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The Bank Job 2008-03-08 14:48:12 Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Jason Statham stars in this film we decided to catch this afternoon at Vue Cinema in York. Along with Saffron Burrows and David Suchet, it turned out to be a good old fashioned London villains romp. Based on a true story with only the names [...]
A man in a shiny red van with a small package makes my day. 2008-03-07 09:27:42 A nice man who drives a shiny red van with a picture of a crown stuck on the side, knocked on our door this morning and put a small neat little package
into my hands. Yep the tickets have finally arrived for our upcoming holiday in Gran Canaria. It’s not long now before [...] Read more:makes
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work I go. 2008-03-04 03:05:07 Well here I am sat on the train heading into London for another couple of days working away from home. Sooty and Tia with their full tummies after breakfast slept in the beds that hang off the warm radiators as Paul and I left the house to go out into the freezing cold that [...]
L’antica Locanda, 33 The Shambles, York, YO1 7LX, North Yorkshire 2008-03-01 12:53:39 We were looking for somewhere different today to have lunch today and while walking up the Shambles in York, came across this small Caffe, Delicatessen and Ristorante at number 33. It looked very small from the outside and we could only see about two dining tables on the ground floor, but ever the adventurists [...] Read more:North
, Yorkshire
Spring is on its way! 2008-03-01 06:44:40
It is the first day of March. The rain was a lashing of the house last night and we thought the house was going to blow down -but for all you readers of our blog, you will be pleased to know that we survived. Now with the meterological office prediciting snow for Monday you would [...] Read more:Spring
Rook and Gaskill, 12 Lawrence Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 3WP 2008-02-28 14:09:15 Named after two unfortunate men hanged in the 17th Century this Pub sits just outside the city walls on LawrenceStreet
. I’d just returned from London and was ready for a drink when Paul collected me from the train station. We joined some of Paul’s colleagues and students at the Rook and Gaskill and [...] Read more:North
, Yorkshire
Agar Arms, Warthill, York, North Yorkshire 2008-02-26 17:41:09 We didn’t quite fancy the fresh Salmon we planned to cook for tea and instead headed out to the Agar Arms in Warthill, just along with A166 from Dunnington in NorthYorkshire
. This being a favourite pub of ours we knew we could expect a good meal having reviewed it previously (read it here). [...]
Pryordurkin’s do Bridlington on the East Riding’s Coast 2008-02-24 04:41:27 We were at a bit of a loose end this Saturday and after having a fairly slow start to the day I decided we needed a walk and some fresh air. So off we set down the A166 to Bridlington. A place name we had seen many a time on the signs, but a road [...] Read more:Coast
, Riding
This evening’s sunset at Garth View 2008-02-18 12:22:44 The ever changing scenery around our home puts up yet another show. This amazing un-edited picture of this evening
’s sunset was fantastic, with the most wonderful colours and patterns being thrown across the sky as the sun went down across the fields out the back of Garth
View, our home in North Yorkshire.
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Science, being 40 and travelling by Train 2008-02-17 14:52:44 We spent this weekend helping my Sister to get over hitting the BIG 40. Travelling down by train instead of driving, we were in Huntingdon less than two hours after leaving York on Friday. Saturday saw us going into London with Christine, Graham, Jessica and Marissa where we visited the Science
Museum and the Houses [...] Read more:Train
The Croydon Park Hotel, 7 Altyre Road, Croydon, Surrey 2008-02-13 01:55:58 The more I stay at this hotel, the more I dislike it. The staff on reception are not exactly warm and friendly. Yes, they greet you with the “pat” lines like, “It’s nice to see you again” and “Welcome back to the Croydon Park”, but you know they are really just saying these [...] Read more:Hotel
It might be frosty but spring is in the air at Garth View. 2008-02-10 04:03:31 It might have been a little frosty as we pushed back the curtains but there were definite signs of spring in the air. Looking out across the fields from our conservatory, we could see the little bunny rabbits (can you spot them) running around the field. Sooty and Tia (our cats) took their first tentative [...] Read more:Garth
Gourmet Burger Kitchen, 7 Lendal, York 2008-02-09 10:00:07 We revisited the Gourmet BurgerKitchen
in York on Saturday 9th Feb 08 at around lunchtime for a bite to eat. It has radically gone down hill since we were last there. It is now a posh version of McDonalds full of precocious Mums, Dads and rotten spoilt kids. The floor was [...]
Loch Fyne. The Old Post Office, City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES 2008-02-06 02:08:37 It was getting close to 9.30pm when with a colleague I entered with some trepidation (not really a seafood lover), Loch Fyne on City Square
, Leeds
. The place was warm, welcoming and quite busy with staff immediately acknowledging our presence and offering to seat us straight away.
The first thing you noticed though as you enter [...]
Harlequin Coffee & Tea House, 2 Kings Square, York. 2008-02-03 14:08:04 We revisited the HarlequinCoffee
& Tea House
to rest our weary feet while out in York on Sunday 3rd Feb 08. We had walked into town from the University along the river banks and needed a sugar lift to build the energy levels for the return journey.
The place had nicely laid clean tables, pleasant [...] Read more:Square
Thida Thai 16, George Hudson Street, York 2008-02-03 10:48:51 My work colleagues were off for a curry. So feeling sorry for little ‘ol me, who had another thankless evening alone lined up, whilst Michael was away (again), they invited me along. By the time the evening came around a curry wasn’t in favour so we visited Thida Thai instead.
Being sandwiched between a large Turkish restaurant [...] Read more:George
, Hudson
, Street
Caesars, 169 York Road, Haxby, York. 2008-02-02 09:29:29
The weather hadn’t been great and we just fancied a little trip out to a local pub for a spot of lunch, before returning home to put our feet up with the cats beside us and take in an afternoon movie. We drove along the A64 and took a few turns left when after trying [...] Read more:Caesars
Gales, Snow & Rain. Just another weekend at Garth View in York. 2008-02-01 08:16:03 It’s been a day working from home today and as I sit at my desk looking out across the rolling fields to the back of the house, I can hear the house been buffeted by the Gales
, Snow and Rain that is sweeping across the North East. It’s fantastic. Weather in all its [...] Read more:Garth
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 2008-01-27 14:53:24 We went along to see Sweeney
Todd: The Demon Barber
of FleetStreet
, at Vue Cinema in York. Not normally one for violent gore films, I wanted to see the latest outing from Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The first thing we noticed was the general older average age of the [...] Read more:Sweeney Todd
Alley Cats, 3 Coffee Yard, Off Stonegate York, YO1 8AR 2008-01-26 12:44:07 It was not exactly a warm welcome as we entered the door to Alley Cats, just off Stonegate in York. A paper sign read “No room for pushchairs” which we translated as meaning, “No children”. We sat immediately to the right at the tall round table which was being cleaned from the last (very messy) [...] Read more:Coffee
A spot of fresh air 2008-01-26 10:46:02 Having made sure Tia was comfortable (see above) we set off for a spot of fresh
air in York City Centre.
Stepping off the bus, we ventured down to the river to see how it was looking after all the rain and took a few pictures for posterity. We’re told this is regular for York so [...]
Nearly the weekend. 2008-01-25 02:41:51 I travelled back last night from sunny Croydon catching the 5.00pm non stop train from Kings Cross to York, which was pretty much bang on time as it arrived into my home station. The journey provided the usual opportunity to do some work on the old work laptop while listening to the incessant conversations about [...] Read more:Nearly
Sinbad the Sailor, Pantomine by Berwick Kaler at the Theatre Royal, York 2008-01-20 04:42:06 Well it had to be done. We went off to Panto last night to see Sinbad the Sailor
at the Theatre Royal
York. What a surprise it turned out to be. The Times and Gaurdian both recommend it as one of five things everyone in the UK must go and see this winter and we would [...] Read more:Berwick
It’s the weekend, Woo Hoo. 2008-01-18 11:55:56 Another busy week comes to a close and the weekend beckons. The cats have just woke up and want feeding. They sleep all day and all night during the winter and apart from the odd visit outside to perform what nature intended they are rarely more than six inches from the hot radiators these days. Have [...] Read more:Woo Hoo
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