Keeping the memories alive…
Lovely Day out with our friends Pete and Donna. We had first been for a drink in Pave, then the intention was to go for a bite to eat at Thai House Restaurant but as it appears to be no longer open on Saturday afternoons, we went across the road to The Persian. What a lovely surprise that was. A very small, family run restaurant offering traditional meze and kebab type fare. There was a …
Read moreOne of our favourite pubs in Hull is The St. John’s on Queen’s Road. It’s a proper pub, separate rooms, characterful locals, sports teams etc. Every Tuesday they host an Open Mike night, an opportunity for various local musicians to perform a short set. The format is such that prior to the open mike session, a ‘professional’ act will perform a 45 minute set (to warm the audience up I guess). I’m not sure of …
Read moreWe had a few things booked into March and the first of these was at Hull City Hall on 9th March when we went to see The Overtones. Coral and William are big fans so we had seen them a year or two back in Sheffield and thought they were amazing. We didn’t enjoy the show quite so much in Hull but Coral said they usually sing with a live band but it was just …
Read moreHere we are in March so I thought I’d better catch up with February before I forget it all. It was quite a busy month events-wise with a couple of volunteer shifts and a fair few social shindigs. I decided in January that having had a bit of time off, it was time to get back into some City of Culture volunteering. So, on Saturday 3rd, I did an afternoon shift at the Brynmor Jones …
Read moreNow I’ve started to blog again, I don’t want to let the habit lapse. It really is nice to be able to look back on what we’ve done. So, a couple of weeks ago, Coral offered me a ticket to the ballet. Her friend had bought her two tickets as a birthday gift but then couldn’t make it herself so it wasn’t going to cost me anything. Can’t refuse a bit of free ballet! It …
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