@winston  @whisht

Thanks. I did wonder afterwards whether I should have gone with the Dusty Springfield cover, which is a better quality recording … and it’s Dusty Springfield!  But perhaps it was best to stick with the original.

@mudlark – that is a SUPERB song for that ep!

And I agree with everything @winston said (as always)

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I hope your local library has it. Or, who knows, it might be on youtube. It is very funny.

@dentarthurdent I think his posting of that image of himself as the pope was done deliberately, to drive anyone who opposes him out of our minds. And, of course, he is succeeding. He cares about nothing more than further bloating his own wealth and power, and destroying those he sees as enemies. So when we protest something he’s done, he’s happy…[Read more]

@janetteb  @winston    That’s TWO good results we have to ‘thank’ Trump for!    Mainly for the exact opposite result from what Trump demanded, so I’m not sure thanks are warranted.   More like schadenfreude.

At this point I can’t think of any country whose voters are so ignorant, that an endorsement from Trump or his gang members wouldn’t…[Read more]

@janetteb @blenkinsopthebrave @winston

Thankfully the results seem to indicate a shift in voters preferences towards more progressive policies. And, given the Coalition leader also lost his seat, I like to think this may signal that all parties will move away from their more divisive pronouncements. Given the bile already being spewed on Sky…[Read more]

@whohar @winston

Yes, the ongoing enigma of Mrs Flood. First the ubiquitous slightly nosey neighbour who knows more than she should, with a tendency now and again to break the fourth wall like a Greek Chorus, now she does seem to be doing a Susan Twist, popping up in different guises and in wildly different times and settings. My latest…[Read more]

I loved it, but my brain is completely tied in knots with all the meta bits! 😛 (In a good way).

The Doctor and Mr Ring A Ding have lots of visual (and other) parallels – bow ties anyone? Blue suit? Picking up a (simpering, Betty Boop-alike) female companion (in a yellow dress!) as he starts an adventure. And Mr R-a-D’s style very strongly…[Read more]

@winston   There probably are sharks but they never come inside the reef, it’s too confined for them.   The only thing people-sized organisms have to worry about is stepping on a stonefish – rare, but very nasty I believe – but any form of rubber-soled ‘reef shoes’ are a protection.   Oh, and the coral has the sharpness of coarse sandpaper if yo…[Read more]

@winston

The Doctor has a great wardrobe.

Agreed.

Actually the TARDIS always had a great wardrobe, all the way back to Hartnell. Maybe they just lost the keys, or it relocated itself for a bit 😉

Belinda needs to go and investigate it urgently – she spent the whole of the first episode in her jammies!

@winston that sounds horrible. Sitting in your home, hearing the groans & sighs of trees while the whole house’s shuddering is very scary. It’s the sounds of this impending damage that’s often worse-but then in the light of day you really experience that awful truth. I hope some Dr Who & your family around will begin to return your heart & soul…[Read more]

@Winston So sorry to hear about your storm, that sounds really scary, and glad you came through it OK.

“I also think we plant trees for the people yet to come.” – what a beautiful thought. Hang on to it.

I met a couple of Canadians on my recent travels down under (sadly not close enough to catch up with @janetteB or @thane16 ) who mentioned…[Read more]

@winston Because of where we lived, we didn’t experience that sound of trees crashing down, which you endured. But I knew people who did, and they described it much as you did.

The sad thing is that even trees that appear undamaged, or not so badly damaged, may eventually die. That was what we experienced from the 1998 ice storm. It took several…[Read more]

@winston So very sorry to hear about the ice storm.The loss of the garden is particularly unfair, as a garden is something one puts one’s personality into. There are no instant solutions, but at least Spring is on the way.

Stay strong.

@winston I am so very sorry about your garden, and the trees. I’m glad that your family and your property were spared, but I understand how it feels when a natural disaster causes such devastation. The wildfires we had here in 2023 destroyed so many trees. My heart aches still to drive by them now and see a seemingly endless stretch of charred…[Read more]

@winston I guess we all understand, and if you can’t talk to us who can you talk to? An ice storm is certainly an odd one in the way of natural disasters, but no less serious for that. I’m afraid I’d go spare if I was without power for a day, let alone ten. Pleased to hear your house at least is undamaged, but I sympathise with your feelings for…[Read more]

@winston so sad to read about the destruction and so sorry about your garden. That is heartbreaking and I grieve for every tree that falls. I despair for this planet. One feels so helpless, watching what is happening, unable to do anything meaningful to change the direction we are heading in, not even voting helps as both parties are equally…[Read more]

@Blenkinsopthebrave @winston @ nerys @JanetteB an’ all. Thank you, yes, all well. I didn’t receive any notifications for awhile so thanks again.

I guess, afterwards, I did have a sense of humour but the week before? @winston crying in a ball, on the floor, was tempting. Basically I was doom scrolling for 7 days listening to every weather report &am…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave  @janetteb @winston

That’s a good trailer, smaller but bigger at the same time. (How is a trailer like a TARDIS?)

The bit where they end up animated looks like a lot of fun.

@thane16 I’m so glad that you and your family are OK. Thank you for letting us know.

@blenkinsopthebrave @winston “Elbows up” is the rallying cry now. But it’s so sad what got us here. It’s hard not to have vertigo or whiplash, with all the constant seesawing.