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put your oar in, didn't you!' 'Female perspective, don't you know. Got to balance these things up or else you men think you run the show.' I harumphed. I hoped Rosie would show me more sympathy and ...

Black Horse and The Cherry Tree ~ KT Tunstall

A HUGE Congratulations to you all, Hayley. He's absolutely gorgeous 🥰 xx

streaming nose. 'I fink I'm coming downth wiv la grippe,' I groaned. 'Tummy trouble, old man? What you need is a good dose of bicarb. Sort you out in a jiffy!' 'Noth, la grippe!' I snapped, 'Ith French for influenza.' 'Well in that case, what you need is a hot toddy and bed. You shouldn't go wandering round in the rain spreading your germs everywhere! Most inconsiderate! I'm bally glad I didn't share my umbrella with you now!' I glowered at her, 'I was fine until you ...

that I'm a devotee of Hardy. Depressing, pessimistic type of cove, but Freda was a topping filly, I could tell you some stories!' 'Do tell!' I encouraged. 'Johnny! It's time we were hitting the road. Say goodbye. We'll leave the books for residents to help themselves to. Toodlepip, Henry.' I donned my soaked coat again, and sploshed off dejectedly through the rain. I started to sneeze and shiver but Bunty was disgustedly cheerful, even going as far as ...

When Will I See You Again ~ The Three Degrees

I'm Beginning To See the Light ~ The Ink Spots

communism and madness.' 'You must go to one of Felicia's's soirées!' said Bunty, 'She has speakers on a wide range of weird and wonderful subjects. Right up your street.' 'I'm afraid I'm wheelchair bound these days. Bloomin' pins let me down, don't you know,' said Henry. 'Don't you worry about a thing, old mate! Johnny here will come and push you.' And she gave me a hearty slap on the back. I gave her a look that should have ...

The Fledgling by Elizabeth Cadell

Light My Fire ~ The Doors

and we'll spread a little joy amongst the senior citizens.' 'Can you share your umbrella,' I begged, 'this coat isn't rainproof.' 'Oh toughen up! A little bit of rain never hurt anyone,' she stated cheerfully, as rain streamed off of her brolly and she splashed through calf deep puddles in her galoshes. (trans. from Antipodean gumboots) Once there, I hoped I'd be able to slip away and make a few side deals, but she stuck to me like a viral chest cold. Something I strongly suspected I'd be suffering from after tonight's little escapade. Henry B. Clutterbuck, a sprightly octogenarian...

over my knees? I didn't come down in the last share market crash, you know! But if you genuinely think they'd be interested, we'll load up my shopping trundler now and take a visit.' Damn, I thought, foiled again! 'It was just an idea' I stalled, 'I'll give them a ring sometime.' 'We may as well grab the bull by the tail and strike while the iron's on. Come on then, lickety-chop!' 'But Bunty, it's ...

Another Place, Another Time ~ Jerry Lee Lewis

A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One ~ Pirates of Penzance

they get the old heave-ho.' 'Do you mind if I take them then? I asked. 'It seems a waste to throw them away.' 'What do you want them for?' she asked suspiciously, 'you're not going to try and sell them are you?' 'Well, we could ...

That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be ~ Carly Simon

Looks great, Luna! 😍

she should be safe from any unwanted overtures. When Bunty returned huffing and puffing from taking the cats for their constitutionals, and we got stuck into a couple of baked spuds each with lashings of butter and chopped chives (Bunty managed three), I enquired why she was discarding the likes of Dickens and Hardy. There were also some D.H.Lawrence and Hemingway in the rubbish bucket. 'It's simple really,' she replied, ...

I Can't Dance ~ Genesis

find the Cosy Book Nook's key under the back door mat. Can you put half a dozen potatoes in the microwave too? I've only had a few nibbles tonight. I'm starving!' Bunty's prodigious appetite was impressive. I did as she asked, made a large mug of tea, grabbed a handful of shortbread biscuits and and started going through the book bucket discards. To my surprise ...

Save Your Kisses for Me ~ Brotherhood of Man

that, she tossed her cape in a manner that would have made Puss in Boots proud. 'Do you want a hand? I'd be glad to escape all these earnest wannabe highbrows,' I said. Anything to get out of cleaning up after they'd stuffed their self-opinionated faces. 'Come along then, come along. You can help me with ...

Gunner Gibbs. 'I'm neither your bruv or your luv, but I share your disappointment with the absence of any animal protein in the fare provided. Just look at the motley assemblage here tonight! Skinny, washed-out looking lot. Probably go round hugging trees and talking to their pot plants. There's a definite whiff of pot plants about them,' Bunty sniffed. I had to laugh. 'How did you come to be here tonight, Bunty? I thought you always went to ...

I Say a Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick

pretentious looking. Since Felicia had joined us, she'd been organising these 'intellectual lectures,' as she called them. I called them something quite different but since they attracted a large number of paying patrons, I kept my thoughts to myself. He waded straight into some spurious pseudo-science theory that the audience appeared to be lapping up. I snuck away and headed for ...