Awards and citations:


1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Showing posts with label Strathspey Railway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strathspey Railway. Show all posts

Saturday, 21 May 2016

Netta – 92 years young + tea on the Strathspey Railway

 Netta celebrating her 92nd birthday 
on 20th May 2016 
(above and below) 

the Birthday Cake

Photos of Netta Macintyre's 92nd birthday (Netta@92) – Netta is Carole, my partner's mother. Also photos from today's family tea on the Strathspey Railway.  





 The Strathspey Railway: Aviemore to Broomhill


 E.V. Cooper Engineer

Engine was built in Swindon in 1952



The controls  

 Hanging the lantern on the front 



 Netta and her daughter Anne 




















Monday, 29 December 2014

Steamin' towards 2015...

EV Cooper Engineer engine uncoupled for return to Aviemore
just beyond Broomhill station

 Carriages waiting for the engine to return

 Moment of uncoupling
(above and below)


 Driver's mate starting trek back to far end of the train
 – figure by middle large wheel

 Getting up steam again