Sympathy For The Devil

And LUST for his Tricky/Trickster daughter. I know your names. They are writ LARGE in the records. It was always a fight between FREE WILL & DIVINE LAW I KNOW who chose Free Will. And why they chose it. Because… …THEY all Thought that they were Better than their Creator. SAD as can be. Welcome […]

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Frazer the Poet

Yes. I know it’s not Friday yet. But, gimme a break? Dad’s Army. Frazer meets an American with this….. I love Private Frazer – the archetypal dour Scot :o) Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed, Or to Victorie! Now’s the day, and now’s the […]

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Pyjamas

I’ve ALWAYS been a PJ girl. Hey, I like to be comfortable. Shoot Me! Now – living with 3 men, I no longer have to buy myself PJ’s. I just snaffle a tee-shirt and a pair of “lounge pants” and sleep in comfort and warmth. SOOOOOooooooo NOT Sexy :o) P.S. One of my besties at […]

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Marie de Medici

Weave a Garland of my Vows by Greta Brookes

Was a major character in my novel. I spent many years researching her. She was the second wife of Henri Quatre, mother of Louis XIII (husband of Anne of Austria), Gaston d’Orleans (husband of Marie de Montpensier), Elisabeth (wife of Felipe IV of Spain), Chrestienne (wife of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy) and Henriette […]

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Off With Their Heads

OK. I understand now why Maria Tatar came to me a few days ago. I’ve download a sample of the image above book. When I can earn a living from living – I will buy said book. Maria Tatar cites Bruno Bettleheim —- Uses of Enchantment. A book that I bought many years ago and […]

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Gossip is the Medicine of the Vicious

If only I had known – 20 years ago – when I first wrote this beginning. When I first chose the Maxim to use, that today, here, now, I’d be standing in Marie de Rohan’s shoes. Exiled. Disgraced. And Mourning. SMH!

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Cold Cannon

Bloody Smart Arse kids! What’s for tea, Mum? Pulled pork and Colcannon. Oh. Yes. I remember Cold Cannon. Gritted teeth vibe? Colcannon (IRISH: cál ceannann, meaning “white-headed cabbage”) Mine is mash potato. Sweetheart cabbage. LOTS of pepper and a pinch of salt. A splash of cream and a blob of Salted Irish Butter. P.S. I usually make […]

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The Savoy. Murder. 1923

I’ve no idea where this video channel came from but I think I might’ve fallen in love :o) There was a lovely soothing voice in the background talking about an Egyptian Prince, a French wife, The Savoy Hotel. 1923. Rewind. Start again! In a former life, I was fortunate enough to stay in some of […]

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What is it with the PORK PIES today?

Here, at MY Home – yet Another meal ruined. Since the weekend, Himself has had to divert traffic from 2 local fatal traffic accidents. He’s been spat on. Had eggs thrown at him. Been severely Verbally abused. Had to listen to the police and ambulance peeps tell him EXACTLY what happened. He tells me. OMG. […]

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Th-Th-Th-That’s ALL, Folks

Q – Why does Piggy Pork always wiggle his bum at us? Just asking! I much prefer an Arkwright st-st-st-stutter. P.S. Ronnie Barker suggested the Arkwright stutter to the writer. He thought about it. Ronnie did it. Here is the result. CLASSIC – much loved – British Comedy. P.S. When I’m asked a stupid technical […]

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The DEVIL is in the Details

Hang my head in Shame :o( I’m a Sag. I do THE BIG PICTURE before the details. It’s natural. In born. Hence – I have missed the PanPipe/Pied Porky Piper PorkyPies told by so few to sooooooooooo many. Including ME ! Sorry. RATS….another UK saying that replaces the F word. Yup. I’m surrounded on all […]

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