Saturday Sonnet #5

by | May 7, 2016 | Saturday Sonnet, Writing

friday In hindsight, some despair is evident, But, hey, what else are you supposed to do when pheromones, it seems, are heaven sent, and order you, put bluntly, to go screw? Whilst every single Gay in London town Comes freshly from the Spa or from the Gym, you squeeze...

A little of what you fancy does you good.

by | May 6, 2016 | Food, Memories

So last weekend, before I went to visit the Haslemere Charter Fayre my friend Viv of the fannyandjohnnymummyandme blog, who is one of the nicest people you can know – and the best cook I have ever met – gifted me two jars of marmalade: A Black Cherry one,...

All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore – Reviewed

by | May 2, 2016 | Music, Theatre

All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore Hackney Empire Saturday 30th April 2016 There’s a tradition, particularly in British schools, of same-sex productions of the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Generations of boys and girls have blasted out “Three little maids,” “A...