Famous local ratter and traveler and friend to all the world, Millie of Medlars, has delivered in typical terrier fashion.

Jude, Jane A. & the P.V. are off at dawn to Exbury Gardens, home of the Rothchilds and the Rhodies for a photo shoot so next week’s B.V. should be full of examples.

Hugh has occassion to travel abroad and particularly reccomends the featured shop.

Travellers should be aware that the Big Porkers are out on the wiggly bit of the Cadnam Road below Brook.

29 October: The White Horse, Downton
5  November: The Alice Lisle, Rockford
12 November: The Red Shoot Inn, Linwood

We had a very hard core bunch of beer club members last night comprising of: Henry, Chris, Ian, Paul and myself – just the five of us.
The pub offered an excellent choice of 4 hand-pulled ales of which we sampled all! The fellow behind the bar (maybe the landlord) could not have been more helpful [...]

THERE is something in the autumn that is native to my blood—
Touch of manner, hint of mood;
And my heart is like a rhyme,
With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.
The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry
Of bugles going by.
And my lonely spirit thrills
To see the frosty asters [...]

Sunday
It was dark and excited francophone hopefuls were gathering! Miss Swire, Mrs. C and Mr. B were looking sharp
Colin – driver was there having spent the night in Ringwood at the Travel Inn to be fresh, but it was dark and there was a chill. We were loaded and off to Pompey to collect Ben  [...]