Many years ago my Mother In Law suggest we try out Thursford for their Christmas Show. We were a lot younger then and the thought of going to a show that she was on a Pensioners Coach Trip Calendar every year, wasn’t appealing at all. Fast forward 20 odd years and, with someone we knew […]
People say never go back, but I don’t believe that is true. It is like anything, sometimes you go back to something and it is not like you remember at all, in a bad way. I remember taking my husband to Glasson Dock, near Lancaster, which I remembered it with gift shops and a pub.
Sometimes as a Carer, with a disabled partner, things feel unfair. You often get “ghosted”, friends drop you both with no explanation, people arrange to meet you and then drop out, or you just don’t get invited out. However, sometimes you find such kindness in people and it can be very touching. From making adjustment
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We tend to stick to hotels, thinking they are better than most other places to stay, but this week we did something different from the norm. We had been used to staying at a Five Star Hotel when we visited Chichester and travelling to and from the theatre, but decided to find somewhere nearer. We
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It’s a few weeks since I wrote about going to Mamma Mia The Party. I used to go and see shows I liked over and over again, but I don’t tend to do that these days. Have you ever seen a show more than once? We decided to go to Mamma Mia The Party again.
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As the dreaded C word (Christmas) approaches are you planning ahead? There is a lot of choices of restaurants, theatre shows, pantos, Winter Wonderlands and Christmas Markets. What do you do? We are more indoor sort of people, theatre and restaurants are more our thing. Then there is what to wear, is it dress up
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Most of us have a Social Media presence these days, I am guessing that if you are reading this, you have one, but it seems in the world when it is easier to stay in touch and get in touch people have lost social skills. Friends not only call and text each other but also
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We are often at the theatre, but to see a musical or concert. We hardly ever go to a play and I don’t really know why. This week we went to see a play at The Old Vic and we loved it. We saw Eureka Day and it was a great play. I was attracted
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How often to you go to the theatre, or somewhere, where the use of phones is prohibited and see people using them, unchallenged? This week, I went to the theatre and noticed the person in front of me using her phone the whole time. During the first half it was off putting and I found
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We have always been the sort of people, who get Black Cabs in London, as you know they are taxed and insured, you can book one on an APP and flag on down on the street. Overseas we have used what we consider to be Black Cabs or used APPS like Curb and Free Now.
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