…but they killed the leading lady. Being a bit taken aback by the sudden departure of Marion as a character from “Robin Hood”, with the series recently finished on the BBC, thought I’d see what others’ reactions were. Talk about an outpouring. I didn’t sit and count how many comments(though it was a fairly interesting …
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Game on
There’s been a shift in the Frydman tectonic plates. I find myself interested in playing games. Lest you rush off to warn Dan, not those kind of games, but card games, possibly even the odd board game. The world is split into various groups, it seems to me (and yes, there’s a board game for that …
Of kitchen gods and goddesses
Dan’s creating a curry…and I’m free to tap away, and come up with a new blog post. To be honest, it’s a chance to sum up a lot of what the holiday has been about. Food, reading, and a bit of tinkering around the house. Food…it’s been a nice opportunity to cook. Admittedly most times …
Use up the old, bring in the new
When it comes to leftover fests, Christmas is the biggie. I find it very pleasing to have similar meals for days in a row when the leftovers change a little, there is plenty of cheese, and the prospect of finishing up with lots of cups of tea. In this vein, a few new discoveries for …
“Pound for your thoughts?”
It’s meant to be a penny, of course. A single bus ride in Edinburgh costs a pound. Inflation affects even the imagination these days. Regular readers will know that buses play a fairly large role in my life, and I’ve just written the last entry all about buses, one way or another. But I did …