The colours of paint used in our kitchen over the years
Published on 3 December 2023 in House, kitchen

A refurbishment of the kitchen in our Victorian era house has unveiled the interesting paint choices of previous owners.
Published on 3 December 2023 in House, kitchen
A refurbishment of the kitchen in our Victorian era house has unveiled the interesting paint choices of previous owners.
Published on 1 December 2023 in Radio
No, you've done a comprehensive schedule of Tony Dibbin's radio shows.
Published on 23 November 2023 in BBC, Television, TV Programmes, Doctor Who
Celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who by trying to recall my earliest Doctor Who memories. And then working out how scarily young I was.
Published on 22 September 2023 in House, Life, chickens
In 2021 we got some chickens. This year we got some more as we rehomed three chickens who had lived all their lives in cages.
Published on 8 July 2023 in Beer, Homebrew, Cloned Beer Reviews
After recently brewing Boddingtons Bitter using a recipe from 1945, I decided to have another go using a recipe that recreates the beer from the 1970s,
Published on 9 May 2023 in Beer
Robinsons Brewery have an excellent beer called Old Tom. But it's not the only Old Tom beer in history. Why did this name become synonymous with strong ale? (tl:dr - I don't know.)
Published on 28 April 2023 in Beer, Homebrew, Cloned Beer Reviews
Pitting Titantic Brewery's Plum Porter against my own concoction. But how does it compare?
Published on 15 March 2023 in Life, covid-19
Covid restrictions are long gone. But how long it will take for their one time existence to still be felt, is a whole other question.
Published on 13 March 2023 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Cheshire, swimming
A 20m hotel swimming pool on a hill outside of Frodsham in Cheshire? But is it any good?
Published on 19 December 2022 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Life Leisure, Stockport, swimming
Since I last reviewed it, Life Leisure Romiley's had a revamp. So long cubicles separated by shower curtains then?