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Archive for February, 2009

Today we bade a sad farewell to Merlin, one of our Burmese cats. 

I know he was a good old age, nearly nineteen, and I know that the time was right for hime to go. His quality of life had recently deteriorated to the point where it had become evident that the time had come. He knew it.

 It still doesnt make it any easier. 

We were fortunate in that our local vet is also a good friend, and despite having a full schedule she cut her lunch short to attend to us, kindness like that is much appreciated. We are also fortunate in that we still have Gandalf, Merlins brother and Gandalfs health seems to be pretty good at the moment. 

Merlin was a good companion for nearly nineteen years, and he gave so much love and affection we will miss him desperately.

Ive been writing beer reviews for some time now for The Brewclub, under the name BobtheBrit and in all modesty my reviews are quite well received. Ive enjoyed beer since I was old enough to drink it (legally of course) and The Brewclub gives me an example to seek out unusual brews.  

Earlier this month I decided to start developing BobtheBrit as an idea, and have created a new website bobthebrit.net  dedicated to explaining some of the things that make Britain so unique. As my friend Tom put it Demystifying Britain. 

So… I will start populating the site with explanations about Britishness, take some time to call by and please feel free to suggest subjects for articles. 

Cheers