July 31st Long car journeys: 1. Gigantic scary suspension bridge: 1. Horrid car accident hold up: 1. Ambulances: 2. Fire engines: 2. Police cars: 3. Grotty burgers in service station: 2. Current weight: 147 lbs (if take into account wishful thinking and fact threw out … Continue reading Seven Get Wet in Wales
A graduate ceremony is not for the kids; I mean the young adults, the next generation or, in this case, son No.3. Of course, the sons (or daughters) may believe that the ceremony process is all about them, but no; your average graduation ceremony is … Continue reading The Graduate
I’m officially OLD. You know when people say they’re ‘officially this’ and they’re ‘officially that’, well I’m officially middle-aged, officially menopausal, officially going downhill. My youthfulness is sadly in the past. I know this because yesterday I attended a local secondary school, where a mini-rehearsal … Continue reading Audacity 2 – Sing by Gary Barlow/Andrew Lloyd Webber
I was 31 years old when Ab Fab first appeared on our TV screens; a young mother, with two tiny kids, a scary mortgage, an industrial sized case of hypochondria and a 1930’s house, in dire need of ‘doing up.’ Maybe this was why the supposedly … Continue reading Absolutely Fatuous
The Sixth Sense came out in 1999. This was a time when I was beset by all kinds of anxiety problems usually associated with the looking after of little kids – hypochondria, separation anxiety, mild depression. As a result my hold on popular culture was tenuous, … Continue reading The Visit (Sky Movies) – A Review of Sorts
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