This weekend, I lost my pumpkin virginity.  My parents never really celebrated it - Guy Fawkes night was always bigger - and I always used to hear about apple bobbing and carving pumpkins, usually on Blue Peter, but never did it ( Read more... )

Before David Tennant was the Doctor, he used to do an awful lot on the radio, and it looks like he's starting to work in that medium again - if you can do Radio 4 podcasts, look for the Wooden Overcoat - it's on as we speak, but husband has just got in from a hard week and so we're watching Derren Brown - I'll save the podcast for when I'm working ( Read more... )

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Taken from rosewarren  because the terms of the meme state that you must post in your own journal after responding.

The False Memory Meme

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now (even if we don't speak often or ever) you must please post a comment with a completely made up, fictional memory of you and me.

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For the unitiated, my part of SE London is suffering from a severe powercut, due to vandalism of a sub main.  This is day three of the powercut and the charms of candlelight and acoustic tunes are starting to pall ( Read more... )

Recently discovered that we had competition for our wedding date; the wedding planner at our venue told us that there was a wedding the day before ours and let slip that it was Webb, of Mitchell and Webb fame.  Apparently Ricky Gervaise, amongst others, is going to be there, and we might just catch a glimpse of proceedings as we have to drop off ( Read more... )

After the most amazing hen weekend (which I will try and post about when I get a minute), I am now revving up for Operation Wedding - W-15 and counting ( Read more... )

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My latest guilty pleasure is Dancing on Ice.  For those who are unaware, this show closely mimics the Strictly Come Dancing format, with celebrities learning to dance and then for extra enjoyment, sticking them on sharp blades and asking them to ice skate while they dance.

As an infant Torville and Dean fan, it is no surprise that I love this show ( Read more... )