Friday 24 June 2011

Can swans count?

From one mummy to another, I am wondering if she's realised that she's lost yet another one of her little cygnets. I'd like to think that perhaps nature is being kind to her and she can only count to three so hasn't realised that one of her treasured little ones has gone awol. I never did like that film, Fantastic Mr Fox! I know some people who think it's a wonderful film but I don't! They are boys though :)) ha ha...

I can think of much better films, such as The King's Speech, which I saw for the first time this week. What a brilliant film! I enjoyed it all the more because it's a true story about King George VI and how he overcame his stammer and became King. It's one of those films that is enthralling to watch, filled with little pockets of humour and makes 'one' feel lucky to not be in either position!

Colin Firth is one of those trustworthy actors who is very convincing as the stammering prince. It must have taken enormous skill, patience and a lot of practice to be able to perform so believably. It's reported that Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush, wrote notebooks and the screenwriter, Seidler was offered these by Logue's son, Dr Valentine Logue (what a great name!) if the Queen Mum would give her permission. She asked him not to do so in her lifetime. So, Seidler halted the project. In 2002 when the Queen mum died, Seidler was suffering from cancer but during a bout of creativity and began work again on the project.
Reported to be a little inaccurate in places, the film is still a pretty accurate portrail of a reluctant king.  Albert or Bertie to his friends and family, George VI to us (yes, I know it's confusing!) was a very unassuming character who overcame the stammer that could have blighted his entire life and although would never have imagined he'd be King of England, because he'd lived in the shadow of his infamous, older brother Edward, he did a half decent job of it!

Thursday 23 June 2011

And the answer is... prosecco :)))

Always and forever! Whatever the question is, the answer is definitely... PROSECCO! My little tipple from wonderful Waitrose is described on the Guardian website as having good texture and grip, whatever that's supposed to mean! I just like it :) in fact, I love it almost as much as the lovely people in my life...  it's my favourite drink, apart from a great champagne because it's sweet and sparkly enough to make the end of any day feel better. I think that any drink with bubbles as clear and sweet as these will make me feel very happy. If I were a drink I'd be a glass of Prosecco because then I'd be loved and appreciated for making others, just like me, extremely happy... whatever.. ! XX XX

Tuesday 14 June 2011

7 swans a swimming...


How cute are these? It's like having Spring Watch on my doorstep every single day.

Monday 13 June 2011

Tales of the unexpected... puncture...!

I'm used to little dilemmas but car dramas really freak me out. I'd driven all the way from Derbyshire at the weekend without a hiccup so when I heard an alarm 'dong' on Monday driving to work, it got my heart racing. The alarm was followed by of those weird warning lights on the dash, so I knew that "Lady Ga Ga" (new name!) was in trouble. Dilemma... do I stop on the hard shoulder or keep going into work? To be honest, the car wasn't performing any differently. I know what a puncture feels like and the handling hadn't changed so I decided to keep my eye on the performance and get into the office. It didn't take long and as soon as I was parked up, I could see the tyre was deflated. The guy from BMW, who came to my rescue, poked the piece of blade, something similar to a stanley knife, out of the tyre. There was no point trying to fix it and I don't like mending punctured tyres. It was time to buy a new one. I was reminded more than once that I had a pressure can to mend punctures in my car - and?! Can you see me trying to mend a puncture on the side of the road? No! I have mini rescue and that's all I need. Lady Ga Ga now has a new Pirelli, mmm :) that was £98 I hadn't expected to spend today, humph!

Monday 6 June 2011

Thursday 2 June 2011

I love...

the number 8... cygnets :) and Amanda Holden's necklace :) I love Indian take-aways when I've had no lunch but I'm not sure about the spinach and cashews in my chicken korma, urgh :( who did that?! I'm not in love with SOAP - tv is so rubbish and soap is so predictable. I'm not in love with Britain's Got Talent.. doh, has it...? Not from where I'm sitting!! I'm in love with the 'mute' button.. yeah! I'm also loving ducks, the weekend, my view, prosecco, the Pierces, lovely people, little chips, my dishwasher, space hoppers, red wine, sock monsters, whales, the colour blue, green leaves, pineapple and sunny smiles! I really don't like having to agree with Simon, Michael Macintyre is worth so much more... ! I love my new car but I don't like it when the council chucks stones on the road and call it a new surface :( I love my kids, I don't love not seeing them. I love work, I really don't like having no balance. I love chicken for tea and I also love not having to cook it when I've had a few manic days! I love going out and I always want to when I can't! I love having Olympic tickets :) and being able to ignore dumb people. I love having a delete button! and having a choice :)