Possible Pneumonia

A combination of my new acquired bad back and the foul weather forces me on the bus this morning. Still, not only did I get soaked catching it but it was late as well then stuck in traffic, so I arrived fifteen minutes late for work. On the plus side, the walk did my back good although I may now have pneumonia.

Nottingham launches a bid to be named City Of Literature, not sure about that one.

Tonight, a treat. L has got some of what she calls ‘the dreaded fat + sugar combo’ e.g. white chocolate and also some salted caramel 'slag' chocolate to take the taste away afterwards. This is because I have been extolling the virtues of white chocolate and I can see she’s intrigued but even I have to admit the one she’s sourced is pretty unremarkable.

At least I can’t say she doesn't give these things a go, even if I did have to practically hold her nose and force it down. 

The Salford Swim entries are now open. This is an event both L and I fancy doing next year. L is also keen to get Daughter involved. Although I don’t think telling her she’s got two events, in different disciplines, to train for as well as study, work etc etc would go down terribly well at the moment.

(Friday 14^th November)

The 37th Derby Camra Summer Beer Festival

L misses her swim, I miss my bus. We oversleep, I can’t even offer a more interesting excuse. At least we can slag each other off over a beer tonight at the Derby Beer Festival.

It’s Derby’s 37th annual Summer Beer Festival and I’ve been to most of them. I meet L in Derby and we head there straight from work.

This year, due to the closure of Derby’s Assembly Rooms, the whole thing will take place in a marquee on the market square. This is fine apart from a chronic lack of seating.

Every year has a theme and this year’s is 50 years of Derby Mountain Rescue. They also claim to have at least one beer from every Derbyshire brewery, of which at last count there were 28. We stall try a few of them

Me (all halves)

1 Townes Pynot Porter 4.5%

2 Cornish Crown Porter 5.2%

3 Castle Rock Midnight Owl 5.5%

4 4Ts Chocolate Stout 5.5%

5 Fullers ESB 5.0%

6 Caveman Clovis Point Brown 5.2%

7 Cornish Crown Porter 5.2%

8 Fullers ESB 5.0%

L (all thirds)

1 Raw Dark Peak Stout 4.5%

2 Deventio Cleopatra 5.0%

3 Deventio Cleopatra 5.0%

4 4T's Master Forever 4.2%

5 Fullers ESB 5.0%

6 Ashover Liquorice Alesort 5.0%

7 Deventio Cleopatra 5.0%

8 Bollywood??? (not on the menu)

(Friday 11^th July)