A not very 'secret' Santa as there were only 4 of us! But some friends know me toooo well!

@mikemuncer.bsky.social Ready for the Christmas Special podcast

With 'Compo', Jonathan (Crusher) Linsley and 'Foggy'. Little me covered in men!

The lovely weather has brought a ghost out, into the sunshine, in Leeds

Well, Monty Magoo let me down - big style! Those in the know will understand why I went for Monty!

Once upon a time, Bank Holiday in the UK meant James Bond. Now, it's Wallace and Gromit. 😀. And that pesky penguin. How is it possible to make a penguin look so evil?!?!

@tbodal.bsky.social Any business would be between you and him. Regards Donna

@tbodal.bsky.social Hi Adam. I'm going over to Howarth at the weekend, to stay with friends. Tim runs/hosts events at the Keighley library. Is that somewhere that would be of interest to you for your 10 Year even? If so, I will run it by him. What is the best email for him to use? See part 2

Yahooo! Looked at what arrived in today's post!

Despite having done English to O Level & A Level & having a fantastic English teacher, I have never read Charles Dickens. So, before The Book of Darkness & Light/Adam Z Robinson's performance of A Christmas Carol at The Carriageworks, I decided it must be read. So much humour! Not dry at all.

That's it, car passed MOT, I don't have to worry about that for another year!

Leeds Playhouse again this evening. Come on Adam, we need The Book of Darkness and Light there again. Unhomely was exceptional!

First trip to the theatre of 2025 this evening. Leeds Playhouse, The Merchant of Venice. Plenty online thanks to The Book of Darkness and Light, but nothing beats the real thing!

@dnl.ink guardian of two cats? You wish. Slave to two cats more like!

Cold, wet and miserable here in West Yorkshire today...this at least is an escape from the thought of housework!!! Maybe after the next story!

Disaster. I've just read that Square Chapel Arts Theatre in Halifax is closing. 😢. I sincerely hope that's wrong!

If it gets up to 13, then my bird feeder will be taking a hammering.

@tbodal.bsky.social A Christmas Carol booked for The Carriageworks in December...it's going to be a long year!

There is little to beat the smell of homemade bread, especially on a cold winters day

There is nothing more annoying than going to make a coffee only to have the machine say NO! Not until you've descaled me! So, instead of a coffee, it's taken 2 glasses of wine! Hey ho! Happy New Year and cheers to 2025 xx

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Merry Christmas to everyone.

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Friends wedding today, now...Staying in at Hazelwood Castle tonight, built circa 1069. Totton (Wars of the Roses), is only 4 miles away, so this castle will have seen some action over the centuries. It's to be hoped any spirits stay in the bar. 👻💀

If anyone fancies coming over for tea on Saturday, just let me know

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Finished watching BBCs The Hollow Crown, again. Richard II right through to Richard III. You have to hand it to Shakespeare. He never let historical facts get in the way of a good yarn! However, I think Ian McKellen will always be Richard III.

Yippee! Today is Day 1, of Advent calendars for grown ups! (And to anyone out there who knows me, stop rolling your eyes when I incude me as a grown up!) Lee Brooks, The Twelve Deaths of Christmas. A chapter a day. Nespresso, a new coffee every morning. Craft Gin Club... I rest my case!

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Ordered a new book earlier in the week, but when I discovered it was published by Scratching Shed, Street Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, I decided I couldn't wait for it to be delivered! Had a drive over to collect it. Housework! What housework? I'm sure it's got Hattie Jaques on the back cover

Only one more day to wait, then I can start this....

Feathers McGraw, the most dastardly, scary bady ever to grace our screens!

Talking of things BBC, those of us, of a certain generation will remember a series that the BBC in the 60s and 70s deemed suitable children's television. A dubbed over series called The Singing Ringing Tree. I'm sure it must be on YouTube. I haven't looked. Even cough cough years later

A chilly walk around Pontefract Racecourse. That is what happens when you say yes to meeting a friend and going for a walk with their dog!

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