Where is the Landlord?

The call over the summer has been, "Where is the Landlord?" and last week this was becoming a cause for concern as the latest rumour had himself and his fiancee in New York with the latest hurricane heading in that direction.

Still life goes on in the Vic and it's about time we introduced another couple of regulars from our Friday gatherings.

The first of these is Rodney who really enjoys a bottle of wine, often shared with his wife Anne when they appear as a couple. He also knows what he's talking about when wine is on the agenda. However, on Fridays he flies solo with the rest of 'The Old Farts' as Anne describes us, and takes a pint or two of the local ale. Rodney is retired from his post office business.

The recent road trip gave Nick and myself the opportunity to investigate a wider that usual range of wine and it has been a pleasure revisited to have good wine chat. A bottle of Crozes Hermitage drunk in Lyon was my recent highlight.

Rodney

Next up is Kenny, a live wire conversationalist always up to date with the whole gamut of the latest news issues and keen to start up conversational investigation of them. Ally that to a healthy sense of humour and there is little chance of the chat flagging. Kenny is a retired engineer.

Kenny

Recent topics for discussion have centred around some of those issues where the life experience of 'Old Farts' has seen massive changes. Just think Telephone. Most of us brought up when telephones were a rarity in private homes cannot help but marvel at the technology available to the youth of today as well as to us at the other end of the age spectrum.

Apprenticeships were part of the education of many in our group and the disappearance of those sort of opportunities has exercised us for some years. The more recent apparent availability of these has had much discussion.

Another regular feature of the week is the arrival of John with his latest batch of home cooked provender. What a great hobby he has adopted? This week saw the production of his superb loaves, great buns and the exquisite pate that is his signature dish. Looking forward to the next baking day.