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”
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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”
Time Doctor 1 – Time Travellers
Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this year: Births Liv Tyler, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tom Hardy, Orlando Bloom, Michael Fassbender, Chris Martin, Richard Ayoade & Shakira Marriages David Cassidy and Kay Lenz, Brian May and Chrissie May, Marvin Gaye and Janis Hunter, Bruce Boxleitner and Kathryn Holcomb, Chris De Burgh and Diane Davison, Graham NashContinue reading “Time Doctor 1 – Time Travellers”
Solstice Greetings – Happy Midsummer
I just happened to be up at the crack of dawn (or actually quite a while later) in time to watch the sun rise above the horizon, and the scene through my front window had that golden orb shining between the tall trees in the park opposite. Unfortunately I wasn’t sharp enough to grab myContinue reading “Solstice Greetings – Happy Midsummer”
Celebrating Fathers
For years, I got quite worked up about the fact Mother’s Day is always on the shortest day of the year (not the Winter Solstice, but because the clocks move forward). And then Father’s Day is on the longest day of the year (but not when the clocks go back). For several years the SummerContinue reading “Celebrating Fathers”
My Cover Designers 3 – Getcovers
Post-pandemic saw a new era, and 2022 saw me releasing three books in the Calamity Chicks series with my own cover designs (more about those later). Then I heard Keith A Pearson, a phenomenal Time Travel author on Ken Bruce’s Popmaster, and it was a defining moment. After reading a stack of stories by KeithContinue reading “My Cover Designers 3 – Getcovers”
Eurovision Winners – Part 3
So it took a while, but continuing our tradition, I watched the movie: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Although it’s only been a year since I last saw it, as ever, there were one or two wee scenes which caught me unawares. I hadn’t really clocked quite how many previous contestants boughtContinue reading “Eurovision Winners – Part 3”
Eurovision winners – part 2
A week ago today saw our family’s first virtual Eurovision party, with Chris and Sophia in Horsham, Jo in Lancaster and Steph in Canada. It was fun sharing opinions over a WhatsApp group and we’d already decided the UK entry was one of the best for years. Good to see it get some jury votes,Continue reading “Eurovision winners – part 2”
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