Ode to Belmont

The old school pal, NCS, alias the Bard of Schomberg, has composed an ode specially dedicated to self:-

ODE TO BELMONT

I was disheartened this evening to see, 

That to your ‘blog’ was missing,

The latest culinary exploit.  

Oh did one with habitual fever wait.

Even as the sun set its head,

Even at the strikes of the midnight hour, 

Nothing had materialised.

Thence I stumbled upon your ‘twitter.’  

I saw before my eyes the most wonderful vista:

Of decadent banana tart and fillet steak, 

And sadness turned to joy.

Jolly fine stuff here from Schomberg and not one penny exchanged hands, either.

First published in April, 2016.

The Hon Shane O'Neill DL

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY LIEUTENANT

Mrs Joan Christie CVO OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim, has been pleased to appoint

The Hon Shane Sebastian Clanaboy O'NEILL
Shane's Castle
County Antrim

To be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County his Commission bearing date the 30th day of April 2018

Joan Christie

Lord Lieutenant of the County

English Lesson

Jeeves in the Offing was published by Sir P G Wodehouse in 1960.

In Chapter Eighteen Bertie Wooster is discussing his old prep schoolmaster, Aubrey Upjohn MA:-

“Audacity,” I said, throwing her the line.

“The audacity to dictate to me who I shall have in my house.”

It should have been “whom”,  but I let it go.

“You have the ...”

“Crust”.

“...the immortal rind,” she amended, and I have to admit it was stronger, “to tell me whom” - she got it right that time - “I may entertain at Brinkley Court, and who” - wrong again - “I may not.”

New DL

Mrs Alison Millar, Lord-Lieutenant of County Londonderry, has been pleased to appoint

Mr David Cunningham

Maghera

County Londonderry

To be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County his Commission bearing date the 11th day of March 2019

Lord Lieutenant of the County