HELLO TO THE QUEEN!
Today, June 2nd 2022, marks the start of the celebrations in the ol’ home country for the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Sitting far away in India, I …
Category: England
Eyup! It’s Yorkshire Day!
Now I might no longer live in God’s Own Country, but there’s nowt like Yorkshire Day for reminding me of ‘ow gradely the old home country is. I won’t embarrass …
RIP Your Royal Highness
I won’t make this a very long post, nor will I rehash the late Prince Philip’s life – we’ve all got Wikipedia/the Beeb/vicious Twitter trolls to do that for us. …
“Please to remember the fifth of November..”
“…gunpowder, treason and plot…” You all remember the nursery rhyme, right”? “Remember, remember, the Fifth of NovemberGunpowder treason and plotI see no reason why gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot” This …
Rescuing the rescuer
This is SUCH an adorable story, even though it initially involves a dog in distress, which is absolutely not adorable at all, she hastens to add…in case you think I’m …
Arise Sir Tom
Best image from an otherwise gloomy day in which the Coronavirus count topped 14 million world-wide, with 1 million cases here in India. A lovely 100-year-old man who raised £33 …