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  • Vogue by Madonna

    Apr 20th, 2026

    Vogue is one of my favourite songs by Madonna because the song lyrics mention BOTH of my daughter’s names in it. πŸ™‚ Catherine & Lauren. The song was released in 1990, before either of my daughters were born. It is a coincidence that their names feature in the song.

    “Grace” is one of my nicknames

  • Stars by Simply Red

    Apr 20th, 2026

    I simply 🩷 this song. Along with Elton John’s Greatest Hits album, the album StarsΒ  were the first CD’s I ever bought. This is followed by Madonna’s Imnaculate album. I loved the song “Vogue” because it has both of my daughters’ names in the song. πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

  • A Lovely Walk – Ferry Meadows

    Apr 19th, 2026

    It was a glorious sunny day.

    I think I disturbed this Heron.
    I sat in a little “hide” looking out over the lake. 
  • Afternoon Tea At Notcutts

    Apr 19th, 2026

    I enjoyed afternoon tea at Notcutrs today before a walkabout at Ferry Meadows.

    Whilst walking around Notcutrs, I saw this lovely display. I would love one of these in my garden. I have a very small garden, but I would love to fill my garden with some pots and a pergola like this one. It’s very nice.
  • A Day In Norwich

    Apr 19th, 2026

    It was a beautiful day, walking around Norwich during the Easter break.

    I stopped at this church to light a candle in memory of my father as his funeral was at Easter weekend a few years prior.

    The floral displays were so pretty.
    It was so lovely to browse in an antique shop. Ah! I can remember Beano πŸ™‚
    I came across this lovely painting in the art section. It caught my eye.
    πŸ™‚
  • “The Magical Faraway Tree” & Eating Pizza ;)

    Apr 18th, 2026
    Pizza

    I ate pizza at the Showcase Cinema this evening before going to watch the film “The Magical Faraway Tree,” which is a British family film based on Enid Blyton’s classic book. It follows a modern family relocating to the countryside, where they discover an enchanted tree with magical residents. The film starred Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.

    I am a child at heart, and i feel that this film would probably appeal to children aged from 5 to 92 yrs old. πŸ˜‰

    I loved the Family Song. πŸ˜€

  • The Mask Of Zorro

    Apr 18th, 2026

    I loved the December 1978 film Zorro, which starred Catherine Zeta Jones (who I named my first daughter after, as I loved the name), Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Anthony Banderos.Β 

    The photo below was captured by a friend on my birthday when I was aged just 21 years old. I was so CZJ. 

  • Transformers – Bumble Bee – I Love Robots

    Apr 17th, 2026

    I have a thing about robots πŸ˜ƒ

    Me

    I loved the Transformer films. πŸ™‚ The films starred Megan Fox, Shia Beouf, Josh Duhamel, Jon Voight and Sir Anthony Hopkins

    Here’s another film I loved!

    Bumblebee

  • Technology Has Advanced In Just A Few Years

    Apr 16th, 2026

    I can recall learning to touch type on one of these typewriters only a few years ago. 

    I learned to type on our family typewriter. It was an old Imperial model, which required frequent changes of the ribbon. If you wanted a copy of your letters, you would use carbon paper. Making a mistake was quite challenging; correction involved using a typewriter rubber, which left small smudges on the page, or Tippex, which left white ridges as it dried.

    It is remarkable how much technology has advanced since then.

    Technology: We initially found electric typewriters impressive, then moved on to word processors, and later experienced significant excitement with the advent of personal computers. What next one wonders? πŸ™‚

    Well, men and women can fly to the moon now. Therefore, will modern technology rapidly change change over the next 20 years? Watch this space! πŸ˜ƒ

  • The White Cliffs of Dover and Beneath You’re Beautiful.

    Apr 13th, 2026

    As some of you know, I love to song. Beneath is me, singing two beautiful duets. You can listen to them both if you click on the links below. πŸ™‚

    https://www.smule.com/sing-recording/143712325_5200557975

    2.

    https://www.smule.com/sing-recording/2454748740_5200548487
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