Just had a superb lunch at the Clockspire restaurant with four old and dear friends to celebrate the Memsahib's birthday. We have a couple of multi-zillionaires who moved into the village recently and they decided to sink some of their money into buying the old village school and turning it into an ultra-excellent - and expensive! - restaurant. Simply superb! I paid the bill and for the next few months I will be living on bread and dripping! Still 'n' all, you can never do enough for a good wife, or so they say!
Smart man! Tell her happy birthday for me.
Posted by: Whitewall | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 16:35
Duffers, that has also been my experience (the bit about not being able to do enough).
Posted by: Timbotoo | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 17:29
Ah bread and dripping - that really is fine dining. Anyway - happy birthday Memsahib.
Posted by: Uncle Mort | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 18:53
Thank you, Gentlemen, I shall pass on your birthday greetings. As for bread and dripping, I am trying to think when was the last time I ever tried it!
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 19:32
One of the family grandads lived in Wokingham and whenever we visited we had to take Yorkshire dripping with us as Wokingham's so posh no butcher sells it!
Posted by: The Jannie | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 20:39
My very best birthday wishes to the memsahib. She deserves to be treated royally.... a wonderful woman who has put up with you for so many years. Amazing!
Posted by: Andra | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 20:58
I just looked over the Clockspire web site. Very impressive!
Posted by: Whitewall | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 21:23
Happy birthday Mrs Duffers
Posted by: AussieD | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 21:59
Happy birthday to the Mrs.
Posted by: Bob | Saturday, 01 February 2020 at 22:35
Thank you again, ladies and gentlemen, for your good wishes to the 'Memsahib' which I have passed on.
Jannie, yes indeed, I know Wokingham well because I used to live in Ascot/Sunninghill just down the road. Yes, it is very 'posh' but it has become even posher since I left for 'zunny Zummerzet'!!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 02 February 2020 at 09:43