WHO Just Said B.C?

Thursday, 9 July 2020, 14:32.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Bernard Cribbins? How very dare ! ? And if you are NOT careful – I’ll go back to Rik and Ade. Bottom. Camping on Wimbledon Common and in fear of a Womble attack!

Who Wrote, Composed and Sang the Theme Tune to One Foot in the Grave

Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 16:21.Reading time less than 1 minute.

And Don’t cheat. Just a few seconds of listening and you WILL know. IF you know :o) P.S. Why have I never seen this clip before? The Mysteries of Life!

Talking Italian

Monday, 6 July 2020, 12:35.Reading time 1 minute.

I really should stop being down on myself :o( I am actually Multi-Lingual. Not just Bi-Lingual (English & Rubbish) Today it’s Italian. I’ve been practising ALL morning as I prepare Carbonara and Stromboli for tea. Mamma Mia. Prosecco. La Dolce Vita. Parmigiano-Reggiano. Molto Bene. Grazie Mille. Cara Mia. Prego. Millefiori. Sophia Loren. Caio. Bella. Cosa […]

Nemean Lion | F1RST Labour of Hercules

Sunday, 5 July 2020, 15:40.Reading time 1 minute.

I could go all day with THIS but…. Clueage : The USUAL Timeless Fake as Facker put Two Lions in Nemea here :o) I’m a poet and didn’t….oh. Done that one :o( Find part 1 yourselves. #Toobusy P.S. Y’all probably know this already but – ref the image above by Peter Paul Rubens – Rubens […]

Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin

Sunday, 5 July 2020, 14:06.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Double Life? Yes. I admit it. Listening to Enya but actually with Shirley Valentine. All Alone. On a Beach :o) P.S. Serve ME Calamari and you’ll get it served right back at ya tootie sweetie! Fair Warning.

THE SUPERMARKET

Friday, 3 July 2020, 12:18.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Where is this place? I wanna go here and meet every Harry Enfield character (especially Wayne and Waynetta with their NicNacs – – “Here’s what Wayne nicked. And here’s what I knackered”) Biggest LOL :o)

But I DO have Time for…

Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 15:43.Reading time less than 1 minute.

With Their Noses in the Air

Saturday, 27 June 2020, 15:54.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This’ll bring in the HATERS! Whatever! LOL I’ve stayed in L’Hôtel Ritz, Paris…………………… four times now. And I WILL stay there again :o) Side Note : Have I mentioned that I – might – quite – like Robbie’s voice? I’m not sure (?)

In MY Defence

Saturday, 27 June 2020, 14:35.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Much the same as this happened to me last night at 1:30/3:15 and 4:50 am. Even in the pitch black I can feel him sitting there, plotting. He knows he has finally won when he starts pulling the covers off me ! Bloody Dogs :o) BTW – the last time………he toddled back upstairs and went […]

Just on the Brink of…

Saturday, 27 June 2020, 14:09.Reading time 1 minute.

…putting together a hugely important un-never-before-together-put-historical-link AND I get into a conversation about music. How it turned from a major Trance Festival in Belgium to Barry Manilow to Only Fools and Horses is a Very Long Story. An hour later – I remember the song that Del Boy was singing. Gawd, I’m slow today :o( […]

Four Mad Women WILL Go to Paris

Thursday, 25 June 2020, 12:38.Reading time 2 minutes.

No matter WHAT! Wiki : 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull Wiki : Computer says NO! We were already in a hotel right beside Heathrow (because of an early morning flight) when this happened and we woke up to the news. What? But? It took about 5 hours to organise everything. No plane? We can drive. We […]

A Mid 19th Century Welcome

Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 11:04.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This is a page from The Romany Rye where George Borrow describes his arrival in town for the Annual Horse Fair. I wonder which inn he is talking about. Most of them are still here. If it was The New Inn – that would be funny. It’s owned by the parents of The Almaboobies now […]

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