rather fascinating stories.
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