The Sun Always Shines on TV

Yeh. I know. It doesn’t. TV’s there to fill a “hole in your soul.” Oh. No. Scandinavian vibe going on. Norway. Sweden. Bloody Vikings. Tsk. Talking of which – I had NO IDEA that Owen B was Norse too. D’oh. The things I don’t know are….! Anyhoo – Magnificent Morten. Aha aha I like it […]

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Paul the Venetian

I’ve been looking at his pictures. Along with the V&A, I need to re-visit the National Gallery. I could spend a whole month there just gazing, wide-eyed and breathless. But I always seem to go with peeps on fast forward. Sigh. Wiki : Paolo Caliari   Adoration of the Magi

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Perfect

Bizarre. But then my whole life has been beyond weird! Which Witch is Which? First time I heard this song…was the one and only time that a man took off my shoe. Filled it with wine. And drank from it. Cinderelly. Yes. I as at a BALL. Wearing high heels. Swear like a soldier and […]

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Yesterday Today – Yugoslavia

I have several family members/friends who have spent time here. Despite all the BS that happened to the country, my people ALL say two things… The country is Beautiful. The locals are always immaculately turned out (male or female) and immensely dignified. TAXI???

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The Foul and the Fragrant

I loved this book when I first read it. I’m loving it even more now :o)   Attempting to put the sense of smell on the historical map, the author of this book conveys the power that smells – from the seductress’s civet to the ubiquitous excremental odours of city cesspools – exercized over the […]

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Monarch of the Glum

I loved the original series. Never saw this until today. P.S. The ICONIC Scottish painting called Monarch of the Glen is Himself, The stag. How any xyx7£$^***8& call kill that beauty is beyond me :o( Anyhoo. French and Saunders doing their silliest silly stuff.  

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Gruzinskaya

Greta Garbo I want to be alone Grand Hotel My ALLTIME, watched again and again B&W film. Joan Crawford at her most natural, beautiful. The Barrymore boys. Wow. P.S. Basil Rathbone. Hound of the Baskervilles. The original name Barrymore was changed. Look it up. I’d go to Nina, Pretty Ballerina by Abba but………………..m’eh.     […]

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Frankenstein

Ooops. Stupid Gangster fingers. Did I ACTUALLY say that out loud? My bad. I meant Frankincense. My most favourite (amongst 20 odd) aromatherapy essential oil.  My eyes have just gone….(?) Look it up. Prohibitively expensive now. Sadly.   Wiki : Frankincense     

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