So Mrs Fogg has nipped across the world for some work (as well as sushi and karaoke bars), meanwhile back at home a chance to take the beast out for the first ride of the year and later on a chance for little Willow to have a nice snooze by the fire (tough day when you’re a cat and missing someone).
Here she is some 5,380 miles away (not tracking her movements at all cos that would be creepy😄).
The Beast in ULL
Chilling after a tough day
So Mrs Fogg is now winging her way to the land of the rising sun for a week of intense business meetings and a tiny opportunity to do a little sightseeing before she returns (including a stay at the Oil Street Guest House in Kyoto, where we went with Nellie Fink).
Dumped her at the station this morning so me and little Willow will be having a nice peaceful and relaxing time.
Raishū made
Greetings and a Happy New Year MMXIX.
An awesome night at the Star Inn with The CaddieFrogs and the Treasure-Smiths. A 5 course tasting menu, champagne, wine, yet another morbid quiz (how old was Stephen Hawkins when he died, how many people died on a flight, which bridge collapsed and how many people died, common theme here).
The evening started with a game of Dead Celebrities (obviously to get us in the mood for the morbid pub quiz ) including miming famous dead people (as poorly demonstrated by Mrs Kevin Treasure-Smith).
All togged up and ready for grub (couldn’t get a better photo from Crimewatch)
Frivolity and good fun abounds (whilst Mrs CaddyFrog slowly removes anything not bolted down from the table) and deep conversation with Mr CaddyFrog.
The evening was completed with a firework display by the Star and then our own mini display (courtesy of the CaddyFrogs), whilst everyone sat and toasted in the New Year in the FoggCabin.
So that’s it for another year, boo! But what an awesome Christmas, we visited the Barty’s on the weekend before the big day and a chance to catch-up and chill.
Christmas Eve saw the Folks join us at the Star for a drink or seven and then off to wait for the big fella with the rather full sack.
Christmas Day I had to wait from 4am for everyone to get up some 4 hours later. Prezzies over, on then for a slap up turkey dinner.
All told a rather pleasant and relaxing time.
Waiting for the next one now
And one of my gifts from the Mrs was a Survivalist fire starter kit, so what better way to use it than get a roaring fire going
And we have now christened to Log Cabin with its own sign
Next stop New Years Eve when we will have The Caddies and The Treasure-Smiths joining us for a 5 course taster meal at the Star (and no doubt falling down liquid). Mr Caddie is even bringing some of his monster fireworks to set off in the field (full precautions will be taken and supervision by suitably trained adults).
Have a Happy New Year all and remember, only 362 days to Christmas!
And today’s final stop is the Shard with champagne of course
Considering we started the day at 5am, here were we all seated and ready to watch 42nd Street live on stage.
A wander around Covent Garden and then the show which I have to say was absolutely amazing, well worth a visit.
And today a chance to Wimbledon some Christmas markets on the South Bank before we head back home.
And for anniversaries this year (the folks and ourselves), we’ve decided to bring the folkies to that there nodnoL to travel on the British Belmond Pullman. This is a journey into the Surrey, Kent countryside in a train from the bygone era, including a 5 course menu on the way.
Fun, food, laughter and falling down water was enjoyed by all (and yes someone needed a snooze after her food).
Christmas is a coming and the twinkle light fairy has visited with over 2,100 lights across the garden. Unfortunately it does also mean 47 batteries to power them all.
So we bought an off grid solar lighting kit for the log cabin (nicknamed the “50th Shed of Grey” or as Mrs Fogg likes to call it, the “SexShed”).
It’s taken up until now (being a man of leisure now), to find the time to build it all up, so now we have free lighting.
I’m just so super excited
All boo’ed out. Yesterday we drove from Key West to Sarasota and today across to Orlando for the flight stopping at a shooting range to have a go with a 9mm hand pistol each, looks like Mrs Fogg (aka QuickDraw McGraw) was the sure shot
Finding food in Sarasota
Shooting Stuff
