“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.”
Before I get accused AGAIN of Bestiality – as I once was by a psycho yt commenter because I have a dolphin in my picture – the phrase MY Lover is very prevalent in the West Country of England. Scotland – Hen GeordieLand – Pet Lincolnshire – Me Duck West Country – Me Luvver They […]
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I’m in the middle of engraving a slate roof tile that we salvaged from the stable restoration. It’s lasted almost 200 years already. Hopefully it will last many more :o)
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My beautiful soulmate. My gorgeous pal and companion died in my arms this morning. It was not a “natural” death but the kindest of all cruelties. Even the very young Eastern European Vet, who came to help us, shed a tear or two. He kept calling Tsar “my wonderful munchkin.” Les than an hour later […]
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Ipomoea : (A Wexford Case) Ruth Rendell. Roxane’s shoes. The leaf was not from a wild plant but from the cultivated climber Ipomoea rubro-caerulea, the Morning Glory. I’m in Distraction Action here ! One of my favourite Ruth Rendell Inspector Wexford books is the one in the image above. I’ve planted and grown ipomoea/convolvulus in several homes. […]
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That’s what I said to our builders a year after moving into this house. Before – this room and that chimneybreast had f-ugly 1950’s beige tiles all over it and a modern electric 3-bar fire. Rip it ALL out! Behind the wall we found the recess and the YorkStone Lintel. So I HAD to HAVE […]
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My favourite character in Dad’s Army has always been Frazer the dour Scottish undertaker. John Laurie played him to the hilt and beyond. If you’ve never watched Dad’s Army, may I humbly recommend it as one of those timeless classics ? Here is Frazer – the quintessential Celt – who tells a Grand Wee Story. […]
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Freddie is BACK :o) I have worked – In Real Life – with Parsi peeps. If you look into Freddie, you will find that his parents were Parsi. Forget the BS MS History, eh? Bismillah (Arabic: بسم الله) is a phrase in Arabic meaning “in the name of God”, it is also the first word in the Qur’an, […]
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I’m feeling as giddy as a hormone-laden teenager. 2 hours ago my yt got the above message. All I did was publicly support someone whose work I respect. Conclusion : Either HGS or I have a #SecretAdmirer who desperately wants to be either HGS or I :o) Love ya Mr/Ms HideBehindAFakeName&Computer Wannabe xxx
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Gordon as I (and many others) have never seen him before. At home with his family! Like Mr R, my one-time ward now has a tiny daughter called Matilda aka Tilly. And, like some lovely people I’m acquainted with, he has a very young son. Carbonara is a top three fave dish of mine. With […]
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It’s taken Ursula 6 months. Woohoooo! I was in HM Forces Basic Training when my disc slipped. AGONY! But I refused to lie down and give up! At the end of it all, I was given THE recruits BEST posting. The one every single recruit wanted. BERLIN. That was then. As for now. The finding […]
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This is a Personal Opinion, OK ! I don’t do BOATS. I DON’T do Seafood but I like the idea of Three Men in/on/off a Boat. Especially 3 men who are true friends and can get away with murdering each other every couple of minutes as opposed to kissing each others’ egos every other second […]
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Talking to my brother the other day TRULY opened my eyes. We got on to his 18 year old daughter. My niece. Both her parents were HMForces and are trying to guide her that way. She is ALL History and Textiles and Psychology. Even whatisname Brother admitted that me that my stunning niece MUST get […]
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