Rab. C. Nesbitt

Friday, 30 August 2019, 12:32.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of my fave episodes. I watched it again yesterday. The Govan way to expose “Holier than Thou” people. And the reason why i do not and have never done CHURCH! Subtitles needed (?)

Question Time

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 10:16.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What do the following have in common? T.H. White George Harrison Nottingham Russell Crowe Monty Python Winchester Abbey Walt Disney Kevin Costner The Lady of the Lake……….. I’ll leave it there for now ;o) P.S. Sorry. No prizes.

Serena vs Simona

Saturday, 13 July 2019, 13:21.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’m watching the Ladies Final…with the sound turned off. Much as I adore Mac and his commentary, mine’s much funnier :o) Non PC, non BBC. My parents would be ashamed of me. Little things etc …..LOL

Good ol’ British Humour…

Saturday, 15 June 2019, 16:18.Reading time less than 1 minute.

… from long ago. In the days before “PC.” Before daily TV used the “baaaaad F-word.” (Father Ted) I’ve watched it enough times to be able to “quote.” ‘Breathing the same air as the Tartars.’ !!! ‘It’s like living with the Muppets.’ Rising Damp. Gentle Humour ;o)

Subtitles Needed :o)

Saturday, 8 June 2019, 13:59.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I have always loved Rab. C. Nesbitt. A good Glasgow Rant!

Place Royale, Paris

Friday, 3 May 2019, 15:46.Reading time 1 minute.

On my last trip to Paris…I’ve talked about it before. Got mugged. most of time spent in British Consulate etc etc…on MY list of things to see was the Place Royale. Why? Because I (thought I) knew that Marie de Rohan had once lived there in the 17th century, cheek by jowl with Cardinal Richelieu […]

Two Englishwomen Abroad

Monday, 8 April 2019, 11:41.Reading time 2 minutes.

The last post about England discovering Russia and Britannia ruling the world made me remember my last European Holiday and how the English are not everyone’s favourite nation. My beautiful sister-in-law and I were let loose on Paris, Rome and Venice (!) We began in Paris and got mugged outside the Louvre on the first […]

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.