ABba : When ALL Is Said & Done

For well over a year, I’ve had the Brahms & Liszt taken outta me for MY love of Abba. TROLLS outta the wazoooooooo. Yadadadadada! Boring! Here’s Frida’s voice on ….

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REUNION of Lauren & Alien Boy

OMG. I took ages to get over my boredom today. But my deformed handspan on the Big TV box just clicked on this one. Rewind. Repeat. Different vibe.

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Sarah’s Latest Vid

I’ve just had a wonderful telephone conversation with m-i-l. I have to be VERY careful what I say. Both she and f-i-l have undergone MAJOR operations in the last year or two. Open Heart Surgery. Partial Mastectomy. More Heart Surgery. etc. They are in ISOLATION. And I agree. Totally. But…I have to bite my tongue […]

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Top Gear : Under the People’s Palace

If y’all don’t know eff all about Roumania. Bucharest. What exactly is under the Palace of Parliament…Watch the FULL Top Gear episode where Clarkson. May. Hammond. Go MAD in the tunnels under the People’s Palace ? ? ? WTF?

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Part of the Romanov Reset?

Hey. Do NOT ask me what’s going on right now! I’ve NO idea. Anyhoo. Just watched this. The Mausoleum of Baroness Demidoff – a Portal of Nightmares. All that I’m seeing is ONE date (1775) ONE Rich family. ONE Nappy Blownapart. And a WHOLE LOAD of Fake History. SMH :o(

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The Die Hards

OK. I know that I can play the victim pretty well. (Take that, Sarah Bernhardt!!!) but I guess every family has to have one goodly rotten apple. Is Gregor MacGregor ours? Don’t know and haven’t the time to research fully. But I DO know who the Die Hards were :o) Wiki : WTF was a […]

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To Hull & Back

OK. Maybe I lied yesterday (!) THIS might be MY fave OF&H episode. Why? Because the back bedroom (which I was always given!!) in MY parents last home had a glorious view of the Humber Bridge through the window. I’ve been to Hull. And back. A few times. But never Amsterdam :o) P.S. Diss DAVID […]

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Sissinghurst : On The List

One day I WILL visit Sissinghurst Castle. Even though it’s now owned by the National Trust!!! Years ago the BBC filmed a lovely series with Sarah Raven and her husband. BBC : Sissinghurst I devoured every episode. Even knowing (and Sarah admitted this in the show) that their family were “allowed” to live in this […]

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Sarah Raven

Sarah Raven I’ve bought plants from Sarah for several years now. They cost slightly more than seed packets or seedlings from the local garden centre but they’re always the highest quality. She is married to the grandson of Vita Sackville West so her gardening-insider-knowledge pedigree is impeccable if somewhat posh :o) Always plant flowers with […]

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GB Lesson on Perspective

Every single one of us can KNOW a lot. At the same time : Every single one of us can KNOW nothing. Not a ONE of us were born to KNOW ALL! We were ALL given Free Will for a reason. This was because WE were born with just ONE choice. Which choice did y’all […]

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How to Grow Garden Mint

A lesson my Aunt Maureen (Mum’s sis. The nurse) taught me many MANY years ago when I complained about the common and garden mint that was taking over my garden! Get an Old bucket. Take the bottom out. Push it (bucket) into the soil. Fill it with earth. Plant/tame your mint. Thanks. Never forgotten fam […]

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