the further adventures of Nigel (Thursday and Friday)

Thursday was a day of recovery from the Bataan death march of a round trip to London on Wednesday. Nigel and I spent most of the day working in the wifi-enabled McKechnies coffeeshop, which is pretty boring for a Charity Pig. But in the evening we went to dinner at Lamb’s of Sheep Street with … more…

the further adventures of Nigel (Tuesday)

[previous] On Tuesday, it was all touring through the Cotswolds and an evening of theater: Nigel the Charity Pig had himself a stroke of luck when he ran into me. He could have been picked up by a grubby six-year-old and ended up thrown out the car window onto the side of the M40 covered … more…

the further adventures of Nigel (Monday)

[previous] Nigel the Charity Pig had a day exploring neolithic England on Monday. It began with a predawn drive to Stonehenge — a little over two hours from Stratford-upon-Avon, which included a stop for coffee along the way: Nigel is no good without his coffee in the morning. There’s a path under the road that … more…

the further adventures of Nigel (Sunday)

[previous] Nigel the Charity Pig wanted to drive this morning as Bonnie and I headed to Oxford: I hated to have to point out to him that he couldn’t reach both the wheel and the pedals at the same time, but it’s true. At Balliol College: Oxford makes Nigel feel all literary, and he insisted … more…

the further adventures of Nigel (Saturday)

[previous] Yesterday, Nigel the Charity Pig joined me and my pal Bonnie at the Stratford Festival of Food: What you see there are the remains of a rabbit, venison, and pheasant pie — no pigs were harmed in the making of it. (Nigel remained safely in my bag while we sampled all the many delicious … more…

meet Nigel, our English hitchhiker

We picked up Nigel in a Welcome Break rest area off the M40 when we arrived in England on Wednesday. He was sitting there all forlorn at the register when I went to pay for my coffee, surrounded by a bunch of stuffed frogs, who are — as everyone knows — absolutely the worst conversationalists, … more…