{"id":24,"date":"2025-05-02T14:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/a-cheeky-pub-overnighter\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:50:30","slug":"a-cheeky-pub-overnighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/a-cheeky-pub-overnighter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cheeky Pub Overnighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having spent far too much time this week ploughing through my April and May work days for Kantar, writing an inspiration article (I&#39;m not too sure it lived up to its billing..) and a pile of case studies, I managed to knock the work malarkey on the head yesterday to head off for a pub night away with Janine pre-Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Started off at the Black Swan in Ockham which is a jolly good pub, driving there in J&#39;s new car, to be known as &#39;Car-los&#39; as it has ACZ on its number plate &#8211; apparently making it a dead ringer for one of her tennis faves, Alcaraz.. 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Snarfed two identical t-shirts in White Stuff &#8211; well, if I like something I then massively over-wear it, so two at a time &#8211; especially on their 2 for \u00a340 offer &#8211; was too much to resist..<\/p>\n<p>Thence onto the pub, the very dog-friendly &#0160;Merry Harriers near Godalming, us two and Flossy settling into our garden hut thingy very happily. Tea in the room, drinks in the garden, dinner in the boozer and back to our little room patio in time for me to cajole the fire pit into life.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.typepad.com\/.a\/6a0105359a4116970b02e861002dd8200d-pi\" style=\"float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"3EA8404D-66A2-4864-A2F6-F6F0B79DA830_1_105_c\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a0105359a4116970b02e861002dd8200d img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.typepad.com\/.a\/6a0105359a4116970b02e861002dd8200d-320wi\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;\" title=\"3EA8404D-66A2-4864-A2F6-F6F0B79DA830_1_105_c\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>The pub provided a very sweet kilner jar with giant marshmallows on it, to be used in the fire pit. 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