Today Tansy’s Dad has made it to 100 !!

Today is the 100th birthday of Tansy’s  Dad – Dudley Steynor (or –as  he’s  affectionally  known:
Lord Moor Common of Lane End !!)

Lots  of surprises have been lined up  for him around lunch time today – so Lane End – Look Out!
The Steam Roller he owned in the ‘60s will be on show -   and – [...]

Never mind the food stains…….

Broadcast

Can someone explain to me how I used to be able to clean my teeth without splattering toothpaste down my front – and now? Now I’m covered in the stuff. And do I notice? No! Of course I don’t!
I arrive to work with white spots of the stuff covering me – [...]

Good grief what a night on the old Idiots’ lantern!

Broadcast
First we had Blackadder – complete with Top Hat – doing his stuff to camera on – COAST – and declaring that Berwick on Tweed was still at war with Russia.
And then on – on – into some rain forest or other for more excitement and ploughing round in the undergrowth.
In [...]

Heart Stopping Moment – Where were you when Terry announced his retirement

What a moment.  What Drama

One of those “Where were you moments” which stay with you for life.
Me
I was on the M4 as usual. A tear in the eye and the middle lane slowed.
So soon the end of an era.
And how in hell am I supposed to get to work now!
Tansy
(weeping!)

Now it’s the candles that are going to get us

Broadcast
We’re all doomed!! Or is it just the Silly Season!
Is it me? Or have the doom mongers become bored with food / drink and swine flu scares.
According to Radio 4 this morning lighting candles in badly ventilated rooms can cause cancer!
So how come the human race wasn’t wiped out before electricity became available?
I [...]

Midsomer Massacres so arty – so Desperate

Broadcast
How AWFULLY clever of Midsomer Massacres to join in the current arty trend and emulate that Desperate Romantics outing. How very IN and “With the moment”
Not only did we have the usual – gratifying – crop of dead bodies but we were also treated to NAKEDNESS!
Pictures and models [...]

Desperate Romances – or just Desperate Lighting !

Broadcast
So Not so much a case of Pre-Raphaelite more a case of Pre-Any-Light!
The entire Desperate Romantics jaunt appears to have been filmed in the dark
I know the BBC is renowned for its Good Husbandry but come on – there’s no need to resort to such “Desperate Lighting” – I’d be happy to supply the odd [...]

Deadly’s quiz

Broadcast
Well – what a night – what drama – what tension!
Deadly in top form keeping control of the unruly TOG mob!
One team lead from the start – thanks in no small part to that renowned TOG – Sir Blimey Windy!
And which team romped home the winners?
The nation waits with baited breath
Tansy’s Windy [...]

Deadly’s Quiz at Roke

What Fun!
Good old Deadly was on Sparkling Form and, at Phil Occifer’s suggestion, Sir Blimey Windy joined the team.
The result was the creation of “Tansy’s Windy Troupe” – an unbeatable combination. We romped home in first place. A definite first for Tansy and most of the other members!
Sir [...]

The purity of Spring Watch

For the pure in mind all things are pure
And for Kate, Chris and Simon – that’s certainly sure.
For them – a plucking post is for removing feathers
And not linked at all to innuendo – or nethers!
A Bustard named Fanny gives them no qualms
And when people smirk at a Chough – they just throw [...]