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The Morning Cuppa: Weather
Posted on August 16, 2024
Saturday, 17 August 2024 4 days until kick-off. Day of. Departure day draws close. It’s not just a bit of a joy to have a look at the Google 7 Day Forecast and realise my travel and return dates are included in the forecast. The weather looks good enough. …
The Morning Cuppa: Ocean Bleu
Posted on August 13, 2024
Tuesday, 13 August 2025: What’s that Law & Order strain? Dun-dun! 1 week to kick off. Can’t believe it. After near two years we’re on our way to Folkestone. No Barcelona airport duty-free madness as is usual for us, but by traveling through Girona to Gatwick we cut down our …
The Morning Cuppa: The Pants Party
Posted on August 10, 2024
I’d been doing a last bit of spring cleaning before closing the winter house and going off to summer quarters in the Costa Brava when I came upon a drawer of under pants. You know the drawer, so stuffed to the brim you only ever wear the top pairs of …
The Morning Cuppa: Folkestone Calling ’24
Posted on August 10, 2024
Saturday, August 10th 2024: It’s happening. Daian The email where it all began. The email from Philippa at The Clifton confirming my very first stay at the hotel which would in so many ways change my life. Recieved this in my apartment in NYC before R&R experienced explosive growth. a …
The Morning Cuppa. A Euro Militaire Retrospective
Posted on August 9, 2024
Friday, 9 August 2024 I was thinking about the Euro Militaire. And I am quite tickled to be able to add to my Euro Journal. Of course Euro Militaire is gone since 2020, thanks in part to Covid, however Folkestone remains. In just ten days more we’re off to England …
The Morning Cuppa…Remembering Diego Sanna.
Posted on April 17, 2024
Diego in front of the chef table at RestaurantMS Sad news today from Folkestone, England. Diego Sanna of the RestaurantMS and late of La Tavernetta has shuffled off this mortal coil. He was a Folkestone legend. When I first dined at La Tavernetta in 2008 — on Clifton Gardens just …