A sunny day and quite warm in the full sun. I've had lunch: a toasted bagel, buttered, topped with garlic & herb Philadelphia cheese and shredded ham, and a cup of Bachelors Chicken, Vegetable and Croutons soup. Delicious. Riley enjoyed his usual roasted chicken breast broken into pieces and hand fed by his servant ( Read more... )

Dave davesmusictank and I met up today with Graeme and Phil for lunch at the White Horse Hotel, Rottingdean - our first visit for quite some time. Being a creature of habit and knowing just how enjoyable their beer battered cod fillet and chips is, that's what I opted for.


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I suppose that this is the favourite subject of we Brits - the weather. It is so depressing of late. It has rained all morning, it's just 9°C and the forecast indicates rain for every day this week ( Read more... )

I met up again with Graeme for lunch at The White Horse Hotel on Rottingdean sea front. We both had trouble finding a parking space, both having to wait for a vehicle to leave its space. This car park is not solely for use by hotel guests and this weather attracts visitors to the beach. We were lucky ( Read more... )

I met up again with Graeme for lunch at The White Horse Hotel. I gave my favourite waitress, Gina, a box of Black Magic chocolates for her and the restaurant staff. They look after me so well ( Read more... )

Back to my usual reserved table at The White Horse Hotel in Rottingdean for my usual lunch of Beer Battered Cod with chips, peas and tartare sauce.


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Graeme and I met up again today at The White Horse Hotel in Rottingdean for another great lunch. Management had reserved my favourite table. Always appreciated. The creature of habit that I am went for the Beer Battered Cod with Chips, Peas and Tartare sauce. Graeme had the Whitby Bay Scampi with Chips and Peas ( Read more... )

Dave davesmusictank, Phil, Graeme and I met up once again at the White Horse Hotel in Rottingdean, bathed in wonderful sunshine. Phil and I enjoyed a wonderful large fillet of fresh battered cod with chips, garden peas and tartare sauce. Dave and Graeme selected the Hunter's chicken.


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Another terrific lunch today. Graeme and I met up with Inge and Andy from Belgium. Previous business acquaintances and friends forever. We hadn't seen them for many years and it was wonderful to see them again. The years just dropped away. We lunched at The White Horse Hotel in Rottingdean where Graeme and I have become regulars. Management had ( Read more... )

The date with my steam iron got postponed until today for various reasons. Now I have my heavy cotton white Gant shirt and a pair of Wrangler jeans perfectly pressed (IMO!) ready for our lunch date tomorrow with Graeme and Inge and Andy from Belgium. I have a table booked for 1:00pm at The White Horse Hotel in Rottingdean. The forecast is for rain ( Read more... )