tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post2841389494734983523..comments2024-03-28T09:28:46.253+00:00Comments on North Stoke: Whitbythelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-65576705483484206062011-10-27T22:09:03.818+01:002011-10-27T22:09:03.818+01:00There’s a fishmonger’s on Sandgate GL where you ca...There’s a fishmonger’s on Sandgate GL where you can get the best of the local seafood at very reasonable prices; they’ll even open up their oysters (85p each) for you on the spot and, along with a few of those followed by a pint of Guinness at the Duke of York down the lane and overlooking the harbour, is well worth the visit ;-) The Magpie Cafe is a few minutes’ away on the other side of the harbour and fully deserves its reputation as the best seafood restaurant in town. Thelma had Dover Sole and I had deep fried squid – only complaint is that the portions are really big so, next time, I’m going for just a main with no trimmings (except a separate side salad). Oysters there are cultivated by the monks on Lindisfarne – they’re small (the oysters that is not the monks) but are very flavoursome (come in on ice and cost £1.60 each).Littlestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230602842890742843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-77864965948635709142011-10-27T15:50:38.309+01:002011-10-27T15:50:38.309+01:00Hi to you both, its Ben isn't it Genius Loci?....Hi to you both, its Ben isn't it Genius Loci?. The Magpie is very famous, and serve a variety of freshly caught fish, so it doesn't have to be fish & chips. Yes the town gets pretty full and it is difficult to park, we found a back street car park for £4 for 24 hours which suited us. Mostly I think the people come from the big Northern cities, the neighbours both sides come from Leeds..<br />Reading your blog, thought you might like this link...photos of the volcanic eruption in Iceland..<br />http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html<br /><br />Hi MM, mushy peas also look terrible and are rather tasteless, but my dover sole in brown butter was delicious. Trouble with the cottage is its small, so everything has to be to scale, bit like my miniature work. Phone call this morning says that it has been reduced to a mess again, as they have scrapped all the old plaster off the stair walls, and the builder has just given me the figure for his work ;(. It should be ready for Xmas when we go up though...thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-63750315265952319942011-10-27T14:28:15.372+01:002011-10-27T14:28:15.372+01:00I'm not a fan of fish and chips although my hu...I'm not a fan of fish and chips although my husband likes to order then occasionally. I had to read the wikipedia reference for mushy peas--sounded a bit gruesome although there was a nice photo of "a British meal of fish and chips" etc. <br />Your cottage sounds like a inviting place to be---warm and freshly new within. I can imagine the rooms with a "camping out" sense of impermanence re the furnishings.<br />And yes---shopping for a major thing such as a sofa can become bewildering---too many choices presented. In terms of such, my long-legged husband will choose a chair or sofa which fits him and I am left sitting on the edge in order for my feet to touch the floor! One which might fit my height leaves him with knees jacked up about his ears.<br />I especially like your photo of the Yorkshire farmstead--I'd be far more at home there than in the environ of a shopping mall!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-25354027636591787142011-10-27T11:28:52.073+01:002011-10-27T11:28:52.073+01:00I've only been to Whitby once before, Thelma, ...I've only been to Whitby once before, Thelma, about 10 years ago and on a bank holiday. It was a nightmare, as you might imagine! It does look pretty though, and after your description of the Magpie and its amazing food I am making plans to go back forthwith!Doofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368086816490113661noreply@blogger.com