Wishing and Hoping

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Just playing around with concepts following on from Christopher’s ‘have and have had’ format. Neither my best nor based on any personal experience!

Christopher almost 3 years ago

I love it! Although now I have Dusty Springfield stuck in my head!

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Thanks Christopher. Me too!

Christopher almost 3 years ago

There's a new drabbler called Speculoos Biscuits. I suggested they follow you. They've been posting regularly for a few days now. Might want to check them out.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Thanks Christopher, will do! Speculoos Biscuits as a product sort of rings a bell.🤔

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Yes, I like speculoos biscuits... I think the brand over here may be Lotus ‘Biscoff’ caramelised biscuits (cookies in US). They are delicious on their own and with a cup of coffee! 👍

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Thanks for the tip off, Christopher, 👍. Speculoos Biscuits is posting good stuff.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

Yeah, I hope they stick around.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

I hope you and me (or is it I?) have encouraged her/him to keep on writing and posting. I suspect s/he will anyway!... but in any case, 🤞.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

I hope so too. I wish we could get this place going like it was four or five years ago.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Me too, but I think the CV-19 thing has drained many people’s creative energy. But there seems to be an air of pandemic optimism over here so maybe it’ll rub off. I hope!

Christopher almost 3 years ago

On a different subject, have you ever been to a pub in London called Coach & Horses? (That's probably a stupid question, I know!)

Someone posted a picture of the outside of it on Twitter and the first thing I thought of was "I bet Neville's been there!"

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Well... there are rather a lot of pubs called the Coach and Horses, a probably quite a lot in London. However, I suspect it might be the Coach and Horses in Greek Street, corner of Romilly Street, which prides itself (which is a separate jokette I will explain later) in being Soho’s Most famous pub. It probably is, as it is famous for being the watering hole of one Jeffrey Bernard, a not very sober journalist and the staff of the outrageously and deeply satirical magazine Private Eye. The pub’s landlord was renowned as London’s rudest landlord. And of course you are correct, I have indeed drank there - my office was very near.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

I just looked back at the picture and the sign on the side looks like it says, "Barlow Place W1" if that helps.

I didn't think about it being a franchise business with more than one.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Coach and Horses isn’t a franchise operation, but a very common name for pubs in England - we had lots of coaches and Horses in London in the days of yore. I’ll check out the Barlow Street one. The ‘pride’ jokette was that the owners of the Coach and Horses that I mentioned is Fullers, whose most famous beer brand is London Pride and is very delicious. Not a great rib tickler, but amusing to me!

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Romilly Street is famous to me though for a different establishment, Rugantino’s Italian restaurant, only yards away from the Coach and Horses. My workmates and I went there for lunch from time to time. One time the service was appalling and our waiter was quite rude. Accordingly, I removed the automatic service charge. I gave no tip. As we left, and walking down the road, the waiter ran out after us shouting and indicating in vernacular terminology that we should go away and multiply. We laughed like drains and my mates are likely to take the piss out of me still for it. Thanks for the reminder. I might even drabble it.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

I’ve found the Barlow Place C&H, although nowadays it’s address is given as Bruton Street (where the Queen was born I believe). It’s very Tudor looking with beams and all that stuff. Amazingly I don’t think I’ve been there. However, we did go very regularly to a nearby pub, The Guinea, in Bruton Place where they serve Young’s delicious Best Bitter and most importantly, the best steak pies ev-er! And the very next time I go to London, in a couple of months, after lockdown of course, I am meeting those same workmates at the Guinea for a pie and a pint. None of us can wait! I will check out that Coach and Horses when I pass by.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

Yeah, I noticed that Tudor look myself. I thought it was a cool looking place. Hopefully I'll read that drabble soon you were talking about!