Firm and Arduous

Firma et Ardua . Nobilis Ira

Avito viret honore ... which according to The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings means He flourishes upon ancestral honours, in other words, his honour is not of his own doing. A handed down ancestral seat, and distantly related to the 1st Earl of Sandwich. Which is probably why they do good lunches.

Met Fran and Diane there today, and because the pub's phone lines had been down for three days, no-one else had booked so we had the place to ourselves. Actually I had haddock. And it wasn't at all Firm and Arduous - it was perfect.