2008-11-30UTC07:26:06Backstage at Elton John's new year's eve party...This doesn't actually sound like a bad deal, New Year's Eve is always expensive and disappointing, how do you best tickets for Elton John, at the 'Dome, free drinks and an after show party too? All for less than 300 quid. Regular tickets are around t... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11769/Backstage+at+Elton+John%27s+new+year%27s+eve+party...">Rated 5.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... 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... 2008-03-24UTC11:57:27Mighty Easter weekender, with The CureHope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... 2007-12-23UTC12:23:40That's work done thenThere's a very slim chance that I won't be sat in front of the computer again before christmas (though I know the wife will laugh when she sees this), so merry christmas everyone, hope you have a good one.I wrote that yesterday, but didn't hit send, ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10787/That%27s+work+done+then">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-12-14UTC03:48:25Hell yeah, encouragement, that's what I need!Well it was a lunch more than an actual party, and there's really not a huge amount to report, and you're not interested anyway, but HELLO TO ME IN THE FUTURE, how's it going five years from now? Do you remember that day, about five years ago, when y... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10768/Hell+yeah%2C+encouragement%2C+that%27s+what+I+need%21">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-11-18UTC06:21:59Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.Splendid weekend, a bit different this time, starting off with a half day on Friday. I headed to Winchester to meet up with some friends, and really needed the extra time to make the most of the night. Clare stayed home watching Children in Need afte... 2007-10-31UTC05:09:45Mulled wine! And BEER!This one's mostly for Dean, I know he likes to hear about how hard we're working at work. We're having another one of our fun days tomorrow, one last barbecue to celebrate a big deal working out, and everyone working hard to make it happen. Also, you... 2007-01-15UTC10:12:20Magic dartsTurned on the final of the Lakeside World Championship last night while we were having tea (Sunday, so chilli), and nearly turned it right off again as it looked like a bit of an embarrassing white washing, Martin Adams bein six sets to nill up again... 2006-12-10UTC06:10:12Too muchDone far too much since my last posting to remember it all, but here's a go... Thursday was my last proper day at work, though they've asked me to stay on for another week, so that's christmas paid for. That night we were out for the popbitch christm... 2006-12-05UTC12:51:40Belated weekend roundupWeekend start sort of badly, and then sort of worse, and then actually got going really very well indeed. Train home hit some kind of delay, caused by some kind of delay on another train. That's as much detail as we've come to expect in the non expla... 2006-11-09UTC12:39:51RE: An update from Timothy's Wine BarTim's wine bar has now certainly changed! I dined there last week and I have to say that I could not fault the place. We were taken good care of. We even received a visit from the owner (Tim) who, is a fellow wine fanatic, talked for us for a few mi... 2006-11-05UTC09:11:12There's a nice run of pubs right by WhitehallI'll look up the names of them, there's four in a row that we went in one day, when we were staying in London because of Clare's work, they're on the road running straight down from Trafalgar Square I think... I'll have to look them up. Last cool pla... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/9704/There%27s+a+nice+run+of+pubs+right+by+Whitehall">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-10-17UTC07:43:31Yesterday's newsBAH, wrote a huge posting, to compensate for several days of blog neglect, and Firefox only done went and crashed on me didn't it... that's literally several paragraphs of finely thought out prose that are now lost forever. I need to write an "autosa... 2006-10-03UTC06:48:15Tim's Vinos and Tapas review (slight return)We finally bit the bullet, and returned to the venue of our very worst Folkestone dining experience this weekend. And it was a success! I am very happy to report that Tim's Vinos and Tapas (the new (ish) name for Timothy's Wine Bar is great.We picked... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/9585/Tim%27s+Vinos+and+Tapas+review+%28slight+return%29"><img alt="Tim's Vinos and Tapas review (slight return)" src="http://static.flickr.com/25/36610194_67483589d7_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/9585/Tim%27s+Vinos+and+Tapas+review+%28slight+return%29">Rated 4.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-10-02UTC07:28:39Poor old FarehamThis property hotspot list from The Independent is a bit harsh I feel. Not just that there's no room for Folkestone in their top ten, fair enough, but:At the bottom of the pile, in dismal 1,833rd place, is Fareham - the small town on the north-west t... 2006-07-14UTC11:29:01Weekend funWe're off to The Kent Show:Flowers and garden show, food and wine, forestry and countryside area, magnificent display of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. Live music, arena displays, interactive displays and exhibits. Showjumping, rural crafts, antiques... 2006-02-13UTC02:53:07"Folkestone's Premier Tapas place"That's what <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/timothy%27s+wine+bar">Timothy's Wine Bar</a> are calling themselves now. I hope it's improved since our absolutely dreadful visit, that was a Spanish themed night... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4637/%22Folkestone%27s+Premier+Tapas+place%22"><img alt="&quot;Folkestone's Premier Tapas place&quot;" src="http://static.flickr.com/25/36610194_67483589d7_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4637/%22Folkestone%27s+Premier+Tapas+place%22">Rated 4.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-28UTC01:43:14Spam Spam SpamWow what a coincidence that you all have the same positive points to make! Do you work for M&B Builders Ltd, are they desperate for some positive press? There's no need for deviousness here, a few biased comments are fine, someone else will come alon... 2005-11-06UTC07:03:32RE: Timothy's Wine BarWe recently visited your restaurant for the first time and was amazed at the quality and presentation of your cuisine. The tapas was a delight to the tongue and my wife was equally enthralled with each individual dish. After dinner we had the pleasu... 2005-04-20UTC02:00:47RE: Timothy's Wine BarMy wife and I are regular visitors, only because the service, food and welcome is excellent.<br /><br />Peter <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3280/RE%3A+Timothy%27s+Wine+Bar"><img alt="RE: Timothy's Wine Bar" src="http://static.flickr.com/25/36610194_67483589d7_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3280/RE%3A+Timothy%27s+Wine+Bar">Rated 4.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-01-22UTC08:11:07La VuePopped into La Vue thought it was very good, liked the decor and will certainly be returning. Hope the place does well and it was nice to a modern wine bar outside of London.2005-01-09UTC08:50:43Timothys wine barTimothys may have had some teething problems, but is now one of the best venues in Folkestone. I always get a warm and friendly welcome and the recent addition of a large choice of Tapas dishes are excellent.If you would like to learn more about wine... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2558/Timothys+wine+bar"><img alt="Timothys wine bar" src="http://static.flickr.com/25/36610194_67483589d7_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2558/Timothys+wine+bar">Rated 4.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-01-03UTC08:05:24Christmas roundupHad a GREAT Christmas break in Folkestone, quite a lot of sitting in and relaxing, playing dominoes, watching DVDs (lots of series one, why did Doyle leave? He's WHAT???) and remarkably not eating out once. Normally a trip there means restaurants fo... 2004-12-22UTC02:15:24DJ BC presents The Beastlesdj BC presents The Beastles, more mashups... I'm guessing these won't stay up long, I heard the A Night At The Hip-Hopera is gone already, though there seems to be a bit more rebellion regarding hosting copyrighted material... DJ BC says "These mash-... 2004-11-09UTC11:29:21Weekend updateAbout time for a weekend update, all the things I didn't have time to write yesterday, if I can remember it all.I got in the bragging about the quiz, but just to remind you we were the "Uptown Architects", as we couldn't think of a funny name, and th... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/2295/Weekend+update"><img alt="Weekend update" src="http://semstudio.co.uk/lavue/images/front_fs.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/2295/Weekend+update">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-10-25UTC09:10:45Folkestone, safest place in the countryFolkestone gets noticed by the national news again in this story about passive smoking... A non smoking journalist crawls some pubs and measures the levels of carbon monoxide in their bloodstream... "For some reason The Harvey's Wine Bar in Folkeston... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2147/Folkestone%2C+safest+place+in+the+country"><img alt="Folkestone, safest place in the country" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2644665713_cce535cefa_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2147/Folkestone%2C+safest+place+in+the+country">Rated 2.58/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-09-19UTC07:19:37Folkestone mushroom magicA very satisfying and self sufficient weekend, off to a secret woodland location to hunt for wild mushrooms. I was expecting a nice walk, an empty basket, and a pub lunch, but no! In about four hours of tramping we managed to bag a brace of chanterel... 2004-09-15UTC12:26:09Recycling - KCC Recycling CentresFound this resource of Folkestone recycling centres... hopefully the home collections will become a full time thing soon, I don't fancy wobbling along to one of these with a couple of dozen wine bottles hanging from my handlebars...... 2004-06-29UTC10:08:01Timothy's Wine BarHi everyone.I have just visited an interesting little place in folkestone called Timothy's wine bar.I have to say it was an experience i will never forget. As soon as i opened the door,the staff welcomed me and took personal time to get to know me, w...