Pie for Breakfast?

Can a day get any better when it starts with Pie for breakfast? Yes it can when it's followed by a day watching the British Grand Prix in glorious British four seasons in one day weather. Burnt and soaked within the same hour and sedated by Pie ( Phil Salt's Steak Pie to be precise).

Having left home at silly O'clock one Sunday morning Mr Pieman and Georgio Dragonslayer were in desperate need of sustenance as we yomped around the revamped Silverstone prior to the Grand Prix starting.

What an excellent exhausting day. Great atmosphere and response when the Brits moved up a place or two. The track, facilities and organisation were good and will get even better with time. Despite the result and the weather everyone seemd to be having a great time we certainly did.

We even got to walk the start line/straight at the end which was a great bonus. Didn't rush out afterwards and got home at a reasonable time, happy days.

Hope and Glory

This is Stuart Maconie's latest tome and mighty fine it is. A trip around ten of the events from the 20th century which have, in his opinion, shaped the Britain we have today. Each event is illustrated with interesting facts and accompanied by his trips around the country to visit the places where these events occurred or touched. Each event has a chapter devoted to it with his usual rich and wrily observed detail throughout.

Even better than the book is to go and listen to him in the flesh which is what Mr & Mrs Pieman did recently when he appeared at the Town Hall, Deva. He didn't disappoint on an excellent evening. If you enjoy this then check out some of his others including the excellent "Pies and Prejudice", "Cider and Roadies" and Adventures on The High Teas".