Honey for the bears

 I took the title of this post from one of Anthony Burgess' lesser known novels (but incidentally one of my favourite). That said, it is not a blog post about the book. But the title is so perfectly fitting for some news I read about recently: two bears escaped a wildlife park in Devon, near Exeter (which I have passed through, but never properly visited). And they ate week's worth of honey. That is both funny and cute. I know bears can be dangerous, even vicious animals, but that's still cute. Anyway, Mish and Lucy are both back in custody after their expedition in the outside world. I hope they had a nice escapade and they enjoyed the sweet treat.

Fall's Over

I drank this beer during our time in Devon, ironically at the end of summertime. But Fall's Over for The Exeter Brewery truly is an ale for autumn turning into winter, one season falling into another. It is dark, malty and, well, dark and malty. I haven't had one since that time, but it would be the perfect beer these days, as autumn is truly turning into winter, with temperatures seriously going down. When I say winter, I mean an English winter. Snow will be missing. All the same, I can't help but think that Fall's over. Sorry for the lousy pun.