Thanks Stewart. I’m glad you enjoyed this post, and I can tell that you read it all the way through. I’ll answer some of your observations as best I can.

• I wouldn’t describe thatched roofs as an exotic enhancement if that’s what you meant, because this was the normal way of roofing a building in these parts originally, and many buildings have always been thatched.
• You’re right about pickled onions. A ploughman’s lunch without them is unthinkable, and you can rest assured they would have been on the plate in the Drewe Arms.
• As regards taking candid photos of people in public, it’s something I’ll do occasionally if it feels right, but it’s not a good idea if it might upset somebody. If I’m with my wife it’s less of a problem than when I’m on my own. Men on their own taking candid pictures is something I wouldn’t recommend – whether you’re professional or not, and I’m not by the way.

Thanks again for your smashing contribution.

Thanks. I’ve enjoyed drinking in them too 🙂

Where we went was very nice indeed and maybe I’ll write about it at some point. Who knows? 🙂

Buckinghamshire? Eh? What did you want to go there for? 😉 Will we be seeing a post from my old county?
Still, how sad to hear the pubs are disappearing fast. Gems like the ones you’ve shown us belong at the heart of our society and culture. Long may they live, and be valliant! 🙂

I thought that this one might appeal to you Alli, and you’re right about a lot of good pubs, but the old ones are disappearing fast, which is why I thought it was worth remembering them before it’s too late. I never realised there was another ‘Valliant’ pub somewhere else, but at least I do now. Incidentally, I made of my rare excursions out last week – and it was to Buckinghamshire of all places 😊

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Thanks a lot 🫶💙

We occasionally use air the same way in English, Luisa….