General Chat

Nell - Glad to hear you're ok despite the cold! love becx

Weekend isn't over yet! I still have a cold, but its getting better. Yesterday husband and I had a long talk about what needs doing around the house and life, the universe and everything, which made me feel much more positive. I finished reading 'Hell Riders' which I can thoroughly recommend. It's about the prelude to, the actual event and the aftermath of the Charge of the Light Brigade. It debunks various myths about the number of soldiers killed, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole's roles in nursing and ties up lots of loose ends. It is gripping and well-balanced. It says that so much of the public perception of the charge is based on Tennyson's stirring poem, but Kipling's poem about how many of the people involved in the event were in the workhouse was largely ignored. It's by Terry Brighton & published in paperback by Penguin. I'm all on my own, husband and elder son have gone off to rugby training and younger son is swimming with friends. The sun is shining and I'm listening to Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony at the moment. nell

Hello Sue Sounds like you had fun! I got to meet Susiebabes last night too and she has the most GORGEOUS children!! love becx

Hello Sheila I had a lovely holiday thank you :-) Hope you get your flight ok! love becx

Hi Bec, it's still morning here so have a bit of weekend left! However we spent most of yesterday at Toronto airport, either in a queue or sat on the tarmac, this was after our flight was cancelled on Friday due to bad weather. It's about 93 deg.F here and humid so I think we'll be taking it easy! Did you have a good holiday?

Mine has been great! Got drunk on pink champagne last night and ended up in a gay club with my friend Bob and Andy (from Oop North)! becx

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