2008-09-29UTC12:26:23Splendid weekend of comedy, food, double dinners, and everythingGreat weekend. As an intro though, specifically for the people from work who mentioned they had found this page recently - at no point did I drink too much and become annoying, I am a fine upstanding member of staff. Probably you can go back to work ... 2008-09-04UTC12:53:43The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?Saturday is the rumoured day of reopening, has anyone any idea if anything is really happening? I went past there on Tuesday, lights were on so someone had been inside, but it wasn't clear if anything had changed. It didn't really look closed down at... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F"><img alt="The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-28UTC06:25:41Where'd the weekend go?In fact where did the week go since I last had something to write about? Had plenty going on, I put it down to trying to learn the guitar, and the tips of my fingers are in far too much pain to type, so sorry if I go a bit slowly.If anyone has any go... 2008-05-09UTC06:41:57Our actual first day in Key WestI realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar... 2008-04-20UTC05:24:30Yesterday's house huntA trip to Canterbury yesterday, an early start, four houses to see. First one was a bit further out than we first thought, up Whitstable Road, though not an insurmountable distance to Canterbury West. The house is at the end of a cul-de-sac, so you h... 2008-03-24UTC11:57:27Mighty Easter weekender, with The CureHope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... 2008-03-10UTC01:12:50Good weekend, rubbish episode of LostNice weekend, Emma was visiting, we sat about quite a lot, and went to Chambers (via a very brief look in at The Bank Bar) on the Saturday night. Did not eat out all weekend (cue "but if you don't owt you'll die!"), can't remember the last time I had... 2008-03-03UTC08:56:29Canterbury, but not house huntingNot a bad weekend. Started on a bum note, with a death, my sister's ma-in-law passed away unexpectedly on Friday, so thoughts with all the families involved obviously. Saturday we stayed local, didn't go to Canterbury as Clare was having lunch with h... 2008-02-03UTC10:55:21Lost: bit annoyingWatched the new episode, hope you enjoy it if you watch it tonight. I'm convinced the story's still being made up as it goes along, and that there won't be any actual answers by the end of the show. Some new ideas introduced, I'll probably stick with... 2008-01-29UTC08:16:23RE: Sadly disappointed with La Tavernetta I agree we went there Friday 25th January 2008 the wine wine was good and that was the best part of the meal.Old fashioned and over priced springs to mind with over rated food,my wife was nearly in tears as it was are 15th wedding aniversary and a t... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10904/RE%3A+Sadly+disappointed+with+La+Tavernetta">Rated 7.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-25UTC07:31:43You wait ages for a John Lewis Bergerac tableAnd then two come along at once. This one looks like a genuine sale, be lovely to think it stayed near it's opening price of fifty quid and didn't sail up to the thousand pound mark, but unlikely. As a bonus there you get to have a nose around that p... 2007-12-27UTC01:50:18Festive FunWelcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun"><img alt="Festive Fun" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun">Rated 8.51/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-11-18UTC06:21:59Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.Splendid weekend, a bit different this time, starting off with a half day on Friday. I headed to Winchester to meet up with some friends, and really needed the extra time to make the most of the night. Clare stayed home watching Children in Need afte... 2007-11-12UTC02:27:28Fullsome weekenderWell I say full, full of pubs really. Friday night we stayed in, so as to have more energy for going out on Saturday. We had a trip to Canterbury in the day (and you'll never guess where we had lunch), no actual christmas shopping, but we went in a c... 2007-10-16UTC06:28:10Rugby, RESULTWhat a great game and result on Saturday! we started off as usual with a trip to Canterbury, where there was a local food fair on, with stalls and demonstrations and things, and lots of local food producers in attendance. Got some bread and some plan... 2007-08-05UTC08:37:20Hot weekendHad a good week, lots going on at work, including the aforementioned rowing trip and picnic meeting in Hythe, very nice, then also a Harry Potter themed barbecue at work (I'm still plodding through the audiobook, don't tell me how it ends), and a pub... 2007-07-30UTC07:49:19Great weekendSplendid birthdays thanks, we had a meal at Escondido and drinks at The Ship just for a specially rare birthday treat, then also our work festival on Saturday with bands and barbecue and things, all free, they really put in an effort. Saturday night ... 2007-06-26UTC07:52:56history of Elham and FolkestoneI don't know whether anyone can help. I am researching my family tree and amtrying to investigate some history of Elham and Folkestone.My grandfather was born in Elham in 1908, and his sister also in 1907. Theirmother, my great grandmother came from ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10303/history+of+Elham+and+Folkestone"><img alt="history of Elham and Folkestone" src="http://www.phatspace.co.uk/new_abbots/hotel_front2.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10303/history+of+Elham+and+Folkestone">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-05-29UTC11:41:32Long weekendBeen away a long time (apart from my little post this morning about wireless things) and we fitted quite a lot in really, felt like a proper holiday since my complaints about QI.Our afternoon out in Canterbury was good, though not absolutely everythi... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10268/Long+weekend">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-01-15UTC10:12:20Magic dartsTurned on the final of the Lakeside World Championship last night while we were having tea (Sunday, so chilli), and nearly turned it right off again as it looked like a bit of an embarrassing white washing, Martin Adams bein six sets to nill up again... 2006-11-01UTC10:30:00Fun night outI can only just face up to writing down my fun night out on Monday, where I went for popbitch drinks, at The Coach and Horses, Soho. Well, one of them. All was going swimmingly, drinks kept turning up at the table for me, and I kept drinking them. I ... 2006-08-29UTC06:35:28How am I letting this slip now I have *more* time on my hands..?Is that another week with nothing to say? Been a bit busy with all the eating and drinking and partying surrounding the wedding. Never mind the happy couple, let's have a picture of Clare and I looking all scrubbed up:Can I remember precisely what I'... 2006-08-07UTC09:55:37My last thingsMy last day at this job started with my last delayed train on the way in to this job, fifteen minutes late, though I hardly noticed as I slept quite well on the way in. I suffered the grimness of the last blocked train toilet on this commute too, ble... 2006-06-26UTC10:09:41We don't really go out any moreAnother smashing weekend, is it time for the next one yet? Saturday I played with the computer most of the day. Had no joy fitting the old big hard drive full of MP3s into the new computer, all the technology is different, the drive is SATA now so I'... 2006-04-16UTC04:41:24Tiring weekender...Knackered today, just had a great dinner at The Jackdaw (though with a slight service hiccup) and now we're spending the afternoon chilling before heading back to Chambers for more beer festival action.Started the weekend sedately enough, stayed in a... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8129/Tiring+weekender..."><img alt="Tiring weekender..." src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001P1BOI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8129/Tiring+weekender...">Rated 4.93/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-04-07UTC07:54:16Hotel Relish, Folkestone, Kent - A place to stay - Times OnlineA very nice <a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11610-2122034,00.html">review of Hotel Relish</a> here from The Times... good they found a nice restaurant! Friends of mine stayed there too and loved it. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8070/Hotel+Relish%2C+Folkestone%2C+Kent+-+A+place+to+stay+-+Times+Online"><img alt="Hotel Relish, Folkestone, Kent - A place to stay - Times Online" src="http://www.hotelrelish.co.uk/images/Front_Page/Front%20croped1.jpg" /></a>2006-03-21UTC10:30:34Just five more minutesWent for quick drinks to a popbitch party yesterday at The Player, it's cool there, and the cocktails were free. Stayed up a bit too late at home also, so feeling like RUBBISH today. Early to bed tonight.My ajax scripts have been running across all p... 2006-02-05UTC10:23:56Flipping Big TelevisionAfter much deliberation, arguing, stress, and a pizza express to diffuse the tension, we got ourselves a TV. Not exactly the one we went in for, we were talked up very slightly, after comparing them side by side. We did see others that we liked more ... 2005-12-19UTC11:18:18Erk, workI get in this morning and have urgent work waiting for me right away, this is not a good start to the week. We had a bit of a refit of IT around the office, so there are a few snags to sort out, think it all went smoothly though. Had a very quiet wee... 2005-11-24UTC03:19:15A day of doing my head inHave completely failed to install a thing called HTMLDoc for work, cannot make it not core dump on this machine, so now I'm off looking for other ways to make PDFs with perl. It's making my brane hurt.Was just doing a survey on someone else's blog an... 2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaBrett Anderson and Bernard Butler, weren't they in a band together before? One of the NME gigs, support included The Magic Numbers I think but we stayed in the pub and missed them all.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-16UTC06:22:18Barflyand Alfie, Barfly sessions daytime thing recorded for TV. Can't remember if I stayed for Idlewild in the evening.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly"><img alt="Barfly" src="http://www.clarkeology.com/blog/upload/barflylondon.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly">Rated 4.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>