As it’s Michaelmas

As despite it all I am still something of a monarchist and as it’s just after Michaelmas something a bit different, via Archbishop Cranmer a new portrait of the Queen. No other comment really, except I think it’s really a rather impressive picture, though I think her Maj looks a tad worried perhaps wondering where it all went wrong and what’s happened to her country. +30

Supporting Octabber

Sticking to my normal tradition of being so far behind the times I’m permanently retro I thought I should probably direct you all towards Octabber before it actually arrives. As is so often the case the existence of this excellent idea came across my path via the ever erudite LegIron. It seems that “no smoking day” is no longer enough and October is to be declared non-smoking month. Now we can all look forward to being bombarded by irritating smug adverts trying to encourage people who don’t want to stop smoking to stop smoking. I can but assume that the … Continue reading

Competiton the results are in

Just in case anyone thought I’d forgotten about my little competition as the hoo hah about the both olympricks are now over I can safely announce the winner. Picked from a massive choice of being the only person to enter the Chief Zymurgist gets the Wenlock. +4-2