“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
Films for me are remembered by their dates and where we lived at that time. 1996. We lived in a secret location in Hampshire. Portsmouth was a half hour drive away. So, one night, we had a babysitter and drove to Portsmouth to watch Trainspotting as soon as it was released in UK cinemas. We […]
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Or Foundling. They are one and the same. A child with no parents. HEATHCLIFFE And yes. He was a figment of Emily’s mind but writers write about what they know. Heathcliffe is the Byron of fiction. Mad. Bad. Dangerous to know. THE ANTI-HERO. BTW. May I humbly suggest that you read the book rather than […]
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This is a line from Shakespeare’s Henry IV. We did Henry IV Part 1 AND Part 2 as part of my English Literature Exams. I didn’t quite appreciate this at the time but now I do. Henry IV, father of Henry V – antagonist of the Dauphin of France. Who was rescued by Jehanne d’Arc. […]
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Oooh. I’m being given fascinating videos today :o) This one is a STUNNER for me. I got to know Somerset House quite well. By 1625, it was given over to Marie de Rohan as temporary accommodation when she escorted Henriette Marie to her new husband, Charles I Stuart, in England. By then the building had […]
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I built my shop around my innate love of textiles. 15 years ago it was not so difficult to buy clothes from the 30’s, 20’s, Edwardian, Victorian eras. I’d examine them closely…many handmade…and admire the delicacy of the stitches, the way they were constructed. So – no surprise – I found the video below to […]
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The main reason for unsubbing from The Voice of Reason was my impression that Alex was extremely Kung-Flu Gung-Ho. And like he always says – If you don’t like me, press the off button! Mmmmn. For the first time I’m hearing him question the Entire Car-oony Story. Nice :o)
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I can do this all day and night! I adore this crazy murdermystery gardening series. It is as silly as you can get. This episode features Belinda Lang/Fake MoneyGrubby Aussies/Gardening/A Scaffolding Misadventure/Broken Limbs and the word LISSOME…as Belinda is forced to break into a house by climbing through a window. Lissome/Lithesome. The Wife Her Husband
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He’d’ve love to’ve seen her do this skit with Cate Tate.
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I’m freaking annoyed now. The Colin Dexter books were so very much more than a #MurderMystery. They were full of allegory/myth/legend/music/literature/language/puzzles/love/life/betrayal/wonder etc After watching the wonderful Kevin Whately video below, I wanted to re-watch divine, late John Thaw. Inspector Morse. The Masonic Mysteries. I can’t afford to buy the full DVD boxset right now. I […]
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A famous UK saying that came from the long history of barges and canals here where barge poles were 10 feet long for a reason! There are SOOOO many thangs that I’d NEVER touch with a 10foot Barge Pole. And some I would. A bald man. Yes. A Wally. Yes. A Peperami. Yes. A Dirty […]
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OK. I admit. I had a thunk that Anthony Newley was connected to Joan Collins. So i checked. AN Yup. They were married for 5 minutes! I Did NOT know that he wrote the score for Wonky Willy Chocolates. My bad AN then JC….oooh. THE STUD was written by Joanie’s sister Jackie! FACT.
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OK. Bizzarrio. I’ve talked about this here and also in a long gone Yt Live Chat. I’m close to a man who spent time in the Golem Heights With the Drooze. Shooting across the valley after eating. In the UK we have After Eight Mints and a Brandy but – Whatever! Q – why is […]
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