Thursday 12th Feb 2026 Eating mini chicken kievs (sorry, kyivs #WokeSi2026) under a drippy awning in Winnersh station, today is the first trip to Berkshire of the 2025/26 pub ticking season. And our 5,346,782nd consecutive day of rain this winter. I was willing Mrs Hot Pink to get a wriggle on into pub one, she has one of those annoyingly paced walks - not slow enough to overtake, but not quick enough to prevent me from getting stuck behind her backside ....... It wasn't jus