Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
I’m in a high state of alert sitting penning this prose. Yours truly is under strict orders from my daughter Rachel not to move from the living room of maison de Strachan while she's at work - A consequence of the expected arrival of an urgent package I'm required to sign for on behalf of... Continue Reading →
Today is Panic Saturday! Apparently, it is the name that has been bestowed upon the last Saturday before Christmas Day. I'm not sure why we in the UK have started titling certain days of the year in this way. Up until a year or two back, I'd never heard of 'Black Friday', 'Panic Saturday', 'Cyber... Continue Reading →
I see they are making a Dads Army movie that’s due for release in 2016. It has a star studded cast with Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Bill Patterson and Morgan Freeman as Cpl Pike. We are told it will pay homage to the sitcom from the 1970’s, featuring the much loved characters of Walmington-on-Sea’s Home... Continue Reading →