West Cork

Thank you for all your good wishes for our holidays. We had a lovely time. West Cork is so very beautiful and the first two thirds of the week were sunny. Elby's cousin has rebuilt a beautiful house set in 50 acres running down to the sea. He has a vegetable garden I covet in the extreme and I spent a little time digging, just for the sheer pleasure of it. We had luscious Guinness and yummy beef and a bath next to a real fire...wow. On the last night we had a bottle of Penfolds 407, followed by a Paulliac, a St Emillion Grand Cru and a bottle of Grange. I had a Montecristo No.2 Cigar. No hangover at all.

Pig had a grand time chasing rabbits and our host's mutant corgi/sheepdogs.

Very few photos got taken. Too busy gazing at all the beauty. I did take this one of bluebells


and this one of a grave stone next to that of my niece in Bantry, because I liked his name.


I would love to move there. No cctv. No CSO's.

Off for a short break

Damien McBride

I can't believe this man is only 33. He looks 53. Why would the Righteous McBRuin have a total booze hound for advice?

Fabulous interview with Dolly and Gorgeous George via Iain Dale here

Youtube Video of the day, for Buster

Pig is half patterdale terrier and half boarder [shouldn't this be 'border'? Shouldn't you sign out? Calfy, snogs] collie,

Here is a video of a patterdale in the USA which Pig dedicates to Buster.

There is something very wrong with this country