Static Out = GB Banned. Again!

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 18:13.Reading time less than 1 minute.

And y’all wonder why I am so in despair and without hope? I’ve supported SitA since he started. Well – in truth – a month after he started. And now I’m #banned from his yt chan too :o( Friends? WHERE?

BISMILLAH

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 16:49.Reading time 2 minutes.

Freddie is BACK :o) I have worked – In Real Life – with Parsi peeps. If you look into Freddie, you will find that his parents were Parsi. Forget the BS MS History, eh? Bismillah (Arabic: بسم الله‎) is a phrase in Arabic meaning “in the name of God”, it is also the first word in the Qur’an, […]

Beef Curry For Breakfast?

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 15:59.Reading time 1 minute.

It was only days ago that I was told about Jack Ramsay – Royal Marine. I had no idea. Oh. Yet another reason to love that Gobshite Scot, GR. My Dad joined at 14. My brother joined at 17. My husband did the full course at 24. Mum, Dad, Chris and I went down to […]

Note To Self : STOP WAtching The Dodo!

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 15:06.Reading time 1 minute.

I sob every time. This one is so amazing. We have had 4 GSD’s. I DESPISE the rep that they have. NEVER will you get a more loyal, affectionate, intelligent, loving, protective, friendly, funny, warm and cuddly dog. Tsar will be 12 soon. Yes. He is not in the best of health but…OMG…is he playing […]

Sarah Beeny

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 14:13.Reading time 1 minute.

Sarah Beeny This country has a love/hate relationship with Sarah. Her Property Ladder TV shows were a phenomenal success. I have friends (REAL LIFE FRIENDS) who featured on her TV show. She trashed their F1RST renovation as mediocre. They were so shattered (?!) that they tried again. And again to restore old buildings. Now they’ve […]

Abandonment Issues

Monday, 11 January 2021, 17:31.Reading time 1 minute.

This is MY life long struggle and MY greatest FEAR! The issue of being Abandoned. From the age of 6 I often took my baby brothers from house to house and looked over them because both my parents worked hard. By age 8 I was quite often left as the sole carer for my younger […]

Jolly Interesting Walk Through Central London, Trafalgar Square and Strand

Monday, 11 January 2021, 15:51.Reading time 1 minute.

A few years back, Himself and I got fam members to look after the house, boys, dogs, cats whilst we went on a 3 day Jolly to London…30th, 31th, 1st. Over the New Year. We stayed at the Savoy. DING DONG. And on New Year’s Eve we walked a Pub Crawl in the opposite direction […]

“You Do Nothing For Me”

Monday, 11 January 2021, 15:02.Reading time 1 minute.

For some people this is automatic. We don’t mean to do it. And it’s never malice aforethought. It just happens. Like a few months ago when I was shouted at in my local chemist. “Why are you not wearing a mask?” BECAUSE I LIKE BREATHING – I shouted back. Or…“You are exempt. Why?” THAT’S BETWEEN […]

Nålebinding

Monday, 11 January 2021, 9:24.Reading time 1 minute.

Oh My Giddy Aunt. I’m so disappointed in myself :o( For a girl who has spent a lifetime knitting and sewing and crocheting, WHY have I never heard of Nålebinding before? It is now known exclusively as a Scandinavian craft but the image above is of a pair of Nålebound socks found in Egypt, dating […]

Orphan Train Challenge

Sunday, 10 January 2021, 17:17.Reading time 3 minutes.

OK. Here we go. I DEMAND (not request or ask politely) …I DEMAND that the new youtube history experts give us ALL – SOLID, VERIFIABLE, UNEQUIVACAL PROOF about Orphan Trains REPOPULATING EMPTY TOWNS AND CITIES. FFS. Even the totally messed up WikiCrapedia says : “The phrase “orphan train” was first used in 1854 to describe […]

Jane Goldman : The Limehouse Golem

Sunday, 10 January 2021, 16:33.Reading time 1 minute.

Yesterday I was hit with…OMG. I watched an amazing film last night. You have GOT to watch it. A cross between Se7en and Jack the Ripper called….er…. Me: The Limehouse Golem? Seen it! See link above. April last year!!! Jane Goldman? Oh. Yes. She wrote the screenplay and is married to a famous UK talk […]

20 Minutes vs 11 Seconds

Sunday, 10 January 2021, 16:04.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’m usually willing to listen for 20 minutes to get a fair assessment of the content. But after nearly 3 years – 11 seconds is now my new limit. P.S. And that’s 11 seconds more than I give to the other two :o) #BeGrateful

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.