Monthly Archives: November 2006

Five Arrows – Waddesdon

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Quick trip to Waddesdon Manor to see the Christmas decorations.  Usual good standard, but Steve was begining to find them a bit the same.  Rosemary liked them.

Tried to eat at the Manor, but the resturant was full, so went to the Five Arrows.  Very busy when we arrived, but we were found somewhere to eat.  We ate of the fixed price menu, £15.50 for two courses.  Not a great choice, and we both felt was not very good value for the price.

Steve started with a fillet beef salad with croutons.  Beef cooked very nicely.  The main course was venison bangers and mash.  The sausages where very strong venison flavour, while the mash was very creamy and flaovourless. 

Rosemary amazingly had a fish main course which had changed from the salmon on the menu and a starter of a vegetarian tart, which was more puff pastry than vegetable, but with a good pickle.  She was not overly impressed.

Stitches removed

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At last I went to the surgery on Monday to have the stitches removed from my throat.  The nurse removed them with hardly any pain at all.  I was most impressed. 

While there she checked my innoculation record, and gave me a Hep A injection.  So now should be immune against that ailment for the next 20 years.  A pity my working travels to Saudi never materialised.

Stitches removed

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At last I went to the surgery on Monday to have the stitches removed from my throat.  The nurse removed them with hardly any pain at all.  I was most impressed. 

While there she checked my innoculation record, and gave me a Hep A injection.  So now should be immune against that ailment for the next 20 years.  A pity my working travels to Saudi never materialised.

Survived

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I have been to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford for the removal of an enlarged saliva gland.  Entered at 7.15 am on Friday, operated on at 10.30, came around from the anaesthetic at 11.30.  Despite being National Health, I had my own private ward, an excellent sleep that night, after I opened the window to let some of the hot air out. The government should be looking at its own establishments when trying to reduce carbon emissions.  A few radiator valves would not come amiss.  Was picked up at 10.30 on Saturday by Rosemary who had also visited (complete with grapes and magazine) on Friday.

Here is a picture of my scar.  Not sure about the stitching.

 

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A meal in Edinburgh at Bar!oja

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After our lovely holiday in Guernsey it was back to work in Edinburgh for a couple of days. I decided to fly up on Sunday evening, and ate in the hotel bar. Some fish and a goats cheese salad.

This evening was a little bit more adventurous and went out and ate in a Tappas bar called Barioja (Bar!oja). I had four dishes, bread and olive oil, Sardines (Sardinas), mixed Spanish meats (Embutidos) and a mixed vegetables, tomato, courgettes etc cooked in olive oil (Escalivada).  All tasted very good, and was washed down with a large glass of Tinto.

Barioja, Edinburgh  The inside of Barioja, Edinburgh