poppy

where'd you fink your goin'?' I pretended not to hear him and kept walking. A burly hand grabbed me roughly by the shoulder and spun me round. 'Oi! I was talkin' chew!' 'Get your hands off me, you lout! Major, sort this geezer out, will you?' Rosie started to cry.

'Of course, of course! It's just a matter of liquidating my assets, you know. It all takes time.' I fantasised about tracking Clothilde down, liquidating HER and grabbing the assets she'd shanghied off me. And what I'd like to do with that other two-timing, double-crossing, she-devil witch (or descriptive word that rhymed), Pythagoras! I was dragged out of my pleasurable reverie by ...

yesteryear

Finally got round to reading this one, Marie, and like you I really enjoyed it. Have the second in the series, Music in the Hills, on order from the library.

Daddy's brow. He appeared to have come out in a cold sweat and was turning a funny colour. He clutched his stomach. 'Try not to upset Daddy like that, Johnny. He's got a nasty ulcer, you know, brought on by worry and stress,' Rosie said sotto voce. 'And I thought you were going to provide a good portion of the funds from the sale of your valuable books?' 'Well, I ....' I stuttered,

expedition

nonchalant

's dotty about pussies. Bay ones, grays, chestnuts, piebald and skewbalds, she loves 'em all.' 'Daddy, you are funny,' giggled Rosie, 'those are horses, not cats!' The Major was an avid racing fan and would have been a lot wealthier if he didn't have a propensity for backing also-rans. 'Well, old bean,' I said, 'I think that just about ...

Ruby Tuesday ~ Rolling Stones

when I say there will be certain .. ahem ...stipulations. This so-called enterprise will be in Rosie's name and my accountants, Fleece and Swindle, will oversee the books. Got to keep things up to snuff old chap, don'tcha know, what!' he guffawed and slapped me soundly on the back. I felt as if my ...

I really enjoyed her books, found them humorous and quite witty. Certainly not high-brow stuff but an entertaining read 😊

ebullient

New Kid In Town ~ Eagles

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett ~ Flatt and Scruggs (love the Beverly Hillbillies 😁 Good fiddle playing in this too Muggle)

regurgitate

several minutes before the Major could articulate clearly. He spluttered and stuttered, gurgled and croaked and finally got out, 'What is the dashed meaning of this, Rosie?! He has besmirched your impeccable name, the rapscallion, the blackguard! He's played loose and free with your tender feelings. Begad, he's nothing but a scoundrel! A duel, a duel, this must be settled with pistols at dawn!' 'Don't be ridiculous Daddy, he's ...

It Was a Very Good Year ~ Frank Sinatra

Ferry Cross the Mersey ~ Gerry and the Pacemakers

a 100 per cent better. 'All very shipshape and Bristol fashion, what!' observed Daddy. 'Of course the etymology of the phrase is very interesting, first used, I believe, in 1827, although shipshape goes back a full 200 years prior to this. I myself personally prefer spica et spatio, I feel it better exemplifies the juxtaposition between ...' I couldn't take much more of this, 'So Major, when do you think you'll be ...

Black Sun ~ Death Cab For Cutie

come rushing forward with every intention of thumping him on the back. I expertly foot tripped him and he went lurching head first into a wall where he appeared to lose consciousness. I chucked some water over him and he soon came round. Meantime, Daddy was turning a rather fetching shade of purple. I observed him with interest. What would he do next, I wondered? 'Do something!' shrieked Rosie, 'Daddy's choking!' I tossed up between CPR and the Heimlich manoeuvre and plumped for ...

Our House ~ Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

if she'd come oot wimee.' I told him in no uncertain terms there was an iceblock's chance in hell of that ever happening! 'Well, introductions are over, chop chop boys, back to work. Now Major Flowers, do come into our office, you'll be much more comfortable there, away from the hoi polloi and great unwashed.' 'Very interesting word that, hoi polloi. From the Greek of course, Pericles mentioned it in Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, don't you know, what!' expounded the Major, puffing out great clouds of smoke redolent of ...

From Here You Can Almost See the Sea ~ David Gray

met such a noice loidie in awl me loife.' 'What? What's he say m'dear? Can't understand a word. Some sort of foreigner I expect. But debemus sustinere cum externi, I always say.' Daddy was not only a literary scholar but rather deaf. 'Not quite up to snuff, m'dear, don't you know, what!' he said in a loud aside to Rosie. 'Shhh Daddy, don't upset the workers,' she whispered. 'Now let me introduce the others in our merry little band. This is ...