Not the best of evenings!

After a very busy day at work, catching up with all the paperwork I didn't manage to get done last week, it was into the bath to warm up (it's been very cold today) and then out for the evening as Mikey was at Gibraltar Barracks again.

However, just as we were leaving he discovered that he could have had a lift from his normal venue in Brixworth, just ten minutes from home! And in fact, his District Commander called me as we were driving into town to ask where he was! The bluetooth in the car is taking some getting used to as the phone starts to ring loudly, causing me to almost shoot through the roof in shock! We then found out that all the cadets were heading back to the hall in a minibus and we'd need to pick him up from his usual place at 9.30pm!

This changed all of our plans completely as we'd been planning to go to The Lamplighter again, but now we felt we really should be nearer to Brixworth. We dropped Mikey off and then decided to call into The Fox and Hounds in Kingsthorpe, somewhere Keith had always wanted to go. I don't think we will be back, though! As soon as I walked in I thought the atmosphere was unwelcoming and the pub felt cold. We had one drink and although the surroundings were bright with Christmas decorations, it just didn't feel right for me.

We drove over to Brixworth and headed for The Coach and Horses which used to be a favourite of ours a long, long time ago! The car park was full, though so we abandoned that idea and went instead to The George Inn. Our evening was starting to become a bit of a disaster!

We walked into The George and realised that we had come upon the dying throes of a funeral party, which was a bit sobering. Half of the pub was empty so we found a table and tentatively asked if they were serving food, which luckily they were otherwise it would have been a swift trip to the Co-op!

The menu was very basic but fulfilled our need for just a bar meal. I had a very good spaghetti bolognese while Keith chose barbecued chicken which he said was delicious. After the meal he persuaded me to have a half of the beer he was drinking, Winter Warmer, but then he found it had gone off...just about summed up the night, really!