As a kid I was big fan of The Beano which my Dad would bring home from work, often I could tell he’d already had a read. Dennis the Menace was one of my favourite characters in the comic, along with Minnie the Minx. The Brewers Fayre have chosen Dennis the Menace as the theme for…
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The Plough – West Midlands Beefeater Grill Review
On Bank Holiday Monday we were lucky enough to enjoy the hospitality and the wares of a local Beefeater Grill at the Plough, Solihull. The restaurant is easy to find on the A34, Stratford Road, not far from the M42, junction 4. Also, not far from home for me, it took me just ten minutes…
Banoffee Pie
I was sent a lovely box of Soreen goodies to try and come up with a new recipe. When I told my friends and family this they were outraged “noooo, Soreen is lovely as it is, don’t do anything with it!” They were right, of course, Soreen is lovely and we all like it in…
Barbecue!
It’s really felt like summer here recently and that means it’s time for a barbecue. Well, we don’t have one yet! We only moved here last September and we didn’t bring our old barbecue which had seen better days and so far we’ve not bought a new one. No doubt we will do soon. We…
Shopping!
My word of the week this week is Shopping because I have another tale to tell. My griping about online grocery shopping has been expressed before when I had a lot of problems back in February. I have tried alternatives, I’ve been shopping and come home in a taxi and I’ve tried shopping with a…