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shot, and not a moment too soon. Who should saunter up but the Major and clinging possessively to his arm, the singularly unalluring Madge Mawkish! I bent down behind a table which unfortunately drew rather more attention from fellow patrons than I would have liked. It may have had something to do with the fact I was only wearing a hospital gown, the kind that are open at the back, save for those pathetic little ties. Unbeknownst to me, the cafe manager saw fit to advise the local constabulary that ...

spell of some wannabe Pied Piper. I strongly suspected he was plotting to usurp my place in Rosie's heart, not to mention the affections of my beloved moggies. I bet he doctored the hair dye with some nasty chemical! When I voiced my concerns to Rosie, she said I was getting delirious and called the nurse. Sister Blister came at me with a syringe big enough to take a rhinoceros out. 'Where the hell are you aiming that?' I screeched. 'Just ...

In the Cool, Cool, Cool Of the Evening ~ Frank Sinatra

looking everywhere except at me. 'No, have you got a mirror?' I asked. 'It's probably not a good idea yet,' Rosie pulled a Snickers bar out of her capacious handbag and started munching on that. 'Why not? And have you brought anything for me to eat? All they've given me so far is some kind of gruel that even Oliver Twist wouldn't have requested seconds of.' 'It's probably not a good idea yet,' repeated Rosie. I felt myself getting ...

I've Got You Under My Skin ~ Frank Sinatra

non-starter. 'REGGIE-BABYKINS! Is that you?' she shrieked. 'Madgy? Madgy Mawkish? By joves, Madgy, you little ravishing smasher, you!' They rushed into each others arms and engaged in some very noisy smooching. 'Disgusting! I can feel a relapse coming on,' I groaned. Rosie hustled them out of the room and ...

Fly Me To the Moon ~ Frank Sinatra

yourself!' demanded the Major, throwing the cupboard door open. We all stared in amazement. Who should be lurking there but ...

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic ~ The Police

mankind, I don't think.' Ignoring Rosie, the Major continued, 'Yes, your treatment of myself and my beloved daughter has been nothing short of deplorable. I have been nothing but supportive and helpful right from the beginning. One couldn't ask for a better father-in-law, which, thank the stars, I trust will never happen!' I felt like tearing my hair out. In fact, gripping my head, I discovered great handfuls of the stuff were coming adrift. 'I'm going bald!' I wailed. 'Coo, you'll look like Jason Stratham! I LOVE Jason Stratham! Do you think you could ...

Beautiful craftsmanship ❤️

when I woke, Rosie and her detestable, infernal hell-hound of a father were standing over the bed. Rosie was all sympathy and concern, but I'm sure Daddy was only there in the hope I'd conked it. He had a very disappointed look about him. 'What are you doing here, you old #@*&?' I demanded, glaring at Daddy. 'I drop everything, and I was involved in some very vital important research I might add, and rushed straight to your side, and this is how I'm treated?!' 'But Daddy,' said Rosie, 'you were only ...

Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress ~ The Hollies

wait and began CPR, adding insult to injury. 'Get ... this ... idiot ... off,' I gasped, coming round temporarily, 'feels ... like ... cardiac ... arrest!' Bella, the only one keeping her head, had rung 999 and penetrating my existential crisis I could hear the wail of sirens. 'FIRE! FIRE!' I yelled, before passing out completely. The next thing I remember ...

Welcome To My World ~ Jim Reeves

That's so sad, Muggle 😢 I saw this on Facebook, an unbelievable amount of rain! 'The hurricane dropped 20 inches to over 30 inches of rain in some areas… that’s an estimated 40 trillion gallons of rain. How much is 40 trillion gallons of water? 40 trillion gallons of water is enough to fill the Dallas Cowboy’s stadium 51,000 times. 40 trillion gallons of water is enough to cover the entire state of North Carolina with 3.5 FEET of water. 40 trillion gallons of water is enough to fill 60 MILLION Olympic-sized swimming pools. 40 trillion gallons of water is 619 DAYS of water flowing over Niagara Falls.'

Been listening to the audiobook of The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith. Narrated by Frederick Davidson who did it brilliantly. His voice reminds me of Victor Meldrew from One Foot In the Grave 😂

That's wonderful and exciting news, Hayley! A very big congratulations xx 🥰

hampered by my difficulty in breathing. Fortunately, Bella came back at this point to ask if I wanted a cuppa. Finding me gasping for breath and trying to tear my hair out by the roots she cried, 'Cor Blimey, I think he's had an allergic reaction! He's going into anaphylactic shock. Call 999!' I don't remember anything else, but apparently ...

Something Human ~ Muse

Absolutely devastating damage 😥 I saw where mules were being used to transport supplies to cut off areas of NC. Reminded me of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. https://www.wbir.com/article/weather/hurricane/helene/mules-north-carolina-helene-supplies/275-c934fd50-5a72-4178-9ee5-1167ab618238?fbclid=IwY2xjawFtyyBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHX5vx2AqC_dpuNBNQQ_knDnSvtwDaJEB2KUrhULZeoJAQJY_x-muY553kw_aem_rpwegBmWR0q9QnTQ01uAUw

shaved both sides of my head, and started plastering my head with noxious smelling dye and doing something unspeakable with tinfoil! 'Don't tell me this is what women have to go through in the name of fashion. It stings like mad!' I exclaimed. 'Don't be such a baby, Johnny!' Rosie wasn't in the slightest bit sympathetic. 'But it's starting to itch like billy-ho!' 'Just another 40 minutes,' said Bella, 'here's a magazine to take your mind off yourself.' They all left the room to stuff their faces with tea and cake, the selfish stinkers. My head felt like it was on fire and I could feel my face swelling up like a puffball. I began to suspect that ...

Happy Talk ~ Juanita Hall (from South Pacific)

Mothers Talk ~ Tears For Fears

Sad to hear this today. I loved his music. Another very sad loss was Dame Maggie Smith.