I wish I could Leslie Phillips to read out that title. But it is true, isn’t it? (the title, not the Leslie Phillips bit). That great song from the Wizard of Oz entitled “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” has been hijacked as a “protest song” against Margaret Thatcher. Which has left the BBC with a bit of a dilemma. Whilst they can choose not to give it air
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Ranty Friday — Margaret Thatcher
Now, I warn you now this not a particularly political post. I am not ranting about Margaret Thatcher. I am not even talking about her policies or what she did for the good or bad of our country. Sorry to disappoint if that is what you thought you were going to get then you don’t know me very well. What I am ranting about and getting increasingly rantier about is
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The Gallery — Happy
An interesting theme on the Gallery this week as I haven’t been terribly happy this week. No particular reason, just a general malaise stemming from life in general. But thinking about happy always makes me think of the place on holiday that is known as “T’s Happy Spot”. A place I have talked about before, I know. Right on the tip of Barbados, you can’t get much further south. A
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Social Pix — April 7th
Guess E isn’t coming to Ascot today then…….
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Ranty Friday — When the death of children becomes political
Six children died last year. In a fire started deliberately by their father. He didn’t mean to kill them so he was not tried for murder. He was found guilty of manslaughter though and, thankfully, convicted this week. Along with his wife and an accomplice. His wife worked His mistress worked. But they were also entitled to benefits. As are thousands of others. Including many with a similar number of
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Throwing away computers
When you upgrade your mobile phone because a new one has come out, what happens to the old one? What happens when you decide your PC is running slowly, the local computer shop has a sale and you can’t resist buying a new one? You dispose of the old one and move on. You throw away your old computer or phone and don’t think twice. As I do. Or rather
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The Gallery — Together
Another great theme for The Gallery this week. But one that I struggle to find something for! My teens are now at the stage where they don’t like having their pic taken so there are few of them together. I am becoming more used to having mine taken but they are generally just me doing something silly. Or eating cake. Or pulling a face. Or eating biscuits. Or drinking Martini.
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Mum can you lend me twenty quid — April 2013
I have deliberately chosen a very different book this month. A book that is not a novel but a book that I think everybody should read. Especially anybody who has children of their own. It is called “Mum can you lend me twenty quid” by Elizabeth Burton Phillips. The blurb on Amazon doesn’t really do it justice:
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Social Pix — March 31st
My school run is 12 miles each way and I do that four times a day. It is a monotonous journey that I could now do in my sleep as I have been doing it for years. Every so often though I see something that breaks up the journey, makes it more interesting or becomes a talking point. Lambs in one of the fields, a house being built, flowers left
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Ranty Friday — Candy Crush
Yep. You got it. Candy Crush. You now fall into one of two camps. A) you are scratching your head and saying “what is she on about now?!” ; or B) You are punching the air and going “yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Sodding Candy Crush”. That damned game on Facebook that sucks you in. You think it is easy to clear the jelly, they make the first few levels
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My favourite corner of our house
I was asked if I would submitted this picture to participate in the Home Love contest. A competition open to everybody who wants to share a corner of their home that they love. The prize is £500 so it seemed like too good an opportunity to miss (I don’t normally blog competitions). Do take a look and enter if you have a favourite corner too.
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The Gallery — Walk
Ah walks. This week’s theme on The Gallery is Walk. Short walks, long walks. Dog walks. Strolls on the beach. I can’t wait to see other people’s pictures of walks. This is mine. A mammoth walk last month. This was the last shot I had of everybody setting off up Snowdon. Two seconds later they were round the corner and out of view. The next time I would see them