
what’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
In a restaurant, at home (or someone else’s home), whatever.
In a restaurant, at home (or someone else’s home), whatever.
The pub sign for The Black Swan in Stratford-upon-Avon, aka the Dirty Duck…
A very large, very Tudor stuffed bear…
Local free-range eggs for sale at the Stratford Food Festival this weekend.
Dessert at the pub the Dirty Duck in Stratford-upon-Avon. Nom nom nom.
Sorry about that. I have had a helluva day. The bad stuff hasn’t really been interesting, just annoying. The good stuff is that bronxbee is here for a visit and we’re in Stratford-upon-Avon. Things should right themselves by tomorrow. Oh, and if you’re looking at the site in Firefox, you may be seeing (like I … more…
It’s garden gnomes… in love… even though they’re supposed to hate each other! It’s funny cuz they’re plaster lawn decorations and say things like “Let’s kick some grass!” and have a plastic pink flamingo pal with a funny generic South American accent who gives them wise advice about romance.
At long last, the filmed version of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet — starring David Tennant, with Patrick Stewart as Claudius — is arriving on American television, on PBS’s Great Performances: Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant … more…
[previous] Our adventures in the land of Shakespeare are over, but I have a few last images of Nigel the Charity Pig to share. This may be my favorite picture of him, with the London skyline in the background: In the rolling hills of Oxfordshire: Checking out a thatched roof, the likes of which are … more…
[previous] Nigel the Charity Pig enjoys a final weekend of holiday-making in Stratford-upon-Avon, starting with the next to last of the yummy breakfasts at the Adelphi. Nigel wonders about all the pork on the plate, though: And then it was off for some final touring of the Cotswolds. In the village Wootton Wawen, just a … more…