Laura Hadland
@morrighani.bsky.social
Drinks writer and printmaker. The Susanna Forbes Cider Communicator of the Year. My latest book, 'Beer Festivals', is out now.
Throughout October we pledge to donate 50% of profits from our Table Beer sales via our Online Shop to Footprints Baby Loss - twin triplet support. A charity close to our Head Brewers heart, read his statement in the images below. Read more about Footprints here: footprintsbabyloss.org
Happy Mini Free Money Day! Every year I get £18 in the September ALCS distribution. I don't know why. But I appreciate that £18.
When it comes to breaking down boxes, my two years at Argos really shine on paper recycling day.
May have just accidentally got the baby addicted to James Pond.
Turns out we missed International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but Bammers has independently decided to rock the vibe today.
We chopped 19" of hair off The Boy for Parkinson’s UK. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far.
Mike's fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK
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Great fun taking my Danish homebrewers around Shrewsbury. I've just let them loose on the festival
Another 21° evening out there. Felt like I was promenading through a Continental old town on my walk this evening. With added molehills.
It's a nice big moon tonight and a pretty sky, but my phone cannot photograph the big moon nicely.
I put a jacket on for my walk. Turns out it's still 21°C.
This is where the Boy started off. Can you guess how many inches I sawed off his hair in aid of @parkinsons.org.uk? If you like, you can send £1 for every inch to the charity via our JustGiving link at www.justgiving.com/page/hairy-m... The hair itself will be donated to The Little Princess Trust.
We took veteran British amateur boxer Ray Gilbody to his first ice hockey game tonight. So that's a thing. Just one of Grandad's best mates, innit.
The Boy is chopping off his hair to support Parkinson’s UK (and the hair will go to The Little Princess Trust). Please consider making a donation, if you are able. Thank you.
Mike's fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK
Help Laura Hadland raise money to support Parkinson’s UK
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And now you know what happens when I write my own headlines.
Timothy Taylor ate my hamster
Batten down the hatches! The people with nothing better to do have been falling over themselves to get on the radio, telly and internet to call Timoth...
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Not keen on how dark my walks are now, but at least I don't have to interact with other people anymore.
Watching Kiki's Delivery Service with Bam Bam at the cinema was a real treat today.
Alcohol free ale in the Telegraph today for those that do, or might.
‘It’s missing nowt’: Six booze-free versions of iconic British ales put to the test
Our writer tries offerings from Harvey’s, Old Speckled Hen, Samuel Smith and more
telegraph.co.uk
Wow, there's new Taskmaster and new pottery show? Just goes to show how long since I put the telly on a regular channel's catch up. At least I won't have to choose a DVD for a while now.
𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰-𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 "𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵... 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬... 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦?"
Just realised the Ethical and Sustainable Brewery and Cidermaker Directory is five years old! That's got to be worth a click and a share.
extremehousewife.com
Right. How many operational tower breweries do we have left now? I've got (but I'm not 100% on this list): Arkells All Saints/Melbourn Bros - brewing Sam Smiths fruit beer uses gravity? Bathams Harveys Hook Norton Palmers Samuel Smiths Theakston Three Tuns Tower Wadworth Wigan
Back on the quiz horse at The Boot on Monday 5th October. Get it in yer diary.
Any Lindisfarne fans here? I'm looking for someone with a copy of the 1981 Newcastle Christmas concerts programme. Just to check something, I don't actually want it! ;)
Been thinking about this Monkland cheese since we got it home from Ludlow. Finally caved and enjoyed some on a couple of crackers. Now to leave the kitchen and not trough the whole lot.
More anti-AI breweries, pubs and cidermakers have been added to my directory. And before anyone comments, if you don't care that a business uses AI, then don't bother reading the list. Easy.
Ethical and Sustainable Brewery Directory
A directory of ethical and sustainable brewery businesses in the UK who putting the environment, their community and their teams first.
extremehousewife.com
Despite the early term-time cold today, I just took myself for a gentle walk.i have never sweated so much over 100 calories I can tell you.
Not me swapping leftover bottles of beer from my tasting for cheese at a food festival... JK, of course it was me. Barter economy rules.