I read of a conversation between photographer, David Bailey (82) & Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand, Manolo Blahnik (78), it goes; ' Blahnik: So sometimes I...
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family We did want to stay overnight on Xmas day with my wifes...
Boris Johnson is behaving like a Tyrant. He is implementing restrictions and passing laws Without the consent of an elected parliament. As the economy is withering, and mental health and care being...
A Musician's Wife Between the visits to the shock ward The doctors used to let you play On the old upright Baldwin Donated by a former patient Who is said to be quite stable now. And all day long you...
I haven't. Although it's only husbands n I I do want to cook something out of the norm to make the day special. However, I'm so disorganised that I've not done anything yet. thinking of a serious...
I had a ghost for several years. Asked around the village and she was the previous tenant. I know because I found some of her pills behind a radiator and got her name. I'm a cynical old journalist but...
I don't know if anyone saw this but its a very sad story about a lovely old gentleman called john Lister who has just lost his wife of of 70 years and the care home is asking people to send him a...
American Names I have fallen in love with American names, The sharp names that never get fat, The snakeskin-titles of mining-claims, The plumed war-bonnet of Medicine Hat, Tucson and Deadwood and Lost...
I was reading about an elderly gent who on being asked by his daughter what he’d like for Christmas replied “I could do with a new ball of string”. That’s him sorted, said daughter. It got me...
I went shopping today. I had my mask on and also leather gloves because I feel the cold. I went into a shop and was asked to sanitise my hands. I explained that I had got gloves on, and the assistant...
I’m referring to Nigella last night who said she finds carrots cut into rounds depressing, she always cuts them into batons. As ridiculous as it sounds, I absolutely agree with her. I hate carrots cut...