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• Betty White, Thanks for the Laughs

  

  I was so sad to hear of the death of my favourite Golden Girl, Betty White, just a few days before her centenary. She was the last of those amazing ladies from... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Step with Modern Britain

  

  With all the endless doom and gloom swilling around us, it’s easy to forget just how far we’ve come. It says something incredibly powerful about our society whe... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top of the Pansy Pops 2021

  

  It’s been a queer year all told – locked and unlocked, masks on, masks off, masks on again, thrice jabbed, and a foreign foray thwarted. Unsurprisingly, 2021... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Santa Comes But Once A Year…

  

  …though round these parts he’s been known to do a dry run before the big night to check out the chimneys. Or maybe he’s been moonlighting for Amazon. He even... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tinsel Town

  

  The tree’s up and dressed, the garland’s draped above the fire, the mulled wine’s gently simmering on the stove and the village is sparkling in pretty strings o... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wilting the Pansies

  

  Perking the Pansies was to be off-air for a while. After a so-so summer weather-wise, two cancelled getaways and three jabs to keep us out of intensive care,... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is That a Gun in Your Pocket…?

  

  Let’s face it, if you’re plugged into the modern world your privacy will get compromised all over the place. It doesn’t seem to matter what privacy settings... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Pansy Anniversary

  

  My irreverent, irrelevant ramblings reached the grand old age of 10 in October last year. It passed by without notice. Blog years are like dog years so all... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sixty is the New Fifty

  

  I reached the grand old age of sixty last year. This year was Liam’s turn and I’d planned a succession of treats – for me as well as for him – in old London... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Tale of Two Villages

  

  We queued up at the checkout with two bottles of Majestik and a tub of Cadbury’s Celebrations, attracting the curiosity of the shopper ahead of us. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Home for a Gnome

  

  There may not be fairies at the bottom of our garden – they live in the house instead – but we are now proud owners of a handsome garden gnome. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Cheek!

  

  You know you’re getting old when the UK’s best-known high street pharmacy chain starts sending you information and advice about erectile disfunction, hair loss... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come On You Queens!

  

  Now that live theatre is back in full flow after the lockdown drought, we’ve been lapping up the good, the bad and average. First on the bill was the fantastic... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tweety Porn

  

  As we all know, Twitter is the social media platform of choice for ranters of every persuasion – from Tango’d ex-presidents to assorted nerds, nutters,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Prime Time Gays

  

  We’ve put Amazon Prime on trial. The retail juggernaut offers Prime free for a month. The jury’s out whether we’ll carry on once the trial is over. Not because... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Mean Streets of London

  

  It is said that if you hang around Piccadilly Circus for long enough, the entire world will pass you by. In my day, working the Dilly was popular with rent boys... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come From Away – a Show for Our Times

  

  No trip to old London Town is complete without taking in a show. At last the curtain has gone up all over the West End after a very tough time. Our musical trea... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Princesses of Persia

  

  We spent three days in London, staying close to Soho’s Berwick Street Market. How things have moved on since I was a likely lad about town. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Forever Young

  

  Last month saw us in London for a very special commemoration. An old friend died suddenly in early 2020 and it would have been his sixtieth birthday on 25th... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Strike A POSE

  

  We love ‘POSE’ – a must-watch on the telly box. The first two series were compulsive viewing and pioneering in the heart-warming but warts-and-all portrayal of... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION