It is amazing how much our attitude to watching TV has changed over the past half a century. Then again think of the way entertainment changed between 1875 and 1925. By 1875 Music Hall was the big thing. The working classes flocked to see and hear variety acts ranging from Little Tich to Marie Lloyd.Continue reading “Turn on your tv and switch off your mind as you binge watch”
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Beginning a brand-new adventure still going strong half a century later
We all have those times when we make a decision and then suddenly realise we have made a commitment which requires a great number of actions in a very limited time. The first time Marion and I faced such a situation was in the first half of 1977. I had been offered a reporter’s jobContinue reading “Beginning a brand-new adventure still going strong half a century later”
Friendship’s Mystery, To My Dearest Lucasia
by Katherine Phillips Come, my Lucasia, since we seeThat Miracles Men’s Faith do move,By wonder and by prodigyTo the dull angry world let’s proveThere’s a Religion in our Love.For though we were design’d t’agree,That Fate no liberty destroyes,But our Election is as freeAs Angels, who with greedy choiceAre yet determined to their jokes.Our hearts areContinue reading “Friendship’s Mystery, To My Dearest Lucasia”
Time to stop passing the buck as the NHS slowly sinks
There is a lot of talk these days about pharmacies (what most people call the chemist shop) being more involved in the overall aspect of health, including giving advice and even becoming a first step when you feel unwell. This doesn’t mean the local chemist can give you a full medical examination and then prescribeContinue reading “Time to stop passing the buck as the NHS slowly sinks”
A year of delight at home again in my beloved country
I left you all dangling in the first half of last year after I quit the glamorous (on the surface) life of a London cinema manager and moved our little family from the South East of England to the North West of Wales. I was back not only in Wales but in the job IContinue reading “A year of delight at home again in my beloved country”
The longest loaf of my life but only in the proving
For the first time ever I have managed to produce an edible loaf of bread despite having to let it rise for almost 24 hours. As I mentioned yesterday I had not baked my own bread for months because major crises had driven out normal life for over three years. I made the bread yesterdayContinue reading “The longest loaf of my life but only in the proving”
My jokes aren’t enough to get a rise out of my bread dough.
Well we got through Day One without any major mishaps and I actually managed to get something done. Not a lot. The first thing I did was to make some jellies, which I should have done three days ago. Up a few pegs from that I did make my first batch of bread dough. NotContinue reading “My jokes aren’t enough to get a rise out of my bread dough.”
I doubt I’ll miss 2024 and 2025 can’t be worse
Happy New Year one and all. Just a couple of days into the second half of 2024 I was bemoaning the fact that I was finally beginning to feel old. I was also putting the first half of the year down at about third on my list of: “the worst six months of my life.”Continue reading “I doubt I’ll miss 2024 and 2025 can’t be worse”
Time is mine and that tricky thief of time will not steal it
I am going in to the New Year with so many things lying ahead of me. Not just jobs but things I want to do for myself. These “tasks” or “jobs” cover a wide range from tidying the garden to reading books; from tiling the kitchen walls to doing jigsaws; from redecorating the living roomContinue reading “Time is mine and that tricky thief of time will not steal it”
Let’s start at the very beginning
Which, as Julie Andrews told us all, is a very good place to start. We might spend a lot of time with our ABC, but, in consideration of my followers, there will be no tonic solfa. This is the start of a brand new year, the first day of the first month of the 25thContinue reading “Let’s start at the very beginning”
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