Jim Dunlop
@jimofayr.bsky.social
Long since retired and now walking the Lakes! Good food, good wine and a good book
Dolcetto just as it should be and the enoteca in Diano is where you can find this wonderful wine
January 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Dolcetto just as it should be and the enoteca in Diano is where you can find this wonderful wine
The beauty of the first flowering daffodil on the first day of the year in our garden
January 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The beauty of the first flowering daffodil on the first day of the year in our garden
A grey morning walk by the river in Kendal
December 29, 2024 at 11:25 AM
A grey morning walk by the river in Kendal
To which I reply with this!
December 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM
To which I reply with this!
Kendal Concert Band's Sunday afternoon pre-Christmas concert in the town hall was just grand.
A big band sound is hard to beat, especially when the conductor has good orchestration
A big band sound is hard to beat, especially when the conductor has good orchestration
December 15, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Kendal Concert Band's Sunday afternoon pre-Christmas concert in the town hall was just grand.
A big band sound is hard to beat, especially when the conductor has good orchestration
A big band sound is hard to beat, especially when the conductor has good orchestration
Kendal Mayor's charity coffee morning in the town hall and the Concert Band getting everyone in a Christmas mood
December 14, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Kendal Mayor's charity coffee morning in the town hall and the Concert Band getting everyone in a Christmas mood
A dull December Sunday afternoon and to bring some sunshine into the day, we opened a Saar Riesling which was bursting with summer character from the glass.
Saar Riesling is just sublime
Saar Riesling is just sublime
December 8, 2024 at 3:26 PM
A dull December Sunday afternoon and to bring some sunshine into the day, we opened a Saar Riesling which was bursting with summer character from the glass.
Saar Riesling is just sublime
Saar Riesling is just sublime
Saturday evening wine
A rather grand barbera from our friend Gianluca at Cascina Garitina
Barbera when handled corrected is a wonderful soothing wine in the palate
A rather grand barbera from our friend Gianluca at Cascina Garitina
Barbera when handled corrected is a wonderful soothing wine in the palate
December 7, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Saturday evening wine
A rather grand barbera from our friend Gianluca at Cascina Garitina
Barbera when handled corrected is a wonderful soothing wine in the palate
A rather grand barbera from our friend Gianluca at Cascina Garitina
Barbera when handled corrected is a wonderful soothing wine in the palate
So I got up thinking there would be darkness, rain of biblical proportions and hurricane winds, if the BBC weather was to be believed!
So where is this Darragh character they are ranting about?
So where is this Darragh character they are ranting about?
December 7, 2024 at 9:34 AM
So I got up thinking there would be darkness, rain of biblical proportions and hurricane winds, if the BBC weather was to be believed!
So where is this Darragh character they are ranting about?
So where is this Darragh character they are ranting about?
There was no room at the inn but there was plenty of coffee and Portuguese tarts
December 5, 2024 at 11:32 AM
There was no room at the inn but there was plenty of coffee and Portuguese tarts
Tuesday evening and wine with our dinner
An Oltrepò Pavese white blend from Alberto at Provino.co.uk
From Cignoli that is his mother's winery
A blend that tickles the palate and soothes the mind
An Oltrepò Pavese white blend from Alberto at Provino.co.uk
From Cignoli that is his mother's winery
A blend that tickles the palate and soothes the mind
December 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Tuesday evening and wine with our dinner
An Oltrepò Pavese white blend from Alberto at Provino.co.uk
From Cignoli that is his mother's winery
A blend that tickles the palate and soothes the mind
An Oltrepò Pavese white blend from Alberto at Provino.co.uk
From Cignoli that is his mother's winery
A blend that tickles the palate and soothes the mind
First of December and in Kendal Market Place the Christmas market stalls were out and Santa was in his grotta
The craft fair was on at the Brewery Arts centre and @suescottartist.bsky.social was there with her work
The craft fair was on at the Brewery Arts centre and @suescottartist.bsky.social was there with her work
December 1, 2024 at 1:43 PM
First of December and in Kendal Market Place the Christmas market stalls were out and Santa was in his grotta
The craft fair was on at the Brewery Arts centre and @suescottartist.bsky.social was there with her work
The craft fair was on at the Brewery Arts centre and @suescottartist.bsky.social was there with her work
Last Friday of the month and it's Kendal Farmers Market day
November 29, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Last Friday of the month and it's Kendal Farmers Market day
A other glorious calm frosty morning in Kendal and so good to be out walking in the hazy sunshine
November 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM
A other glorious calm frosty morning in Kendal and so good to be out walking in the hazy sunshine
Pinot noir and Scottish steak pie, pairs like a horse and carriage.
Have to say the Scottish pie was made by a Lancastrian @juliadarwen.bsky.social
Have to say the Scottish pie was made by a Lancastrian @juliadarwen.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Pinot noir and Scottish steak pie, pairs like a horse and carriage.
Have to say the Scottish pie was made by a Lancastrian @juliadarwen.bsky.social
Have to say the Scottish pie was made by a Lancastrian @juliadarwen.bsky.social
Fast and furious flows the river Kent through Kendal today under a dark and heavy sky
November 24, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Fast and furious flows the river Kent through Kendal today under a dark and heavy sky
We had this offering with dinner this evening and along with your suggestion would be prime with me
November 23, 2024 at 10:12 PM
We had this offering with dinner this evening and along with your suggestion would be prime with me
Nas-cetta a grape that has come back from a near death experience and what a characterful recovery it has made
November 23, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Nas-cetta a grape that has come back from a near death experience and what a characterful recovery it has made
Friday dinner wine a sublime buttafuoco (a barbera and croatina blend) from the Oltrepò Pavese area. From Alberto at provino.co.uk and his mother's winery
The Oltrepò Pavese area is a hidden gem of Italy
The Oltrepò Pavese area is a hidden gem of Italy
November 22, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Friday dinner wine a sublime buttafuoco (a barbera and croatina blend) from the Oltrepò Pavese area. From Alberto at provino.co.uk and his mother's winery
The Oltrepò Pavese area is a hidden gem of Italy
The Oltrepò Pavese area is a hidden gem of Italy
Things you see on a tranquil cold sunny morning in Kendal.
I will say this again, the light was very special
I will say this again, the light was very special
November 21, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Things you see on a tranquil cold sunny morning in Kendal.
I will say this again, the light was very special
I will say this again, the light was very special
With our dinner this evening the wine was from our friend, Luca Aimasso @fratelliaimasso
A wonderfully soft but rich Nebbiolo
A wonderfully soft but rich Nebbiolo
November 17, 2024 at 8:15 PM
With our dinner this evening the wine was from our friend, Luca Aimasso @fratelliaimasso
A wonderfully soft but rich Nebbiolo
A wonderfully soft but rich Nebbiolo
I prefer tea cakes to caramel wafers, just saying!
November 17, 2024 at 12:48 PM
I prefer tea cakes to caramel wafers, just saying!
A very relaxed day with a sparkler from Diano d'Alba in the afternoon, then with dinner a magical Riesling from the Pfalz
Our palates have been enriched and our minds have been soothed.
Our palates have been enriched and our minds have been soothed.
November 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM
A very relaxed day with a sparkler from Diano d'Alba in the afternoon, then with dinner a magical Riesling from the Pfalz
Our palates have been enriched and our minds have been soothed.
Our palates have been enriched and our minds have been soothed.
This evening's dinner wine from @boothscountry.bsky.social was just what we needed
November 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
This evening's dinner wine from @boothscountry.bsky.social was just what we needed