Cain’s Fight Continues

The Liverpool Echo says that the Dusanj family are turning a personal loan they made to the company during the Honeycombe takeover into new shares, thus releasing over £2.5 million. It’s not enough to save the business, but it might just convince the bank:
That means rather than expecting a return on their loan the family [...]

Cain’s Beer Company Posting Big Losses

I just finished off the proofs for the Cain’s book and it looks like the story never ends. News is breaking that Cain’s is in trouble. The BBC has the story here, and there’s more from the Liverpool Echo, but it’s a story for our times and one we’re all familiar with by now: high [...]

Edgar Allan Poe: Lines on Ale

I’ve been re-reading the tales and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe recently and I came across the following wonderful short poem:
Lines on Ale (believed to have been written on or about July 10th, 1848)
Fill with mingled cream and amber,
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chamber of my brain —
Quaintest thoughts — [...]

National Shed Week

Next week is National Shed Week and voting for 2008’s Shed of the Year closes on Friday. Go and vote now, right here.
Meanwhile, for the benefit of Caroline Smailes, who has shed envy, here’s a picture of my shed earlier this Spring.