@janetteB -podcast sounds great. Thank you.

Helloo my darlings…

@janetteb @winston

i LOVED Staged! Huge fun. I don’t know Ave 5 but then most anything with Laurie is wonderful. As for Armando, big tick. One day, when I was still working, & home late, I opened the door to a series of hiccuping giggles  belonging to Thane, who at 13 had nicked my laptop & was watching The Thick Of It! I kn…[Read more]

@winston @nerys Blenkinsopthebrave

ooh, I’m intrigued by Avenue 5? It sounds like something that’s worth a watch. Should I plunge in?

d’ol Puro ❤️

@translatorcircuit

mmmn. Are you high (& I know what that’s like so no judgement 😁😳)?  You seem, with respect, to be stating opinions labelled as True News.

But look, it seems you’re either an actor or writer, as you stated you wouldn’t want to tackle either (for Who) as you’d likely know the outcome.👍 Which is fair reason. What are your fav…[Read more]

Yes, the cast of the final Chibnall set of Who episodes was star studded -any more & it may’ve been unwieldy. Tegan & Ace weren’t characters I knew particularly well so I did  research & watched a few excerpts & scenes. It gave a nice boost to do that on Who’s 59th birthday.
– speaking of Olivia Coleman, I was watching The Crown with Thane who wa…[Read more]

Hey @winston

agreed. I’ll benefit from a re-watch. I found the final episode (or film) a real tear jerker which is usually my litmus test for success.

hellooo to all…

Hallooo everyone!
yes, us too: sad about Bernard Cribbins dying…(belated).

@winston indeed, I also found the ep Rose a brilliant introduction to NuWho/After Gap.

Neither did I have any idea the 9th Doctor was to regenerate into TenDoc.

speaking of Tennant, I don’t think ABC Aus receives the TV shows from The BBC in quick time anymore but The…[Read more]

I didn’t did I? Read “I hope her acting is as good as her looks?” Nah, I wouldn’t have read that.

I think the Nu Rose, is in fact a different character called Rose. But I’m effectively 10 weeks behind. Thrilled RTD is taking over the rains. Chibnall must be knackered. I mean surely “he looks a little tired….” 🙂

old Puro. Hope all and everyone is well.

@nerys yes, good to see you! We’re all pretty much experiencing major or minor flooding in Brisbane at the mo. I always complain when we don’t have rain but then moan after 3 days -but it’s been more than a week of solid rain but I’m lucky -we’re on a hill.

I think it was made abundantly clear the doctor couldn’t recog Clara. the symmetry co…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. @mudlark Hallooo!

I too rewatched Who in the past few months & love those episodes with Clara.

I think the Dr uses his sonic for emergency ATM withdrawals (Tennant in Tate’s bride episode)  but could use his psychic Paper to obtain necessaries? I think he doesn’t ‘know’ Clara at all by the Diner Incident- maybe Clara’s…[Read more]

Aaaand in case that song was a tad maudlin (though still a favourite), the 2nd song on that album which almost pips….3rd place is much happier, Good Day Sunshine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e01nNA02vw&list=PLg5pp7nrH0IqV2ESEZmmgWtECbzkS8d3O&index=8

I’m late to the party: but I’ll choose Rigby, it wasn’t 1967 (my year) but ’66. But McCartney won a grammy in ’67 for this. He’s underrated as a musician. In fact, I’ve found an almost testicular dislike for The Beatles as a band in many quarters, with a lot of sniggering reserved for Paul. But Lennon contributed very little to this. Which is…[Read more]

our dearest @Cathannabel, having heard of your husband’s death last night, I wanted to express our family’s sympathy with some Mompou. It’s a piece of  joy & delight: playful & untroubled; but melancholic & grave too.

@mudlark helloooo & welcome back!! And there are deer….😊

if bells, trombones, trumpets & timpani don’t accompany this it’s out of respect for your mother’s gruesome situation….

But yes, absolutely, my experiences were funny, in their way. My mother kept up a steady dose of humour throughout this incarceration, for as important as the bone brot…[Read more]

@winston

“it totally sucks that…”

love the way you expressed that. Ain’t it true. You are such a strong person….

Good grief, Winston, that is terrible regarding your boy: I really hope he continues to improve & under your care, with your cooking & home brewed tea, in your delightful garden, with its birds & occasional animals flocking for a fee…[Read more]

@nerys

“…I adopted a pattern of thinking he was always going to bounce back….

You’ve expressed that better than I ever could.

indeed, the idea that they are the protective parent; they’re organised & practical – your dad was obviously all those things & more – leads us to think they’re almost indestructible.

Thane was thinking along these…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

yes indeed time will heal these things. Thank you so much.

@nerys my deep condolences regarding the death of your father – yes,  people with chronic /persistent illnesses or are vulnerable are most at risk and often the stipulated cause of death is the most recent. In your dad’s case, pneumonia; but as you say, long Covid is th…[Read more]

@winston

thank you. I appreciate your kindness as always. Yes, you’re quite right, time is necessary. Here, more than most places, we understand this. 😉

my concern was that I could have/ should have  seen her but in very early March we didn’t predict any of what transpired. I guess it’s ‘do what you can when you can because no one knows what’s a…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave thank you. And congrats on citizenship.

@Winston the cookout story is amazing!

@nerys

wow, those are some great but nerve wracking experiences. I have had a few quite similar ones.

I wanted to express my concern about the health issues your mum & step mum are experiencing and the long exhausting trip ahead of you. I really…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

as I know others & @janetteb is already aware, @missrori has been told “advice,” stories and help many, many, many times.

None of it is followed. It reappears every few months when people suddenly show up again.