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A Crime of Fashion
Tuesday 3rd April - Ordinarily I'm loathed to proffer judgemental comment on the sartorial elegance of anyone. After all, I'm hardly the dedicated follower of fashion written about by Kinks frontman Ray Davies in 1966. A fact I can relay with indisputable surety with the knowledge I was only three years old when the song... Continue Reading →
“Here Is A Box…..”
Within the confines of casa Strachan is a large storage box. Unlike the musical box in 1970's time-lapse animation kids show Camberwick Green, this particular treasure trove is bereft of an enclosed secret. A particular childhood favourite of mine, from the BBC's 'Watch With Mother' series, the children's TV programme above commenced with a rotating vessel opening it's lid to exhibit that weeks main plot character; wood puppet... Continue Reading →
“Get The Door Will Ya, Barb!”
Actor Ricky Tomlinson is 78 years old today. Famous for his roles in Brookside, Cracker and the Royle Family, he is also renowned as the only person who uses the word arse more than my mum. Although, to be fair to my mum, if I wasn’t around my parents house so much I reckon her use... Continue Reading →
Dedication Is What You Need
My current existential circumstances are contributing to an unwanted neurological fog at the moment. Yesterday (Monday), I was so confused that I posted a Throwback Tuesday blog, and today I'm dressed in my Sunday best. Not knowing what day it is has been passed down generations of Strachan males. This wasn't the consequence of any mental capability deficiently, moreover the misguided family... Continue Reading →
Good Evening All
There is a saying that you know you’re getting old when policemen start looking younger. Well, I’m firmly entrenched in middle age now and I can categorically say that the copper, in the video clip below, doesn't strike me as being in the throes of youth................The only way I would class him as young is... Continue Reading →