I became aware of this book on the Hello Sunday Morning Facebook group. AB is a good writer. I wouldn’t say that he’s a great or brilliant writer, but he’s smart, sassy and funny. Dry is his alcoholism memoir. It took me a while to get going but today I’ve read the last two thirds of the book. Unlike Running With Scissors, Dry reads like really good fiction because it has an excellent story arc. Like Running With Scissors, it’s compellingly honest. I’d recommend it.
A crazy book. Just when you think things can’t get any more insane, they do. I raced through it while sunbathing in Cyprus. It was a perfect holiday read: easy, very original and ultimately uplifting.
Made this last night with a 1.8kg unsmoked gammon joint. Simmered it for 2 hours in the Coke, then put the glaze on, but burnt most of the glaze sadly. So be careful when putting the glazed joint in the oven.
I have to say that, so far, I have been a bit disappointed in Paphos.
The hotel is very elegant, with lovely shiny marble everywhere. It’s all very clean and well maintained. The garden and pool areas are pretty. The staff are friendly. The hotel complex is very peaceful compared to the tourist area outside, which is loud and tacky.
We do feel like we’re be squeezed for money though. It’s just small things but added up it gets a bit irritating:-
– the policy of not serving tap water in the restaurants so you have to pay for bottled
– if you want more than the daily allocation of tea bags & coffee sachets in the room you have to pay
– there’s a note asking you to use only bottled water in the kettle for which, you guessed it, you have to pay
– if you want to use the minibar fridge for your own items you have to pay corkage
– the free upgrade to half board does not included dinner on our final day, even though we missed dinner on the first night
When paying 270 Euros a night I would expect these things to be included!
Breakfast has been ok but the coffee wasn’t hot. Dinner at the Fontana restaurant last night was patchy. The salads were reasonable but the hot-held meat and fish was dry and overcooked. Puddings weren’t too bad.
Interesting to read points of view of different old people. Humourous in parts with a slightly farcical ending.