2008-06-22UTC04:39:29Portchester weekenderSpent a smashing weekend in Portchester as it was Mum's birthday yesterday. Headed over Friday afternoon on the train, meeting up with Andy on the way in The Golden Lion. Not a great pub but a good evening anyway and some nice pints of HSB and a chat... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender"><img alt="Portchester weekender" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/129574428_cbc63362c1_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender">Rated 5.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-09UTC06:14:57St Tropez of cultureDoes this sound familiar? From Saturday's GuardianPierre Cardin, the millionaire Paris fashion designer and businessman who has spent millions restoring the castle, is trying to turn the village into a "St Tropez of culture". After establishing his o... 2008-05-09UTC06:41:57Our actual first day in Key WestI realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar... 2007-08-17UTC12:07:04The sister-in-law's waters have just brokenThis is a medical term that is related in some way to having a baby apparently. This means we're likely to have a new niece this afternoon, we'll call in to see her on our way to Canterbury for lunch tomorrow, I think she's in Ashford. This new niece... 2007-07-21UTC09:51:54Quiz actionDidn't go see the band in Hythe last night, did the quiz at The Grand instead. It's an easy one, so though we did quite well, we didn't do well enough. We dropped six questions out of 36, two on our vital joker round, so no meal for four prize for us... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10340/Quiz+action">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-01-17UTC08:42:04Blood on the tracksWatched "The Roadkill Chef" last night, billed by BBC Three as "Eccentric roadkill connoisseur Fergus Drennan tries to change the eating habits of the people in the town of Sandwich in Kent by throwing the community a roadkill feast". Sandwich is rea... 2006-06-27UTC10:00:38Sofa, so goodSMART, just got a call from Furniture Village, our new sofa is on the way! They'll be calling again on Friday to arrange a two hour delivery window on Saturday... WAITAMINUTE, not World Cup Saturday surely? What if they can only deliver it during the... 2005-03-11UTC04:59:07Please drive by carefully in our villageOne of the very few things I'll miss about not commuting into work on the 243 bus any more is the graffiti. There are some big works by Banksy and others that you get a fine view of from the Kingsland Road. A reallly simple one just said Please drive... 2002-10-24UTC10:19:13Electric Six TourElectric Six were top last night, they're like a big rock caberet Village People, ace... Sounds a bit dismissive doesn't it, sorry... Not the campness of the Village People, just that there is one there for everyone - there's the one who's like Neil ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/7576/Electric+Six+Tour"><img alt="Electric Six Tour" src="http://www.clarkeology.com/blog/upload/barflylondon.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/7576/Electric+Six+Tour">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>