New present to myself 🤣 I really shouldn't be this excited by a foldable cheap walking stick, but the medication I'm on means I get gout when I drink some ciders. And my memory is so awful I keep forgetting that 🤣

Round 2.

Day 2, Round 1

Mmm, beer....

Not been on this type of train before. Also, it smells very "clean" :-/

Shrinkflation has got to the hotel breakfast sausages 🤣

Out of office is one. The pub itself, and all those surrounding it, is full of people who've obviously been working in an office all day. A range of formal and casual office wear, all uncomfortably sweaty.

I'm in am office 😁

Back on it 🤣

It's not even half eight and it's already 21c. And today I'm cooking at a BBQ all afternoon. Yeah, gonna be a fun day.

All manner of Nope.

8:15am and 25c Yeah, it's a hot one.

I see FIFA have made a couple of uniform rules changes that the USA team are taking full advantage of.

Beer of the year contender from @oakhamales.bsky.social and @thornbridge.bsky.social

In Home, what used to be Stoneworks.

First part of the ritual, apparently, beer.

Yeah, I've missed these 😁

D'you all remember those comically large wine glasses that would hold a full bottle of wine? Well I've got a screw top version.

Tonight's dinner is a cross between a ramen and a stir fry because that's the ingredients I had 🤣

It's not just me that sees that is it? I can't tell if it's deliberate or accidental. Either way, it's kinda funny 🤣

He's got the right idea.

Poor lad is hot.

I'm dog sitting today. He's a big lad 🤣

Weirdly, this actually isn't all that bad.

You lot are a bad influence! 🤣

Current ambient in the house, at 9:22 am :-/

All manner of nope.

A pint of Stone's Throw in Cafe Beermoth. It's been too long.

I couldn't walk past the Smithfield and not have some Irk Street. A huge amount of malty backbone in such a well balanced beer.

It's not a visit to Manchester if it doesn't involve a visit to @marblebrewers.bsky.social Marble Arch. Fact. I will not be taking questions.