Winding Down

 We're at the end of this Bristol visit.

As usual I'm now really forward to getting back to our house with its garden (and its attendant chores) but also our day job will be hard but engaging so it's another thing to look forward to.

I've been working solidly on a pivotal funding application which requires a LOT of words and because of impending travel and work obligations we took the decision to knuckle down and grind through it over the weekend.

By the time I'd had enough yesterday, neither of us wanted to go far or take beer or ambiance risks.  We were a little concerned the Barley Mow might be too busy but because it was nice and sunny we thought there was a reasonable chance that the punters would be concentrated outside.

We needn't have worried - our risk paid off, handsomely.

The changing BBF cask beer (NZ hops, 4.0%) was so good that both of us wanted a second pint.  We took cards with us but had no inclination to use them, we chilled (there was a bit of work chat) and just enjoyed being there.  It was a perfect way to wind down.

The second pint went down almost embarrassingly quickly so we were wondering whether we'd end up having 4 drinks but, getting a couple of hefty 2/3rds (him:  Axe Edge, me: Paulaner Salvator) put paid to that, crikey they packed a punch.

Today, we've finished reviewing the bid and I've read the damned thing so many times that I decided that rather than dither, it was time to submit it.  So it's gone.  It'll be about 3 months until I know the outcome - the fund will be oversubscribed by a huge margin so it depends whether it really speaks to them in terms of the priorities.  Oh - nothing I can do now.

Sooooo -our final pub trip, probably in a about 10 minutes will be Marthas.  We'll take a couple of games (probably the one that is about landing a plane), and muse over what still has to be done before we leave tomorrow mid-morning.

(Oh poo, that reminds me, there's not much beer in the house in Sussex..better do that before I leave)