It was all happening in Lark Lake at Press Brothers with La Marzocco on their Liverpool stop of their roadshow. Coffee and chocolate tasting, oat milk caber tossing, pizza, Carnival beer and the ultimate Latte art throw down. Great to meet Greg from the Bristol Syrup company … Continue readingLa Marzocco – The Roadshow
Hadn’t been golfing for a while (we checked later it had been 2017!) so with the old Pitch n Put now closed our very good friend Phil suggested we have a go at the two “crazy” golf courses that can be found on the NewBrighton … Continue readingNew Brighton – Golf Double
Previously being exhibited at the Liverpool Cathedral the World comes to Knowsley. “Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter and created from 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface* the artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet, … Continue readingSt Chads – GAIA
Can’t beat a nice trip to the Gallery and here in Liverpool we are blessed with so many. This time it was the turn of the Tate who was hosting an exhibition by the painter Lucian Freud. Nice to be able to get up close … Continue readingLucian Freud – Real Lives
For my birthday Mrs B had booked us in for a surprise stay at the tremendous terrific Titanic hotel on Stanley Dock, Liverpool. We stayed for the night and had a fab dinner (the great thing about having a birthday close to Christmas is you … Continue readingThe Titanic – Birthday Treat
Not a city to let a pandemic get in the way of its art, the River of Light Festival brightened up everyone spirits. Intriguing installations from artists were spread across the waterfront and back in towards the centre giving a decently spread walk on a … Continue readingRiver of Light – Festival 2021
Whats better than a few beer in the afternoon and a Thai meal? Well a few beers in the afternoon and a Thai meal and then some more beer in a bar we’ve never been in before, The Motel.. Top entertainment!
An afternoon in the Merchant would not be the same without a pizza slice or 3 from the associated Night Crawler Pizza kitchen. Great to have a New Year catch up with the gang.. Sorry for nicking all your Ranchers Oli!
We headed into town to have a look at the classic buildings and to witness some of the demolition of the flyover which interestingly enough has not outlived the old classic buildings… Hmm perhaps that says something. After which we met up with our chums … Continue readingIce Cream and Coffee
Blessed with enthusiasm to put on greats art shows the River of Light Festival in Liverpool didn’t disappoint. Installations from artists popped up at various locationson the waterfront and on the night we went got many out on a cold night for a viewing