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16 degrees in south Devon. Ckecked my potted fig tree, all the little budding figs have disappeared!

Although it was promoted as a 'state' funeral, the so-called, family, should have footed the cost themselves. It is not as though they cannot afford it! As an aside to the Windsor mafia, no doubt to boost their popularity, the inner circle of those mysterious courtiers have been using Kate (and family) at every publicity opportunity, presenting one's self as normal is grossly patronisingly and sickening. The difference between Kate and the overburdened working population is obvious. The mandarins will stop at nothing and will use any opportunity to promote and raise the

It was Dalgleish Brothers, Bobbers Mill, a building on the left, down a yard just above Albert Avenue.

Beekay, Thing's aint going to get better! What bright side?

Hi, Nonna, please don't be too dismayed for being unable to visit the UK. I would say you are better off staying at home. It's too late in the day for me to think of leaving the UK, but If I were younger I would be off. The situation here, apart from a war, cannot get any worse. This whole nation is under sentance.

What of the ten commandments, Thy Shall't Not... Or, Ye shall follow in the footsteps of the lord! Contradictory to the last, Phil.

The gods’ or whatever they are, must be finding it difficult to substantiate their existence and principles of love between peoples, graciousness, sacrifice, and turning the other cheek somewhat increasingly delusional, especially in the so called centre of ‘holiness’ in Jerusalem! In the end, it’s just a mere figment of fantasy.

Plantfit, what method do you use for removing ethanol from fuel?

I've taken the option by subscribing to ITVX for advert free viewing. Worth every penny.

1. Religion 2. Communism 3. The monarchy 4. ECHR 5. Parole Board 6. Advertising 7. VAT 8. Social Media 9. Football 10. TV Game shows

I'm reading Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. I find the tales and characterisations somewhat akin to Alice in Wonderland and simply randomly compiled. I cannot understand the the huge appeal of these stories or Shakespeare in general.

Fantastic! Brilliant! The use of 'them' when the correct pronuciation is 'those'. Yes, and it spoken like this on the Archers!

I flew from Dunkeswell in Devon to Lundy Island in a X-Air microlight with a Verner 133 engine. On starting up to make the return journey, oil spattered the windshield meaning no return that day and luckily I managed a lift back to Dunkeswell with a friend. I managed to return a week later in a fiend’s Jodel equipped with tools, magneto bearing, and oil seal to carry out a field repair. Unfortunately, the oil seal was the wrong one though the bearing fitted and with trepidation after two hours work, the engine started. After running up I climbed out immediately into low cloud to cr

Neither do I, but as with all these types of TV shows it's the audience who appear to be enjoying these inane programmes that’s worrying as they must be brain dead.

Broderick Crawford in Highway Patrol. Thomas Mitchell in Glencannon. He often appeared a little slurred with his lines; probably was.

Whip and top and the mushroom shaped top called the window breaker for obvious reasons. Great fun. Playing Hop Scotsh on the pavement in chalked out numbered sections of the pavement slabs. Playing marbles in the quieter streets and snobs with friend sitting on the pavement. Winter warmers made from perforated tins filled with old cloth and sticks of wood lighted with paraffin and swung round on an attached wire that made the burning contents flare with flames. How childhood entertainment has changed.

To me the so-called holy bible is merely a collection of myths and contributions from those who included their own particular thoughts and interpretations many years or centuries after the particular event as the truth, of which was merely of significant interest to them. For example, feeding the five thousand with a few fish and loaves of bread went way beyond sensible comprehension. With all the other impossible miracles that have supposedly happened should these stories be taken as what actually happened or just the dreaming of a few of the excessively uncompromis

Being slightly off piste with the Spare controversy I do, however, remain convinced that Mr Privacy is not of royal descendant. I cannot bring myself to call these upstarts royal, just opportunists who have managed to remain as state figureheads but nothing more than that. As most observers of the Charlie Diana feud, it must be plain to see that Mr Privacy is closely suspected as being a Mr Hewitt and therefore has no royal standing at all and as such he is nothing more than a mere commoner.

I had disparaging thoughts of patients in hospital with just ‘flu symptoms; when I caught some abominable strain of something that caused severe bronchial congestion and restricted breathing. Given the conditions of being admitted to hospital I would have gladly gone for treatment even it had meant me lying on a trolley in a corridor, box room or an ambulance.

Compliments of the season to Phil and all, I have a partially eaten Dickinson and Morris pork pie of Melton Mowbray from my local Morrison’s in the fridge, a piece of which I will have with lunch. As anyone tried any pork pies from Dickenson’s?

Can anyone recall a Mr Gomersall selling wet fish from his van around the local Melton villages?

You're making me envious Oz. Nice lifestyle.

Hi! PeverilPeril, I'm not criticising others, I do, however, however, find this god-like over indulgent hero-worship with football players and with such other programmes as Strictly Come Dancing just false idolisation. Just get on with playing the game, win or lose, but cut out the rubbish.

Even better Phil, if there were no matches at all! No ‘talking heads’ talking drivel at £1.8 million PA. No hero worship and kisses when the real heroes are the Ukrainians’ living in rubble, being shelled, and having to bury their mutilated and burned loved ones bodies and keep smiling!

A house full of old curios Phil!