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Observations on places, people, sartorial standards and the preservation of good manners by a misanthropic Old Sea Dog struggling with the 21st Century – with just a touch of irony

Blog 150. Cool It

Gosh, what a glorious summer we are having here in Melbury.  It started at the back end of June and it seems to be continuing (with a break) well into July.  We had 34C (93F) in our back garden the other day and it has been a real treat to get up every day to…

Blog 149. The Land of our Fathers

So that was Wales.  Been there, done that, don’t wear tee-shirts. “Prynhawn Da”. Following my principle of learning and using a few key phrases of a host country when on holiday, I thus addressed the receptionist as we arrived in our hotel in Abergele, North Wales.“Good Afternoon, sir”, was the prompt reply in a Yorkshire English…


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