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Roald Dahl, Scottish Independence and Terrorist Infants

Daughter (10):  It’s Roald Dahl’s birthday today Me: (distracted, as per usual): Sorry? Daughter: Yeah. I always remember it because it’s between my birthday and yours. And we were all told about this at school.  IT’S ROALD DAHL’S BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND. Like …. it was the Queen’s birthday or summat! But way better. Obviously. Because […]

Worms and Words

Certain kid turned DOUBLE DIGITS today. Enjoyed her pressies at the brekkie table (big thrill was being treated to a poached egg… I ask you! Is it a roller-coaster of giddy consumerist excess in this household – or what?) And then it was over to studying the pressies. She was sitting and a-reading the packaging […]

Naked, Exposed … And the Knickers

Of course, none of the nice writer-chums who encouraged me to write the dratted book and to get it published TOLD me that I would feel all of the above. Why didn’t they explain to me that every time I meet someone who has read the damned thing, I would feel just a tad bit […]

Longing for School (Kicking Off At The Post Office!)

It’s well depressing for the them, isn’t it? Just look at their mugs on the photo. Gawd help ’em. Having to go back to a life of riley where they receive a free education, free nosh (well…if they’re attending an infant school – from this term onwards) and free access to a whole host of […]

The Boris Test…

Love him? Or hate him. I am enjoying the Marmite analogy… I have my own views on Boris’ politics. But the power of the charisma, the affability mixed with the sharp mind…means that even those who are ultra-cynical about the fella, even those who consider themselves to be committed Commies can be fallable. A few […]

10 Reasons *Some People* Hate Yorkshire

***NB – this blog has been written with a very large slice of Tongue In Cheek. And Indeed – By a Lassie Of The North…*** Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire. It’s all that we ever hear these days. I think that it’s about time that we had a full and frank commentary in relation to the damned […]