MARIA

Ever since I learned to knit (aged 6) at Inverbrothock School in Arbroath – where Dad was posted at 45 Commando – knitting has ALWAYS been my go-to-meditate place. How very strange that I’m now knitting a coat called Maria! When I worked at the Royal Artillery School at Larkhill, this song was played ad […]

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Stoic vs Epicurean

9 tenths of me is STOIC. I do what needs to be done. But – occasionally I go FULL STEAM Ahead Epicurean. Why not? A little of what you fancy does you good? I’m not the kind of person who sits on some pedestal vaunting my dietary and wine abstinence. WFT? Life is too short […]

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FB : FULL BLAST aka Pump Up The Volume

They deserve their own post. Hormonally Yours aka CAN’T Make ME pregnant. Too old. Too past it. Too Dinosaurus :o) Even my doctor poo-pooed my early menopause. I was 10 years too young for the “official” medical books!

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BALLS

I’d’ve written these two…Sorry BatDog…THREE off a long time ago if I didn’t completely and utterly understand the vibe. Which I do :o) There is something about dogs and Chinese Chicken Balls that defies explanation. I had 2 balls left from my recent wonderful Chinese meal. I #banned EVERYONE from touching them. Next day. Tsar […]

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Triggered vs Trigger Happy

I’m VERY happy today. NDs everywhere. Blue on Blue. Peeps who don’t know when to just STFU and Get Thee Behind Me. Nice Day to be ALIVE and Breathing :o)

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An Inexplicable CRAVING!

A doorstop (aka a very thick slice)of Freshly Baked Bread, either raw or toasted. Lashings of Salted Butter and a Mahoosive layer of Dundee Marmalade. Droooool. But more than that – it has been far too many years since I’ve had a marmalade making day. I’m loving this lass. She has a onsies too. And […]

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Dundee Marmalade and Joan Sims

GB : 7th November 2020 Lord and Lady Ruff-Diamond? I adore Dundee Marmalade. Oh. I’ve given away the plot? Shame on me :o(

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Afternoon Tea at the Burj Al Arab : Ding Dong!

It was a gift, a Thank You. For work done. Not many peasants like me get to go inside a place like this :o) Imagine : Teeny Sandwiches. Champagne. Cocktails. Cakes. English Tea. Scones with jam and cream. A string quartet. And two wide-eyed, speechless Englishwomen. I never once gave a thought to how they […]

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2018 WAS : The LAST Time that…

…Someone had the Brass Balls to recommend another SOURCE to me. I looked and #neverlookedagain. The Trend right now IS to publicly recommend EVERYWHERE, other better, wiser, more informed channels to all and sundry. Anyone out there feeling a little hard done by? Welcome to MY WORLD. Enjoy :o) Done this many times before but […]

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David the Builder : GB 5th March 2019

GB 5th March 2019 : Royal House of Georgia Tamar (Queen of Queens) was the granddaughter of David IV -The Builder – King of Kings. OK. What does a builder need to do before he builds? Lay SOLID foundations (?) The House of Georgia, in my humble opinion, is a VITAL link in the New […]

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Uncontrollable Outbursts

My bad. I’ve had a few of them this past week. All on the same theme. I can’t help it :o( Beef Chow Mein Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls Egg Fried Rice Chips and Curry Sauce And then I watched the video below yesterday. OK. I’ve not eaten for well over 24 hours and I’m […]

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