hopkins81.com

So, Mr Fusco has turned 25. A full quarter of a century. He can now enjoy such pleasures as cheap car insurance and facial wrinkles. As we were aware of the man's fondness for scotch eggs, Gomez had the terrific idea to create the ultimate Scotch egg using an enormous ostridge egg. (That was too many eggs in one sentence.) He got the idea from here, and with the help of myself, Clara and Sykes, spent most of Saturday boiling and baking to create a masterpiece. So complete with candles and all, the super-egg was presented to him in the Byng, where it was cut with similar pride and jubilation to a newly weds four tier wedding cake. Read the rest of this entry »

With the commencement of Live8 this weekend, I think there was a kind of "Woodstock" feeling that swept the country. Attending the concert itself was never a real possibility but I certainly wanted to at least do something outdoorsy. And what with Miss Kirwan leaving us for the foreseeable, the ramblers got rambling to Trent Park for a day of barbequing, girly games and "free love". Read the rest of this entry »