Some of the books in this series are billed as fairytale, but the entire series is a Cinderella story, because it never got the send off it deserved, overtaken as it was by the Time Doctors. Calamity Chicks: Endearing, coming-of-age romances with lashings of adventure and a hint of spicy danger. Set in 70’s Britain,Continue reading “Calamity Chicks 1.1”
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Back to School-itis
If you’re in England, you can’t fail to have noticed it’s back-to-school time, as evidenced by the plethora of ads for uniforms, stationary and the like. For the rugrats, this is followed by the whole transition from long, sunny play-days to grey, rainy endless days of getting your soul sucked out by a bunch ofContinue reading “Back to School-itis”
My Top Thirteen Anthem Songs
The top 4 are songs which spoke to me on a visceral level – they were telling the story of my life (thanks, Billy J). The next half dozen have similar resonance – but in later years – they didn’t move me so much at the time. Most of the others are in the listContinue reading “My Top Thirteen Anthem Songs”
Time Travellers – Guess the Year #6
Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this year Births: Cielo Bublé (daughter of Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato), ?? (son of Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton), Ilaria Baldwin (daughter of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin), August Cage (daughter of Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata) Marriages: Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari,Continue reading “Time Travellers – Guess the Year #6”
Time Travellers – Guess the Year #5
Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this year Births: Lily-Rose Depp, Sabrina Carpenter, Brooklyn Beckham, Kiernan Shipka, Morgan Turner, Bailee Madison & Madison Bailey Marriages: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues, David Beckham and Victoria Adams, Helen Hunt and HankContinue reading “Time Travellers – Guess the Year #5”
My Top Thirteen Epic Songs
It all began because I tried in vain to list my top 13 songs of all time – 130 would be nearer the mark. So then I thought of my top 13 acts and tried to pick one song. I started to write that these are probably the band’s one defining song (think Journey: Don’tContinue reading “My Top Thirteen Epic Songs”
Time Travellers – Guess the Year #4
Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this year Births: Emma Stone, Vanessa Hudgens, Rupert Grint, Rose McIver, Adele, Jessie J & Rhianna Marriages: Mike Tyson and Robin Givens, Mick Fleetwood and Sara Recor, Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Jonathan Frakes and Genie Francis, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, JeffContinue reading “Time Travellers – Guess the Year #4”
Time Travellers – Guess the Year #3
Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this yearBirths: Adam Sandler, Helena Bonham Carter, Halle Berry, John Cusack, Kiefer Sutherland, David Schwimmer, Rick Astley, Salma Hayek, Janet Jackson, Jon Favreau, Eric Cantona, Mike Tyson, & Gordon Ramsay Marriages: George Harrison and Patti Boyd, Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti, Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow, Brigitte Bardot andContinue reading “Time Travellers – Guess the Year #3”
Guess who’s 40 on Sunday 13th July?
If you listen to radio/watch TV in the UK, you can’t be unaware that this Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of a rather special day back in 1985.Where were you when Mr Geldorf was letting loose his potty mouth all over the BBC? If you listen to Greatest Hits Radio (home of Ken Bruce andContinue reading “Guess who’s 40 on Sunday 13th July?”
Time Travellers – Guess the year #2
Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this year: Births: Rowan Atkinson, Bruce Willis, Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruno Tonioli, Olga Korbut, Simon Rattle and Yo-Yo Ma Marriages: Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck and Veronique Passani, Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates, Clark Gable and Kay Spreckles, Michael Caine and Patricia HainesContinue reading “Time Travellers – Guess the year #2”
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