Lunch at the Pineapple
Friday 8th December 2023
Lunch at the Pineapple with Chie while Erika was at school.
Friday 8th December 2023
Lunch at the Pineapple with Chie while Erika was at school.
French Onion Soup on Ivinghoe Beacon
Saturday 9th December 2023
One of my more successful outdoor cooking endeavours, on this occasion I attempted to make a French classic atop Ivinghoe Beacon, and it turned out rather well.
Saturday 9th December 2023
One of my more successful outdoor cooking endeavours, on this occasion I attempted to make a French classic atop Ivinghoe Beacon, and it turned out rather well.
The Usual Suspects
Sunday 10th December 2023
Out for Sunday afternoon / evening drinks with former colleagues.
Sunday 10th December 2023
Out for Sunday afternoon / evening drinks with former colleagues.
Erika's Christmas Concert
Monday 11th December 2023
Actually the first of two school Christmas concerts Erika was in this week, this one surprisingly at the Old Vic!
Monday 11th December 2023
Actually the first of two school Christmas concerts Erika was in this week, this one surprisingly at the Old Vic!
Breaky Bottom
Tuesday 12th December 2023
A mixed case arrived from Breaky Bottom today including excitingly the newly released 2018 vintages which I helped to harvest!
Tuesday 12th December 2023
A mixed case arrived from Breaky Bottom today including excitingly the newly released 2018 vintages which I helped to harvest!
Family Dinner
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Another school Christmas concert for Erika in the daytime, then in the evening Erika and I headed down to Woking for a family get together.
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Another school Christmas concert for Erika in the daytime, then in the evening Erika and I headed down to Woking for a family get together.
Breaky Bottom on the Heath
Friday 15th December 2023
Tasting some of the Breaky Bottom 2018 vintage which I helped to harvest on the heath.
Friday 15th December 2023
Tasting some of the Breaky Bottom 2018 vintage which I helped to harvest on the heath.
Local Friends
Saturday 16th December 2023
I visited the heath in the afternoon for a bit, then in the evening our local friends came over for a pre-Christmas dinner.
Saturday 16th December 2023
I visited the heath in the afternoon for a bit, then in the evening our local friends came over for a pre-Christmas dinner.
Bromley
Tuesday 19th December 2023
I trekked all the way down to Bromley today to do just a few seconds of filming for a silly Christmas video.
Tuesday 19th December 2023
I trekked all the way down to Bromley today to do just a few seconds of filming for a silly Christmas video.
Primrose Hill and The Heath
Wednesday 20th December 2023
Went to Primrose Hill for a change to see what the local wine shops had to offer in terms of Burgundy. Then took said bottle to the heath.
Wednesday 20th December 2023
Went to Primrose Hill for a change to see what the local wine shops had to offer in terms of Burgundy. Then took said bottle to the heath.
St. James's
Thursday 21st December 2023
Went for a traditional pre-Christmas visit to Fortnum and Mason, and while in the neighbourhood had some wine in St. James’s Park.
Thursday 21st December 2023
Went for a traditional pre-Christmas visit to Fortnum and Mason, and while in the neighbourhood had some wine in St. James’s Park.
Breaky Bottom at the "Beach"
Friday 22nd December 2023
Didn’t manage to get out of London for the winter solstice this year, so instead went and sat on the “beach” at Bankside with Andrew and tried another of the 2018 vintages from Breaky Bottom.
Friday 22nd December 2023
Didn’t manage to get out of London for the winter solstice this year, so instead went and sat on the “beach” at Bankside with Andrew and tried another of the 2018 vintages from Breaky Bottom.
Bubble Tea and the Heath Again
Saturday 23rd December 2023
Went down to Camden with Erika to get bubble tea in the morning. In the afternoon I headed back to my new favourite spot on the heath, a muddy ditch.
Saturday 23rd December 2023
Went down to Camden with Erika to get bubble tea in the morning. In the afternoon I headed back to my new favourite spot on the heath, a muddy ditch.
Christmas Eve with Mum
Sunday 24th December 2023
Drove up to the East Midlands for a Christmas Eve lunch with Mum.
Sunday 24th December 2023
Drove up to the East Midlands for a Christmas Eve lunch with Mum.
Christmas Day
Monday 25th December 2023
The now traditional Christmas Day routine - mostly at home, with a visit to the Pineapple in the early afternoon.
Monday 25th December 2023
The now traditional Christmas Day routine - mostly at home, with a visit to the Pineapple in the early afternoon.
Boxing Day
Tuesday 26th December 2023
The girls flew off to Japan today. I made sag paneer for dinner in the evening.
Tuesday 26th December 2023
The girls flew off to Japan today. I made sag paneer for dinner in the evening.
Gevrey Chambertarp
Wednesday 27th December 2023
The weather wasn’t very good for the few days after Christmas, so I put off plans for a more ambitious foray into the countryside, and instead today just went to the heath for a bit and drank some Gevrey Chambertin under a tarp.
Wednesday 27th December 2023
The weather wasn’t very good for the few days after Christmas, so I put off plans for a more ambitious foray into the countryside, and instead today just went to the heath for a bit and drank some Gevrey Chambertin under a tarp.
Back to the Muddy Ditch
Thursday 28th December 2023
Another day of rather gloomy weather forecasts, so again I put off a foray out of London and just headed to the heath for a bit in the late afternoon / early evening.
Thursday 28th December 2023
Another day of rather gloomy weather forecasts, so again I put off a foray out of London and just headed to the heath for a bit in the late afternoon / early evening.
New Year's Eve
Sunday 31st December 2023
I decided to make a relatively short daytime foray out to the Bourne End area near Maidenhead to revisit the “People’s Republic of Cock Marsh” and the Bounty.
Sunday 31st December 2023
I decided to make a relatively short daytime foray out to the Bourne End area near Maidenhead to revisit the “People’s Republic of Cock Marsh” and the Bounty.
Friday 1st December 2023
This time tried the rose.