Today I had to see my 14 year old chocolate labrador Ellie off to the Rainbow Bridge. I inherited her from my sister and did my best for her I take comfort from thinking she's running about with Giannina now. She's worth a few tears

Must reply to jane Davitt. Not complaining about her opintion. I'm from immigrant Italian stock and voted out. To understand why so many did, read Secret People by G K Chesterton.
Well, we finally spoke. All the best to Jane and any remainers. We'll see what happens now

Happy birthday, Bluewolf Remember the one - and the cake - you shared with Anne McCaffrey?

Foe once, not a rant. Just some questions that have puzzled me for years, and one that has cropped up recently ( Read more... )

Now I know the Beeb has finally lost the plot. A new adaptation of one of my faourite childhood books, Swallows and Amazon, will see the character Titty renamed. What sort of mind sees offence in that? How many generations of children have enjoyed the adventures and come to no harm? Yet the little darlings are allowed to mess about on facebook, ( Read more... )

Just watched this programme, the first about the reinterment of Richard III. Little did I think as a child when I went with my great-grandmother to throw white roses from Bow Bridge into the River Soar, that I would live to see the recovery of the King's body. Isn't history amazing?. Maybe on day he'll be cleared of the charges against him, and ( Read more... )

Was feeling a bit down, so decided on a treat, Cadbury cream egg. Got home, found the box which should have had 6, only had 5. Was annoyed, until I began to eat one. THE VANDALS have been let loose, and changed the recipe. Used an inferior chocolate for the shell. Digusting. Even Beanie Bodie was upset. Have since been told that Kraft have ( Read more... )

Stand by for another rant. I just watched a programme which purported to be Agatha Christie's 'At Bertram's hotel.' I'd seen the Joan Hickson version, and was interested to see what the new one would be like. To my horror, the only thing familiar,was the name of the hotel and names of character. Even the crime as well as the criminal had been ( Read more... )

I've just rejoined the Richard III Society. My great-grandmother was a Ricardian long before it was fashionable, and used to tell me stories. I viciously HATED Henry Tudor because he had Richard's horse White Surrey killed for carrying the King into battle, she told me. We used to go into Leicester every August, to throw flowers off Bow Bridge into ( Read more... )