Cr@ppy Time!

I do hope you aren’t reading this over breakfast or while you’re having your tea. The apology for the subject matter goes without saying, but you know that I like sharing everything with you!

Last week my toilet suddenly became blocked. After flushing it would fill right up and then take about 3 hours for the water level to go back to normal. I had a go with the plunger, so did the Cleaning Lady. We both managed a temporary unblock that only lasted one flush. Then the Fella had a go, declaring that in his opinion – bearing in … Read the rest »

Four Days Already!

We are four days into 2015 already!  And these days have brought very different mornings; one bright, sunny, frosty; one dull and overcast; one pouring with rain and this morning…….fog!  Amazing!  I am one of those people considered strange by many, who actually likes different weather.  One of the things I really love about living in England is the change of seasons, especially Autumn.  I love Autumn.  I love the colours, the ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ of it all and the fact that it is the run-up to Christmas.  Don’t get me wrong, I do love the sunshine, but sometimes … Read the rest »

Egg-Free Easter

I wasn’t sure how easy – or rather how difficult – Easter and its build up was going to be for me given that I’m a recovering chocoholic.  I do not say that in jest, or lightly, as I know from experience that giving up sugar for someone like me is as hard as an alcoholic getting on the wagon.  An alcoholic will have their favourite tipple and a sugar addict their favourite food.  And mine took the form of chocolate, preferably dark chocolate, my all-time favourite being Lindor dark chocolates and eggs.  But, like an alcoholic at their rock … Read the rest »

Woo Who!

I have to say that I have never really been a Dr Who fan, simply because sci-fi is a genre that doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest.  However, now that I can say I actually know the Doctor, I feel a keen insterest in the programme coming on!

I was very fortunate to have been in the first production of the Ladykillers at the Gielgud in Shaftesbury Avenue (the theatre where Dame Helen famously berated the Brasilian drummers while dressed as the Queen) from November 2011- April 2012 when the wonderful Peter Capaldi played Professor Marcus.  Being on stage … Read the rest »