Our esteemed union baron, and all round good egg, Geoff "The Don" Leyshon, retired on Friday from work. A quiet drink at the local real ale hostelry Friday, which turned into a long night. That's the great thing about the unplanned. What was going to be a couple and then home, turned into a great evening, with so many people from work, past and present, putting the world to rights, as well as drinking several barrels of various delightful real ales dry 
That became the introduction to a fantastic weekend. Footy on Saturday with Sy, (they won 3-1 ), then a mad dash to Cambridge for Geoff's surprise meal at the Arundel House Hotel. I had the sugar cured fillets of Salmon, which despite the idea of fish and sugar, really worked. Then to follow, a gorgeous poached beef and chicken fillet on a bed of stilton mash, drowned in a gravy made from port and spring onion, yum 
Several glasses of wine, and then a mad dash to the station to get the last train home, with minutes to spare.
Lay-in this morning, then off to Asda to pick up a few bits and pieces. Last nights culinery delights have got me creative juices working, wonder what I'll throw together next week
