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to all my readers - and another little seasonal something from Gil Elvgren


December 08, 2016

Pardon??????? in blackpropaganda

Over the last couple of years I have realised my hearing has deteriorated - and SW… has been making barbed remarks when I fail to hear what she says - normally nodding when she asks me a question...


December 07, 2016

To wax or not to wax in blackpropaganda

and something to go with yesterday’s Grauniad discussion of penises - or penii - pass notes on the dangers of waxing your pubic hair Name: The bikini wax. Age: Almost as old as the bikini, inven...


Second of the day! I achieved a lot this morning - I called in to one of the depots that specialise in tyres, batteries etc and asked about a new battery for the car - I have been aware that it h...


December 01, 2016

Cards and food.... in blackpropaganda

I am excited today since I am going to pick up the finished Christmas cards which have been printed by a friend. It seems she has been doing this for us for nearly 16 years, and I really value wh...


November 24, 2016

Just a test.... in blackpropaganda

Just testing to see if the pic comes out in the new format - it does in preview - and by all mean copy it if that’s how you feel!


While the south of England is getting 95 mph gales and lots of rain we are getting frost. Lots of it. Looks like it was -4 C in the night and still hovering between -1 and -2. This is highly unus...


November 15, 2016

Tuesday.... in blackpropaganda

The coffee machine went haywire, our e-mail server went down, but the good news was that our boiler service man came and it is fine for another year. Oh - and the e -mail came back on - and I cle...


November 06, 2016

At last........ in blackpropaganda

Well, I failed to do an entry a day - maybe I just do not do enough things to make it interesting - or, more likely, I do too many things and don’t get the chance to sit down and do an entry. Tak...


Not unexpected given he was over 80, and been in poor health, but it is s till a shock when someone goes quickly. Actually it is amazing he made it so far given the state of his liver - and the w...


October 01, 2016

Latest.. in blackpropaganda

The dilemma has been resolved - we are in Spain when the cremation takes place - I feel a bit sad we cannot make it but I shall write to the family which they might want to use in the tributes la...


Here is a dilemma. We would like to go the funeral of our friend - but things have been held up because it was a sudden death apparently unrelated to his previous medical condition - so there has...


September 25, 2016

And suddenly... in blackpropaganda

You know it is going to happen some time, but when it does it is a shock. A friend and colleague over a very long time died suddenly on Friday. In many ways having a massive heart attack was a bl...


September 21, 2016

More Italian pics!!! in blackpropaganda

One of the great things about many Italian towns and cities is how you turn a corner, or look up - and you see something interesting. In Lucca the streets are narrow, great when it is hot because...


September 19, 2016

Italian pictures!! in blackpropaganda

So we are back from a great week in and around Lucca, just 20 kilometres from Pisa (of Leaning Tower fame) - the weather was wonderful for three and a half days, and then a bit mixed - but no pro...


September 16, 2016

Rainy churches in blackpropaganda

Yesterday the weather forecast was bad, but we decided to go to Florence on the train - just 90 minutes each way for 15 euros return. We just had one thing to see - the church by the station - S...


September 14, 2016

Buongiorno in blackpropaganda

Welcome from Tuscany - and the walled city of Lucca. We are on a city deal holiday and in a comfortable hotel inside the walls. The weather has been fine and hot and on Tuesday we took the train...


Possibly the most famous phallic symbol in the world - the Leaning Tower of Pisa - which I hope to see later today - as long as it is still light when we arrive in Pisa Airport. We are off to no...


Over the last ten months or so I have noticed a change in my toilet habits. That is - I have an awful lot of wind - leading to wonderful farts - and also a clearing out of my bowels on a regular ...


We are back home again after a very pleasant trip away, sort of looking after grandchildren. Sort of, because luckily they were busy doing things most days - football camp and horse grooming - so...


August 31, 2016

Visiting... in blackpropaganda

At son’s home in the NE of England - we have had beautiful weather - and had the opportunity to visit friends here. Main task to look after grandchildren sporadically - and interesting to see ho...


Seems some time since I put up the pics from the cruise - is it only a week since we got back? There is surfing a round sites this morning and I found something which struck me as a worthwhile re...


August 18, 2016

Conversation piece in blackpropaganda

When you are allocated to a dinner table on a cruise you never know who will be your companions - unless you are travelling with a lot of other people. We were on a table for six with two other c...


Following a vessel through the Kiel Canal The great thing about being at sea are the open skies the view from our cabin through one of the portholes - we were on the lowest deck and taken at 6...


August 14, 2016

Guten morgen! in blackpropaganda

Back home after an excellent cruise - and able to spend time writing - on the ship you buy internet minutes - and the system is so slow that you can wipe them out without trying - so I just made ...


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