“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.”
My Dad grew up in a two room flat above a shop. With Nan, Sam and a younger brother and sister. Their regular meal was Mince & Tatties. My Mum grew up in a very large house with her Nan, Grandad and Great Aunt. And they had strawberry jam for breakfast. I’ve forgiven my mother […]
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Laudanum Henriette Marie aka Henrietta Marie. Named after her father Henri IV and her mother Marie de Medici I slowly grew very fond of Henriette Marie as I researched and wrote about her. She is 13 years old when I first introduced her. A beautiful, young, innocent child. But she (mysteriously) died aged about 59 […]
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TY, YT! Finally (!) I get notified that my Boyce have just uploaded a new video. AFTER, I made a complete arse of myself talking about Yellow Cords and a private fam joke! Infamy. Infamy. Y’all got it Infamy :o(
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Q – What chocolate do you want, love? A – ME… Singing the tune below says everything! My FAVE bar of Choc-o-lit :o) Honest Onions. True Truth and all that stuff! P.S. B-i-L and I once shared a shared F&N choc bar and then had a 2-way competition to name the man who sang in […]
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When the evidence it Repeatable, Reproducible, Observable & you still REFUSE to SEE – It’s called Willful Blindness. aka Lying to yourself and others. also aka Gross Stooooopidity (?) Summertime here brought a huge storm last night and Flash Floods and Emergency Rescue Volunteers out half the night, up to their knees in water, rescuing […]
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I have just added another DVD box set to my Birthday/Christmas list. CRACKER Shoot. I’d forgotten just how AMAZEBALLS Robbie Coltrane was a #serious actor. This series is very DARK but also brilliant. IMHO. Episode 1 P.S. We have a future Doctor Who, a future member of The Royle Family and a past MilkLady (Open […]
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Subtitled : How To Get on TV in 1 Easy Lesson. Bamber Gascoigne OK. Just have VERY RICH and FAMOUS ancestors. Simples :o) I much prefer this Universally Challenged Mob !
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OK. This BS started a month ago when I was banned from the local surgery for not wearing the #gov demanded yashmak! Remember? Please ring next time you need to pick up a prescription and we will bring it outside for you. I was meant to pick it up on Friday. I rang to tell […]
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We have a long-running joke in the family! It revolves around people “of a certain age.” All the women “of a certain age” will spend their money on Tena Lady – invisible panty liners. And – all the men “of a certain age” will spend their money on yellow corduroy trousers. BTW – Did y’all […]
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I’ve had a very disturbing thought that has been dogging my recent foray into Victorian research. Put together the following : The Massive Popularity of “Newly” built Mental Asylums. The Victorian Baby-Farming Scandals. The HUGE population explosion. The amount of orphans available for adoption. How many families got rid of their unwanted daughters by sending […]
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I’d forgotten just how funny Lee Evans is. P.S. I’m guilty of most of these “crimes” but – in my defence, the only thing that I’ve ever nicked from a hotel is shower-caps! TMI?
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My late late, dear, departed parentals would be ashamed of me if they’d heard the BAD words I said in my head (Oh. I’m a poet) when I listened to this Pam Poem. I’ve only been in our local Tesco 3 times since March 2020. Even though two of my fave women in the world […]
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Hidden History Research 