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I happened to watch The One Show on BBC1 last night, on which the guest of the day was broadcaster Clare Balding who was there to plug the Women’s Boat Race, which she has deliberately departed Channel Four Racing to present, along with its male counterpart, today. Call me old-fashioned [how many [...]

April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Thanks for everything, Richie …

This morning better scribes than me will be sitting at their computers preparing to compose their tributes to Richie Benaud – Australian cricket legend as all-rounder, national captain and of course revered radio/television commentator – upon his passing overnight at the age of 84. [...]

April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

How it comes across

Yesterday I went to my health club in the cause of my fitness regime – well, I say that, but in reality it is a weight-loss/vanity campaign. It is also one that is becoming increasingly frustrating because, despite my best efforts, I have stalled at the same weight for the past three weeks. [...]

April 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Taking the plunge

I wouldn’t say that I am a caffeine addict, but when I first rise in the morning – rarely outside the period 0001 to 0400 hours – I first fire up my computer and then habitually make myself a sizeable slug of black coffee. I would go so far as to claim that, for me, drinking it [...]

April 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Am I going loopy?

This potentially either demonstrates the state of my humdrum little life or, alternatively, the kind of obsession that invade the minds of those who begin taking exercise regularly – but I’ve now gone beyond getting irritated by those I’ve mentioned on this website previously, viz. the [...]

April 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: la Fourchette , Hove

After the successfully enjoyable Van Gogh expedition, it seems that National Rusters all seem to want to plan trips. Henry Elkins called me the other day about a trip to the World War battlefields of Flanders in early May so could I mark his restaurant card? He said in previous trips he found a [...]

April 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fitness report

I thought I’d write another post today about my arthritic hip which would include updating my National Rust readers how things are progressing with my New Year’s fitness campaign, designed in part to assist or stave off the hip’s problems and potential eventual replacement operation. For few [...]

March 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

From Utrecht to Paris : the longest day

I explained to Alice that organising travel tours are highly stressful as you need to cope with unplanned eventualities calmly. Yesterday was a prime example. The plan was to arrive in Amsterdam in good time and to take the 11-17 Thalys, a high tech express train to Paris. Well at least we arrived [...]

March 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Utrecht

I was super-thrilled to be invited along with Nancy, our travel expert, to advise Alice on her new art venture. I thought too that Van Gogh was the right choice as he is probably the best known of the great masters and had such an interesting if flawed life. Nancy said that where you are going to [...]

March 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Gilbey’s (Eton)

I know and like Windsor. With the River Thames flowing through the town, the castle looking down on it and the scenic Thames Valley, Daffers has spent many a good time there. My hotel of choice is the Sir Christopher Wren beautifully positoned on Eton Bridge. It comprises a main building with [...]

March 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

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