While reading Pam Ayres collected works* this evening, I came across something which I remember being used widely when I was a youngster. So, here's the poem :- My Mother had a Flit Gun It was not...
One of those surprising titbits you pick up from cyberspace :- Q: How may English Football League (i.e. Premier, Championship, League 1 and League 2) club's names don't contain any of the letters from...
While visiting hospital the other day, where masks are still mandatory, it occurred to me that they (masks) cause a similar problem that Forums have - i.e. no facial expression feedback, so scope for...
He seems to draw troubles like a magnet. Perhaps more naive than foolish, and hopelessly out of touch with reality. Such a shame in his Mother's special year....
In an amusing article about Twitter in this month's [i] The Oldie [i] magazine, there is an enlightening statistic. The main political parties in the UK have about 2.5 million followers between them....
You may have already seen this as apparently it's "gone viral". A charming little sketch IMO. https://ibb.co/F4z7FwD Courtesy Eleanor Tomlinson Art (prints available for purchase, I won't give a link...
Those of us old enough to remember George VI and his passing possibly recall in what high esteem he was held at the time. His courage and solidarity through a most difficult period for the country was...
The problem with auto-censorship is that the poor poster is unaware of what's targeted until after they have posted and see the mangled result. We had a fine example today when a poster put in the...
The above is one of the "problem" items listed in the Instruction Booklet for my new microwave oven. Something's got lost in the translation I feel. https://ibb.co/BwXBFQg The instruction leaflet is...
Fresh from a nap on the Front Bench, the Brexit Opportunities Minister (BOM) proposes a shake-up for post-Brexit laws, much to the dismay of lawyer and business groups....
In London, there's a woman who allegedly goes every day on the Tube and sits on the platform just to listen to the announcement recorded by her husband in 1950. Margaret McCollum, after the death of...
Her Majesty will miss the Service. It must all be very exhausting for her, I hope they allow her plenty of R&R.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61676668
Rest and Recuperation...