philmayfield

Chips!! Bloody sassanach! Neaps BK, NEAPS. Experience the delights of mashed swedes. I bet you'd smother those in HP sauce as well!

A Burns Night without bagpipes is like a day without sunshine!

I bought my bagpipes on a whim (as one does) from a chap called Denny Goodwin who had a music shop on Victoria St. in Newark. He came originally from India so he must have Anglicised his name. The shop was a treasure trove of musical instruments; he sold the whole range from strings to wind. He was an accomplished jazz musician who had (still has) his own quartet. He retired from the shop some years ago but still plays gigs in the area. The pipes came with a tin of disgusting brown gooey stuff which had to rubbed onto the inside of the bag to retain the airtightness. I never got around to doin

Your memory is better than mine!

Something with oatmeal and raspberries I think.

I quite like the distant sound of the bagpipes!

You should have asked him to play 'Far, far away.

It takes an educated musical ear to notice flattened 7th's on the bagpipes.

Don't forget that Burns Night is next Tuesday the 25th. Buy your haggis now before the hoarders come along. Oddly enough I do have a set of bagpipes to pipe the haggis to the table but it appears someone has hidden them!

Corbyn and his left wing were a liability to the Labour Party at the election. The choice was between the lesser of two evils, I never rated Boris highly. Starmer comes over as a 'non person' with neither charm, humour nor personality. Politics fails to attract the best people as they can earn more in business or commerce. I'm sure Boris won't be too upset to be thrown out. He could earn far more in the media.

Blustering and hesitant is his usual manner!

For all his faults, and there are many, he did perform quite well on 'prime minister's question time' today. I do wish he'd get a decent haircut though!

Full works here only on the sabbath. Otherwise a bowl of muesli and a mug of coffee. Oh and I forgot the mushrooms plus the toast and Cooper's Original marmalade to follow! Oh how I used to love the Little Chef's Olympic Breakfast when setting out on an early morning business trip!

Look on the Travelodge website for an explanation of 'breakfast to go'. It's not the full works you might have hoped for!

....but not someone to be too friendly with.

Line dancing in Lowdham. Good grief, it’s getting closer. Man the barricades! It’s a good job my wife runs our village hall. She wouldn’t permit that sort of behaviour!

I've always called a spade a spade but I imagine someone will decide that could have racial connotations and take offence!

BAME, black and minority ethnic, is being brought into question now. 'People of colour' is acceptable but 'coloured people' apparently isn't. Depending on the company you're with you can be walking on eggshells every time you open your mouth. I'm of an age where I don't give a stuff!

Or, conversely, the Jolly Green Giant. Heightism can be just as offensive.

Looking at my personal details on the yougov page they have nothing but my email address

I just bin advertising.

I hope the black puddings gave them an upset stomach. My Sunday 'full works' breakfast was ruined by not having one.

I've been a member of 'yougov' since its inception. I've not noticed any 'tailored' advertising. There are daily opinion polls and there is a longer, widely based, questionnaire each month. Points are given for answering and when you get 5,000 points you get £50. I never refuse money!

It's all about money. It always is.

I couldn't get black pudding from our farm shop last Saturday. Someone had just been in and bought 20!!