One of OUR Dinosaurs is Missing (!)

Effoffasaurus I remember watching this film as a kid. ytc has decided that the film is inappropriate noooowadays, No Shit, Sherlock! Ustinov was a jobbing actor. He took what he was given. I’ve been around actors and comedians. With families. They NEEDed to work to earn money to feed their kids. I cleaned nasty, stinking […]

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The Royal Albert Hall, London

I have never been inside here. But I have vivid memories of us snotty teenagers from Lincs going on a “school trip” to the Natural History Museum and ending up sitting on the steps of the Albert Memorial eating our Mummy-made packed lunches. One day I’ll enter these hallowed, music filled spaces. And maybe watch […]

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Gardening is Spiritual : Double Digging

I’m Exhausted just watching this :o( Grandad George taught me about Double Digging. Thanks, darling man. I STILL HATE doing it. Achy Breaky Back Excuse ? ? ? But……. Like life, one has to dig at least 2 spits deep. If not more to get Good Growth. I’m armchair double digging right now :o)

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Some Of Us Are BORN REJECTS

But… I was so lucky to have gone to school with people just like me. We often shared a MASS detention together for being #BADTOTHEBONE. Write I am a Reject 100 times meant sellotaping 6 pens together and writing that in 2 minutes flat! One of them (in her 50’s…aaaargh. Ancient Crow) still has cropped […]

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Astrology : Libra Full Moon

Please excuse my cuss word…ASTROLOGY! For the 33rd (?) time, I am Sagittarius Sun, Libra Moon, Virgo Rising and Venus in Scorpio. Which makes me everyone’s worst nightmare. FACT! By the way. I didn’t begin to learn astrology until a beautiful friend told me my placings when I was in my 20’s. Which means that […]

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Double Jeopardy : A Jew from Baghdad

I learn so much from Mark John Maguire. Every video is a wonderful experience. There were once Jews in Baghdad ? I never knew that.

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Scented Candles Anyone?

BEESWAX I used to be able to buy blocks of beeswax in town but this wonderful shop closed and is now a COSTALOT Coffee. Not the point. Or is it? I used to buy Mason and Kilner Jars there too for my lime pickles, chutneys, jams etc. NOT the point. Get on with it , […]

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For the F1RST Time Ever…

I needed an iphone. Each day in the local supermarket is an adventure nightmare. Today, as usual, I went to the self-checkout machine and got frightened to death!!!!! Why? Well – they weren’t there yesterday but are today. TODAY the four self-checkout tills in our local Co-op now have screens above them that show you…YOU…as […]

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Isaak Asimov/Shakespeare/A Sore Thumb

The Quality of Mercy. In order to prove a date, I’m chasing a colour. The trouble is – I don’t know which colour! But I’ve a very strong feeling that the answer lies with the 16th (or maybe 17th) century Venetian artists. This line of thought took me to Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice) which […]

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U DON’T Own Me :o)

I don’t know who to blame more. My parents for making me grow up with every style of music or BFF – with whom I’ve just had a wonderful phone convo :o) Anyhoo. BFF and I were talking about the latest BS and this song came into my head from NOWHERE! So. Sue Me ! […]

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M|A|R|R|S

IT is there. In front of yours eyes and ears. When y’all get off your ego-trips, take a step back and L|O|O|K :o) I’m NOT responsible. I take ZERO responsibility for the BS that y’all REFUSE to acknowledge. MUSIC is MY Muse. I can go from punk to jazz to soul to rock to pop […]

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