“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.”
I grew up listening to Pam Ayres’ poems, read in her Fabulous West Country accent. She always makes me smile. TY :o) I’ve done the BIG MEN Poets many a time but today…we have a poetess, poeting about WONDERBRA! Enjoy
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Well. Good Morning to the big land mass west of me. IT happens every single day. Without fail. Right at this time. Though – I swear to God that half of them do NOT ever sleep! They just crouch over their computer Waiting for me to post. The timing is predictable too. Within a few […]
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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 […]
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Many years ago I researched and wrote a short novel titled Veritas. It centred around Paris, 17th century, the #first theatre there, their pre-police police force and Louis XIII’s brand new (?) Jardin des Plantes. I never published. Veritas became such an over-used word. Which is not a crit of Sean. Just life in general […]
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This was the last episode of Rosemary and Thyme (weep) I post it for a very special friend :o)
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Every morning I sit under a huge hazel tree. Drinking coffee to wake me up! And MY eyes are “HAZEL”. Sometimes brown. Sometimes green. Hazel Eyes Hazel eyes are actually a mixture of colors, most commonly green and brown. People with hazel eyes are thought to be spontaneous and will rarely back down from a […]
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I got laughed at a couple of days ago by a lovely man and his father who were sorting out our shower. One was a plumber. The other an electrician. They laughed because I had to take them into the attics and down in the cellars. Why don’t you like being here, Jackie? I shouted […]
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Yesterday, I was given a VERY PUBLIC shout down by some thing (the same creepy wannabe) in a live chat about the herb feverfew and just how brilliant it is for migraines. I told a true….TRUE story about MY mother and still got maligned and dismissed and……! Whatever. I bowed out because I KNEW that […]
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Sweetcorn. Which I love and adore, slavered in good Irish Salted butter and freshly ground pepper. Yum! But the beggars will NOT grow here. And KIDS offering gardening help who spend 80% of their life high on Ket. And who are – both – #BANNED from my property!!! Hard Lessons, Mr Attic. HARD LESSONS :o(
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Silver Bells. Cockle Shells. I love this episode of Poirot for several (Russian??) reasons. Unfortunately yt will only show the crappy crap below. M’eh I even have an original 1935 magazine that premiered this Agatha Christie short story. OCD? Moi?
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Sorry :o( You’ll understand if you watch the video below. I’ve always loved Cardoon. So huge. Sculptural. Impressive. And I have a bunch of seeds ready for next year. Cardoon is also known as the Artichoke Thistle. Mmmmmn. Link (?!) As I’ve never eaten an artichoke, I’ll be growing these for their beauty first…and then […]
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Colette has been reminding me for a very long time to love, embrace, be grateful for – every single FIBRE of MY CELTIC soul. I love this Lady to pieces :o)
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Hidden History Research 