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  • in reply to: Screen view on BBO #6633
    Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
    Participant

      Hi Bill, as far as I’m aware that’s one of the quirks of BBO and I don’t think you can. I quite like to be at the bottom of the screen when I’m playing but I take your point it can be confusing as to which position you’re actually sitting,

      in reply to: Hand 1 Last Night – Interesting suit combination #4679
      Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
      Participant

        You are right, I was very lucky that Crombie didn’t cover with the J, which indeed does give me the contract! but I was always running the 10.

        in reply to: What are Weak Twos? #3105
        Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
        Participant

          Hi Lizanne, weak 2s in the majors (Benji Acol) shows 6-10 points with 6 cards in the major, ie an opening of 2H shows 6 hearts and 6-10 points and ditto for 2S opening. Your partners responses to that get a bit more complicated! Many use the Ogust system of response to the weak 2 bid. So you open 2H, partner responds 2NT (Ogust) showing 14+ points and interest in game. You as opener respond according to your point count and strength in your opening major. So the response of 3C shows minimum points and minimum strength in your bid major (so something like 6 or 7 points which includes one of the top honours in your bid suit). Response of 3D shows minimum points too but includes 2 of the top honours in your bid suit. Response of 3H shows top of the point range (8-10 points) including 1 of the top honours in your bid suit, and 3S response shows top of the point range and 2 honours in your bid suit. Finally a response of 3NT shows top of point range and top 3 honours in your suit. Now your partner takes control and bids to the correct level. (Please note these Ogust responses are the same whether you open 2H or 2S). In Benji an opening bid of 2C shows a strong hand in an unspecified suit, and an opening of 2D shows 23+ Points. (Lastly Standard English Acol teaches 3 weak 2s which includes the 2D bid as weak, so all 2C openings are now strong).

          in reply to: Help with BBO #3072
          Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
          Participant

            Hi Lizanne, I think the stars represent you have partnered a few players, rather than always the same person. It is an indication of how compatible you are to partner – so a nice thing. If you play in tournaments and do well you get BBO points and these relate to the number you may see alongside players names, ie 2 etc. Hope this helps.

            in reply to: Problem when downloading LIN file #2805
            Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
            Participant

              Hi Sue, glad you managed to sort it out in the end. If on an iPad I believe you can also save to an iCloud Drive.

              in reply to: Is ‘nickname’ my BBO username? #2527
              Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
              Participant

                Hi Justine, yes you will need to register your BBO user name with BMB. Under the Help menu click on ‘Contact us’ and send it in. Then you will be able to join in with the set hands. Hope you enjoy them. Don’t forget they are based on the seminar so would be helpful if you’ve watch that too. If you are at all unsure, Bernard has set up some very useful videos all under the Help menu.

                in reply to: Is ‘nickname’ my BBO username? #2521
                Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
                Participant

                  Hi Justine, no it is not unless you chose to use it when you registered on BBO. Have you registered on BBO yet? (It is free). If not you will need to register direct onto BBO with a User name of your choice, along with a Password. Once you have done that you will be able to join in the BMB set hands. Have a look under the Help icon in the BMB website heading if you need any info on how to do this.

                  in reply to: How would you bid this hand? #1970
                  Rebecca RonanRebecca Ronan
                  Participant

                    At favourable vulnerability I’d definitely open 3H (I’m a gambler!) never would I open at the 2 level as it doesn’t give the accurate Heart count. If the opponents have the points I’ve not only got in the way but I’m quite happy to be Doubled, I can go 3 off and still get a reasonable score. If my partner has points then I have described my hand in one bid, and will only bid again if forced.

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                  • Anona
                    Anona

                    It was a wonderful week. Hope the 2nd week goes as well, and that you have someone to take my place on the dance floor!!!!!!

                  • Robin and Hilary
                    Robin and Hilary

                    Hope you are both well and that cruise two is a great as the first. Best wishes, Robin and Hilary

                  • Andrea Powell
                    Andrea Powell

                    Good luck Bernard and especially Helen. Thinking of you.

                  • Dale Carlton
                    Dale Carlton

                    Best wishes to both of you and congratulations, now have the happiest of times.

                    Dale and Sheila

                  • Anona
                    Anona

                    Congratulations to you all!!
                    Regards
                    Anona and Clive Edwards

                  • Chris Bonser
                    Chris Bonser

                    Dear Bernard,
                    Many congratulations to Helen and yourself on the birth of a future bridge champion. Delighted to hear all are doing well. Will buy you a celebratory drink or two at the Richmond-Denham event in January. In the meantime love and best wishes to all the Magee’s!
                    Chris Bonser

                  • Robin and Hilary
                    Robin and Hilary

                    Congratulations too from Hilary and Robin!

                  • Andrea Powell
                    Andrea Powell

                    Many congratulations. Best wishes Stan and Andrea xxx

                  • Alison Deare
                    Alison Deare

                    Congratulations!

                  • Geoff Hall
                    Geoff Hall

                    Great event, Bernard, and what a lovely family you have! Your wife, Helen, was wonderful and relaxed, throwing herself into what must be a somewhat daunting environment (full of strangers all wanting your time); and as for Alfie (I really want to call him Alfred after my father!), it was brilliant for you two to bring him. WHat a good little man.

                    Looking forward to next year at the Grove.

                  • Geoff Hall
                    Geoff Hall

                    Great event, Bernard, and what a lovely family you have! Your wife, Helen, was wonderful and relaxed, throwing herself into what must be a somewhat daunting environment (full of strangers all wanting your time); and as for Alfie (I really want to call him Alfred after my father!), it was brilliant to meet him. What a good little man.

                    Looking forward to next year at the Grove.

                  • Geoff Hall
                    Geoff Hall

                    Great event, Bernard, and what a lovely family you have! Your wife, Helen, was wonderful and relaxed, throwing herself into what must be a somewhat daunting environment (full of strangers all wanting your time); and as for Alfie (I really want to call him Alfred after my father!), it was brilliant to meet him. What a good little man.

                    I agree with your comments about the hotel staff annd the playlist – it was fabulous.

                    Looking forward to next year at the Grove.

                  • Shirley Tamblyn
                    Shirley Tamblyn

                    Looking more like a champion bridge player every day :0

                  • JILL Blanchard
                    JILL Blanchard

                    Just found your blog Bernard. Fabulous Bridge Break with you at The Two Bridges Hotel. Wonderful to see you again. So many happy memories especially for us our five consecutive years at The Royal Kenz, Tunisia. You are an amazing teacher and now a firm friend. Thank you so much for everything you do to encourage all your clients. Love you Bernard ! JILL and John Blanchard. Look forward to meeting Helen and baby Alfred when you are next in Devon

                  • Judith Thornton
                    Judith Thornton

                    Hi Bernard -don’t worry you will probably get some rest when Alfie is about. 5 (but it will fly). Best wishes Judith

                  • Sally
                    Sally

                    Goodness how Alfie has grown. Helen and he are as brown as berries. A wonderful memory! With love, Sally

                  • Jo

                    He is adorable!!!

                  • Monica Lyness
                    Monica Lyness

                    Just returned from the wonderful trip on the Danube. Bernard you are the most fantastic host, Alfie is a delightful child and can see that he brings you great joy.
                    Although we were unable to sail beyond Vienna, all the staff on board were cheerful and welcoming.
                    We were lucky to have such good weather with plenty of sunshine.

                  • Judith Thornton
                    Judith Thornton

                    Happy birthday Alfie.

                    You look amazing in your birthday suit.

                  • Valerie
                    Valerie

                    Great idea – lovely place!

                  • Valerie Gibson
                    Valerie Gibson

                    Looking forward to it. Good luck!

                  • Tim Evans
                    Tim Evans

                    Hi
                    I found the tutorial very useful – but you did not make any specific reference to vulnerability – the -50 pts may indeed be a good result – but not so much if you are vulnerable and a doubled call not making when ops have a part score in a minor on – may not be such a good result!
                    Tim

                  • Val Duffell
                    Val Duffell

                    I really enjoyed seeing the programme and am looking forward to Wednesday

                  • Robert Lewis
                    Robert Lewis

                    I am thoroughly enjoying the lessons! You are doing really well – it is new for us all!
                    Margaret Lewis

                    Sent from my iPhone

                  • trainjoan
                    trainjoan

                    It seemed fine to me, Bernard. You admitted that it was all new, no problem.

                  • Anne

                    Looking forward to the third one…

                  • Elaine Gilbert
                    Elaine Gilbert

                    Can’t find today’s video (3rd Apr)

                  • Tuppence
                    Tuppence

                    Hi. Just to say that WhatsApp will allow four of you to talk together. So one of us phones the other three and we can all chat together when playing. It very sociable and probably much more simple than Zoom. (Remember to put the phone on speaker so you don’t have to hold it while playing!

                  • Francine Gee
                    Francine Gee

                    Great session today, 3rd April. Thanks again. Looking forward to normal times returning, and more bridge holidays…

                  • Linda Norman
                    Linda Norman

                    We are enjoying your seminars. We have used BBO with friends on line and have created a whatsap group so that 4 of us at a time can have a voice call so can chat and feel connected. We have not used the video option as it put too much pressure on the bandwidth (and we do know what we look like! 🙂 )

                  • Ruth and Charlie
                    Ruth and Charlie

                    Hi Bernard. We are really enjoying your live broadcasts. Could Helen consider adding a music track to the build-up? (Check Google for free downloads). It would be great to have a theme tune to get us warmed up).

                  • Peter Warburton
                    Peter Warburton

                    Thank you for your great videos. Regarding suggestions, how about finessing including building the likelihood of opponents distribution.

                  • Lesley Titchmarsh
                    Lesley Titchmarsh

                    How do I get to see you play on BBO tonight?

                  • LEONARD HONEY
                    LEONARD HONEY

                    Please advise how to log into your live tutorial today Monday 6 April- thanks

                  • Lindsay Stewart
                    Lindsay Stewart

                    Hi Bernard
                    You are fast becoming the highlight of my Mon,Wed and Fri! I’m a complete dinosaur when it comes to playing online but I’d love to be able to respond live when you ask questions and I’m no idea how to be able to do this- do I need to join something?
                    I’d be very grateful for some very simple instructions.

                  • francinewinch
                    francinewinch

                    I usually pick up the video in the late afternoon after gardening. Thanks so much for this. Looking forward to seeing you in person later this year!
                    P.S. my name is Francine Gee

                  • trainjoan
                    trainjoan

                    Sweet. How is your Dad? Send my best wishes. *— * *Joan – * – Lipkin-Edwards Tel 0208 4550029 Mob: 07733 005766 Charity fund-raising. Computer,Internet and mobile ‘phone training/help for ‘older’ people http://www.lipkin.co.uk

                  • randhl

                    Very smart. I’m also due a trim! (Robin)

                  • randhl

                    The Christmas Markets Cruise was most enjoyable. We have great memories of it. Robin and Hilary

                  • randhl

                    Great! As long as he’s happy I say. I’ve had mine trimmed too, but there’s less than he has for sure!
                    Stay well.
                    Robin and Hilary

                  • Jean Gill
                    Jean Gill

                    Bernard,

                    He is just gorgeous. What a happy little boy and such a lovely smile. It’s so his natural self and not put on for the camera. What joy he holds for you. Wonder if he will like bridge??!!

                    Best wishes to all of you and thank you for the bridge transmissions. They are so helpful.

                    Jean Gill

                  • Daphne Ashe
                    Daphne Ashe

                    I think both your haircuts look good – my husband has cut mine so I look a bit odd myself! Best wishes to you all and thanks for the great bridge lessons.

                  • Otto Meth-Cohn
                    Otto Meth-Cohn

                    Enjoying your Mon/Wed/Fri Seminars very much. We quite agree it’s time you charged us. We’d hate to see you starve!

                  • June Williams
                    June Williams

                    Oooh so cute, he’s gorgeous.
                    June

                  • Helen McNeil
                    Helen McNeil

                    Gorgeous photo!

                  • Ingrid Boyd
                    Ingrid Boyd

                    I am pleased to say I managed to register as a Founder Member this morning without any problems. A very exciting week for you Bernard – launching the Founder membership of your new venture, as well as celebrating your 50th birthday. I hope you have a wonderful birthday on Wednesday and I look forward to ‘seeing’ you for the 11 am seminar. I think it is lovely that you are giving a seminar on 3rd June and sharing your birthday with your numerous Bridge ‘groupies’ . Wishing you the VERY best of luck with your new venture – I am sure it will be a great success. best wishes Ingrid

                  • Alison Grant
                    Alison Grant

                    Very interested in the new Bernard Magee Bridge website; enjoyed your promotion of it this morning… but please can you learn the difference between “practice” the noun and “practise” the verb?
                    Alison (Recently retired languages’ teacher but relatively new Bridge player, with only 6 years experience)
                    P.S. Have followed all the 28 lockdown seminars and love your teaching style!

                  • Lesley Reuben
                    Lesley Reuben

                    He looks just like you!

                  • leigh Martin
                    leigh Martin

                    I am hoping to learn bridge and will comment on graphics if that is ok. I am afraid I am a visual audio and kinesthetic learner (vak) so the last part doesn’t come into it but the graphics need to be a bit more user friendly So visually you are great to watch and listen to. However I need some help on positional layout and interaction. Maybe a cream background and different font to start with.
                    I hope this helps.

                  • Moira Shepherd
                    Moira Shepherd

                    Thanks for bidding the hand I sent you last week!
                    Moira

                  • Julie De Vos
                    Julie De Vos

                    Looks gorgeous!!!

                  • Lisbeth Diaper
                    Lisbeth Diaper

                    Looks a happy little boy.
                    Thank you so much for the bridge seminars you have been providing during lockdown – they are very much appreciated.

                  • Linda Parry
                    Linda Parry

                    First time I have seenyour beautiful boy! He must have inherited the blond curls from your wife!
                    Howeber, as the saying goes, he hasyour eyes… and your smile…
                    LindaP

                  • Linda Parry
                    Linda Parry

                    I fear the World we all knew is lost to us but, at least your little one knew some of it and, hopefully, will, like all of us as children, will remember the magical bits he does remember.

                    • june baguley
                      june baguley

                      why regrets? Hopefully we can now have an opportunity to make the world a healthier calmer place for young ones like Alfie to grow into!

                    • doreen higgins
                      doreen higgins

                      A dear little boy. Enjoy every minute, the time passes so quickly Doreen Higgins

                  • reuben lewis
                    reuben lewis

                    Beautiful photo. Such a great smile
                    Keep well
                    Reuben

                  • Irene Button
                    Irene Button

                    Really enjoying sessions on UTube many thanks

                  • Elizabeth Holmes
                    Elizabeth Holmes

                    Great siminars – thank you so much. Enjoy your special day – I wish I was that young again!

                  • Otto Meth-Cohn
                    Otto Meth-Cohn

                    Here, any paddling pool might have ice on it today. 12 degrees and north wind. Yesterday was 22!

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                      Bernard Magee

                      Hope you have been doing some good sketches in the previous weather!

                  • Iris Pendergast
                    Iris Pendergast

                    So so sorry that we are not in Almeria….even if the holiday is moved to another date..it will of course not be for your birthday!!!
                    I was also booked for Croatia also a moved date!!! and the cruise with Fred Olsen to the American coastline in October
                    which as yet I have no info… but hopefully soon.
                    I like the idea that you have now come up with. Our locale Bridge Club (Meridian East Grinstead) is also setting up next week
                    as an on line bridge club. Many have been playing on line with BBO I will just have to get used to it!!! Not so good at that.
                    very best wishes
                    Iris Pendergast

                  • Ian Kemp
                    Ian Kemp

                    “Painting the house blue” rather than “painting the town red”!

                  • Pauline Clift
                    Pauline Clift

                    What a gorgeous little lad and like his dad all smiles.

                  • Susan Burke
                    Susan Burke

                    Have really enjoyed the UTube videos but it never felt right to be getting all this valuable instruction for free. I am delighted to be able to show my gratitude by supporting your new website and look forward to improving my bridge even more. Thank you Bernard Magee for the past 10 weeks of gold dust! It has kept the boredom during the lockdown at bay for both me and my husband.

                  • Dr James Agnew
                    Dr James Agnew

                    Happy 50th birthday Bernard. Really enjoying your presentations. I have learned so much from them.

                    • Ann Agnew
                      Ann Agnew

                      Are we related?

                      • James Agnew
                        James Agnew

                        Hello Ann,
                        Just after seeing your query asking if we are related. I live in Limavady, N. Ireland. Whereabouts in the UK do you live?

                        Rgds,
                        James

                  • Angela J Hood
                    Angela J Hood

                    Really enjoying all your U Tube events and seen the all but rather late in viewing today – a shame as late in sending a message. Anyway just want to wish you a belated Happy 50th and I hope the rest of your day went perfectly.

                    Very best wishes
                    Angela

                  • Gerald Woods
                    Gerald Woods

                    The Seminars are very interesting and well worth visiting. Thanks.

                  • janet nicolas
                    janet nicolas

                    I’m enjoying your webinars very much indeed and have signed up as a founder member of the new venture. Wishing you every success and myself becoming a better bridge player

                  • Ruth Duncan
                    Ruth Duncan

                    Thanks for all the Seminars during lockdown. You explain things so well.

                  • Annabel Nelms
                    Annabel Nelms

                    Being non-literate on the computer, I had a lot of difficulty actually signing in – thought you were going to exclude me before I managed it. But things can only get better! That’s why I am “Tryer”.

                  • Justine Davies
                    Justine Davies

                    Loving the seminars Bernard, thank you so much. Belated Happy Birthday too!

                  • Lesley Webb
                    Lesley Webb

                    Toddlers love to be creative when using paint and Alfie is fulfilling the brief! ????????????

                  • Mauricette Proud
                    Mauricette Proud

                    Thank you for all the previous seminars. I have saved all of them and keep referring to various. How long will they be available for access ? Forever I hope.
                    Many thanks,

                  • Pitty (Maria Piedad) Gent
                    Pitty (Maria Piedad) Gent

                    One good thing about lockdown Bernard, I have revisited forgotten bridge themes with you in your excellent online seminars. Thank you so much for your very enjoyable programmes and I look forward to your new venture. All the very best,
                    Pitty

                  • angela Deane
                    angela Deane

                    enjoying online seminars. It would be really useful if you could put a short comment on each recording as to the contents. It would be so much easier than scrolling through every recording to find eg leads or overcalling.

                  • Bridget Tanner
                    Bridget Tanner

                    Lovely photo. Treasure these years.
                    Many thanks for your seminars. We both really enjoyed them.
                    Best Wishes, B

                  • Lillian Sandra Renton
                    Lillian Sandra Renton

                    Hello Bernard -Tuesday and I think I have managed to log in as a founder member today.

                    Sandra Renton.

                    Will have to wait and see whether Majorca is on for next March as I have re-signed up for it,

                    Regards to Alfie – hope he is behaving himself!

                  • Susan Anderson
                    Susan Anderson

                    I have learnt so much from your thrice weekly teach-ins and my card play is improving which is great! Thank you.

                  • Pat Gregory-Carlton
                    Pat Gregory-Carlton

                    Have now become a founder member, and delighted to do so as a thank you for all you’ve done for us during lock-down. I’ve been really enjoying your YouTube lessons, which have given me structure to my week. Looking forward to a founder member’s drinks party on board Balmoral…but not sure which year that will be!!!

                  • Torill Evans
                    Torill Evans

                    We have so enjoyed your free bridge sessions , and now look forward to continuing
                    As paid up members . Hope to improve our bridge with you help .
                    Thank you so much .

                  • mrs sheila white
                    mrs sheila white

                    I am booked on the Fred Olsen cruise at the end of August. If it is cancelled are there any 2021 cruises when Bernard will be hosting the bridge?
                    thank you.
                    Sheila White

                  • Patricia Halligan
                    Patricia Halligan

                    I made a donation to your Just Giving page for Cancer Research as I have been very grateful for the free seminars you have been doing during lockdown. Am very pleased to now become a Founder Member of your new venture and wish you well in it. Looking forward to becoming a better bridge player!

                  • Helene Walton
                    Helene Walton

                    Gorgeous x

                  • Tuppence Hale
                    Tuppence Hale

                    Thank you for the YouTube sessions. So useful

                  • Linda Brown
                    Linda Brown

                    Thank you so much for your tutorials, just brilliant and I love to hear your comments about other matters too. Your birthday is the day after mine and I was celebrating a special birthday too, except mine was a couple of decades older!

                  • Ann Agnew
                    Ann Agnew

                    I don’t know what I would have done without your weekly seminars. Being in lockdown for 13 weeks you made my time more bearable.
                    Thank you so much for giving up your time to do this, I really believe my Bridge has improved.
                    Looking forward to the new website and wish you the best of luck.

                    • Anne Humphrey
                      Anne Humphrey

                      I really do endorse the favourable comments already made. The seminars have been a lifeline ion these lockdown times.
                      I live on my own so it is lovely to have Bernard ‘talking’ to me !!

                  • Sally M Piber
                    Sally M Piber

                    I have enjoyed every one of your lockdown sessions which have helped to keep me sane and give me focus on at least three days a week. Thank you so much.

                    Can I suggest a clean paintbrush and a pail of water on the patio outside. My young children spent hours in the sunshine painting everywhere with no mishaps. Happy days – just not easy at the time!! All good wishes for the future, Sally Piber

                  • Maggie Burns
                    Maggie Burns

                    He looks a lovely little boy

                  • Penny Mitchell
                    Penny Mitchell

                    Hi Bernard
                    I’ve enjoyed the seminars. So has Barry!
                    Thanks for helping to make the lockdown more interesting. Look forward to the website and, fingers crossed, more cruises and bridge weekends.
                    Penny

                  • Vera Schofield
                    Vera Schofield

                    Alfie looks adorable. Don’t suppose you cut his hair!!!!
                    Bridge sessions really good and helpful. Looking forward to the 22nd June.
                    Regards Vera

                  • Anne Humphrey
                    Anne Humphrey

                    It is fun while it lasts, and they grow up so quickly. But I am happy that those days are well behind me!
                    Except of course it is now grandchildren – but even they are past that stage (DG).

                  • Pamela Rawlings
                    Pamela Rawlings

                    Boys will be boys imagine having two like Alfie.Its a wonder I’m still sane. Of course that is debatable!!!

                  • Berwyn Aston
                    Berwyn Aston

                    Looking forward to all the fun.
                    Alfie is so cute, love the picture.
                    Berwyn

                  • Mrs Julia Perry

                    Sorry to say I was well into lock-down with a health problem and missed 3/6. Hope I am registered and I look forward to more information when it is ready.

                  • Valerie Sullivan
                    Valerie Sullivan

                    Have really enjoyed the seminars. Great style, relaxed and friendly. Looking forward to membership.

                  • Geoff Seal
                    Geoff Seal

                    Enjoy the teams. Very informative.

                  • ANN JOHNSON
                    ANN JOHNSON

                    Looking forward to sharing your new venture has a Founder Member.seminars ,set hands.BBO events and more. Really enjoyed the UTube seminars thank you!
                    GOOD LUCK Ann Johnson {mia}

                  • LJS Shaw
                    LJS Shaw

                    Fantastic seminars. So enjoyable and I’ve learned so much. Thank you Bernard. Wishing you all the very best with your new website.

                  • rosemarie eldridge
                    rosemarie eldridge

                    Have enjoyed all the seminars and look forward to future bridge on your website

                  • Maggie Morgan
                    Maggie Morgan

                    Thanks for all the utube sessions. As always clear and informative. Helping to keep me sane!

                  • Graham Roberts
                    Graham Roberts

                    Vowed to register today 24th June- four years to the day when the result of the UK Referendum was announced.

                    Your expletives were far more exciting as we disembarked the Aegean Odyssey at Honfleur than that uttered

                    a week last Friday during your Teams match.

                    Enjoying you seminars,

                    Best wishes,

                    Graham.

                  • Beryl Mullins
                    Beryl Mullins

                    I know the feeling. I hope it didn’t stain the wood floor!

                  • June Dixon
                    June Dixon

                    What an intense blue, lovely!

                  • Josie Heayns
                    Josie Heayns

                    Thank you so much for all the seminars , they were excellent. Also enjoyed the Friday live sessions with the commentary on how to call and play the hands. Looking forward to the new venture.

                  • Elspeth Julian
                    Elspeth Julian

                    Good luck with your new venture Bernard! I knew you wouldn’t let lockdown get the better of you!

                  • Marian Walmsley
                    Marian Walmsley

                    Pretty good job x

                  • GerryArty
                    GerryArty

                    It will be nice when it’s finished ! 🙂

                  • GerryArty
                    GerryArty

                    Alfie, is already inventing new conventions for us to learn !

                  • Ann Agnew
                    Ann Agnew

                    He’s so cute

                  • Fran Bennie
                    Fran Bennie

                    I think I can see your Dad as a wee boy, when I look at Alfie !

                  • jUNE fERRE
                    jUNE fERRE

                    What a cute little boy Alfie is – great smile. I think he looks like Mr. Bridge – he may not thank me for that – lol
                    June Ferre

                  • janet nicolas
                    janet nicolas

                    Congratulations. Sorry I’m a day late. I’m very curious as to what part of the country you guys live in. Bernard so frequently refers to the weather and I wonder where abouts you are. No need to be too precise – just a nod to the area.

                  • Berlie
                    Berlie

                    Happy Anniversary & congratulations: although a day late. I hope you’ve had some time to relax and celebrate.

                    Berlie x

                  • Susan Stephens
                    Susan Stephens

                    Can you please give me the ingredients for the Italian Chickpea Flatbread? I have Coeliac Disease so I am always looking for easy GF recipes.
                    I have really enjoyed your lessons and especially your discussions during the teams on a Friday. Here in NZ the bridge clubs are all open again and tournaments started several weeks ago and they have had a great turnout . People love to be back playing face to face.

                  • Judy McLellan
                    Judy McLellan

                    I have two young grandsons, one looks to be about Alfie’s age. “Toys all over the place”, so familiar and repeated in every home in the land where there are young children! Lovely.

                  • Margaret Carrington
                    Margaret Carrington

                    Love seeing Alfie, & parents of course. Thankyou

                  • Judith Morison
                    Judith Morison

                    I at last tried this flatbread. I talked to you on BBO and ended that I would. I daren't go in shops yet and local store has very limited GF but I finally got someone to get me chick pea flour (which I have not used before). I don't think I did it right – do you use an electric whisk or a wooden spoon by hand? Also I hadn't a big enough metal pie tin so used a pyrex one. It ended up soggy but it was vaguely edible. I will have another try

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                      Bernard Magee

                      I hand whisk – then leave for 3 or 4 hours. If a bit soggy – it probably needs a little longer in the oven.

                  • reuben lewis
                    reuben lewis

                    Unfortunately not able to view the picture on my Imac?

                  • Jean Newell
                    Jean Newell

                    I cannot see the photos on my iPad either

                    Jean Newell

                  • Sue Leech
                    Sue Leech

                    We always told our children that the sound of the ice cream van meant that he’d run out! Was that too mean?!

                  • Elizabeth Clarke
                    Elizabeth Clarke

                    BlackBerry jam or sloe gin

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                      Bernard Magee

                      We made sloe gin about 4 years ago, but not this time and not with bridge books!

                  • Ruth Gilmore
                    Ruth Gilmore

                    are you pressing meat, something like an ox tongue (apologies to vegetarians, but meat eaters have been known to do this….) ?

                  • GerryArty
                    GerryArty

                    Paper Mache

                  • Linda Brown
                    Linda Brown

                    Courgette or cucumber relish

                  • Pauline Wood
                    Pauline Wood

                    Is it a summer pudding, but an autumn version made with blackberries?

                  • Lesley Denyer Smith
                    Lesley Denyer Smith

                    I forgive the use of the book and we think it's something for Christmas. Pud maybe?

                  • Graham Shotton
                    Graham Shotton

                    Christmas pudding

                  • Vera Schofield
                    Vera Schofield

                    Some kind of food dish!!!! Could it be Popcorn?

                  • Linda Parry
                    Linda Parry

                    Can't be hot can it… not with precious
                    books on top?

                  • Elizabeth Clarke
                    Elizabeth Clarke

                    Essential oils

                  • Mary Simm
                    Mary Simm

                    courgette cake

                  • Deirdre Kenroy
                    Deirdre Kenroy

                    A game terrine with pheasant or venison?

                  • Sean Haffey
                    Sean Haffey

                    Normally I would say Green Eggs and Ham but since it's autumn perhaps Brown Eggs and Ham.

                    Choice of book depends on size of pan. For example, my copy of the Complete Works of Shakespeare wouldn't fit but Three Men in a Boat lacks sufficient mass. Card Play Technique is physically and mentally a weighty tome and probably deserves reading once a year.

                  • Maria Lyons
                    Maria Lyons

                    Is it a summer pudding?

                  • Diane Wells
                    Diane Wells

                    Lovely photos.Have you made a press for a flowerundefinedleaf?

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                      Bernard Magee

                      Not a press, but Alfie and Mummy have got a press for the fig leaves which have just started falling.

                  • Bill Keast
                    Bill Keast

                    Some form of pate?

                  • Barbara Ide
                    Barbara Ide

                    a summer pudding

                  • Ken Smith
                    Ken Smith

                    blackberry wine?

                  • Carola Selwyn
                    Carola Selwyn

                    Sauerkraut?

                  • Elizabeth May
                    Elizabeth May

                    Summer pudding?

                  • Elizabeth May
                    Elizabeth May

                    Kimchee

                    • Elizabeth May
                      Elizabeth May

                      Kimchee is form of sauerkraut

                  • catherine preston
                    catherine preston

                    summer pudding

                  • Vera Schofield
                    Vera Schofield

                    Well done Carola

                  • Jennifer Kendrick
                    Jennifer Kendrick

                    Our guess is a tongue, Richard frequently tells me his Mum used to make it………so I have never tried!!

                  • Joan BUSFIELD
                    Joan BUSFIELD

                    Thank you Alfie for sharing your watermelon at breakfast. My it was cold on the cruise but we saw so many exciting things. Playing bridge with Bernard was ruined by having a no cards of value all night. Alll those weeks floating around in the ocean with Mr Bridge going nowhere was so memorable. Maybe we should have a photo album of out McGee family and bridge fans?
                    Joanie Busfield

                  • Patricia Sparkes
                    Patricia Sparkes

                    User error I expect, but I could not see the recipe!

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                      Bernard Magee

                      The recipe is in the forum

                  • Beryl
                    Beryl

                    Alfie is so delightful. I love his hair!

                  • Brenda Simm
                    Brenda Simm

                    A friend of mine told me recently that when she was a child her parents used to tell her that when the ice cream man sounded his bell, he had already sold all of his ice cream! How mean is that?

                  • Cherry Simmonds
                    Cherry Simmonds

                    Lovely ! He's a very lucky little boy

                  • Kenneth Haines
                    Kenneth Haines

                    These pictures really cheered me up in this awful year (and it's winter too).
                    Thanks for all your efforts Bernard – your Youtube Seminars got us through the lockdown and kept us sane (ish).

                  • doreen higgins
                    doreen higgins

                    Thank you for the pictures. Lovely family. I have 2 sons, grown up now, and 2 wonderful grandsons. What blessings

                  • Beryl
                    Beryl

                    Its a real joy to follow Alfie's progress with lovely family photos. How can a 2 years and 12 months old boy not make a mess!

                  • Vera Schofield
                    Vera Schofield

                    Happy Birthday Alfie you are a little darling. I love your birthday cake did Mummy make it or Daddy? You seem to have plenty of toys to keep you occupied. I also love the lovely curls in your hair.

                    Happy Christmas and all the very best for the New Year 2021 to Bernard, Helen, Alfie and all the helpers.

                    Vera

                  • Robin Levett
                    Robin Levett

                    Spring is on the way, good to see you back blogging. I'm inspired to pump up my tyres now! Robin (and Hilary)

                  • Felicity Thomson
                    Felicity Thomson

                    Lovely pictures

                  • Sylvia Parsons
                    Sylvia Parsons

                    Looks great fun! Alfie is a real ‘outside boy’ xx

                  • Carol Fisher
                    Carol Fisher

                    Great fun Bernard. We don't often have as much snow as this. Brings back happy memories with my own children and grandchildren

                  • Buckley
                    Buckley

                    Where / How do I find the recipe for the bread please?

                  • Carol Fisher
                    Carol Fisher

                    Lovely picture.

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