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For me, this news has come as quite a shock and still difficult to believe. Having had a healthy private correspondence with Carl over the years on a range of topics, I suspected that with him all might just not be well as his usual erudition didn't come in my direction lately. I will miss him great...

Having worn turn-ups on suit trousers during my secondary school days and for a short time thereafter, in later or recent years I've only seen turn-ups on shorts, almost all of the girly kind. Just for devilment I hit on that large field vegetable, the turnip. Miles out of context and totally unrela...

Fred, As one superannuated old lag to another, Happy Day and I wish you well in your 84th year. Welcome to the Club. I've been enjoying mine for nearly 9 months now and marvel at how speedily 2026 has gone, so far. Like yourself, I also have great-grandchldren, now 6 in number. Our mainland is calle...

Catering for myself this past week with SWMBO & 2 female descendants away in the UK, my joy in the kitchen was to don a nice kilted skirt a bit above the knee and get out a large TURNIP from the veg. store, chop up a portion and boil up well with some carrots and sprouts for my evening repast. S...

The next Ryder Cup 2027 is due to be held at the Adare Manor Hotel in that most beautiful of villages in Co. Limerick which happens to sit right on my route to our holiday bolthole in S.W. Kerry and remains the most serious bottleneck to my progress thereto. Up to that point my route SW is all M-way...

Well, SkD.....In 40 years I'll be a sprightly 124 !! The last time I had anything to do with that number was while living & working in The Fatherland and I'd equipped myself with a capable 6-pot Audi which could devour hours of Autobahn at 200Km/H or 124 MPH. My then 20 year-old elder daughter w...

Well done, Uncle Al and congratulations. However, Latest reports locally here show me holding my own with a commanding lead of eight years and counting. At our recent (Jan 4th) celebration of our 57th anniversary I was quietly humbled and encouraged by the turnout to the party of friends several yea...

SkD,

Apart from your figure, I envy you that head of hair! A lovely Christmas greeting pic that few of us can emulate
The next movement in the tableaux is to drain tht glass before putting it down !

Tom

Yonks ago I enjoyed a French (well, made in France) film titled 'Shokolat' starring a young Johnny Depp. about a single lady and her daughter taking up rsidence in a charming riverside rural French town and opening up a shop selling chocolate products. The lady was a chocolateer. She didn't try maki...

I'm in Gerd's and New2skirts's camp.

Tom

Great fun, of course, but my preference is for mixed a-capella, that means with alto & soprano voices too. In an earlier incarnation in Hampshire UK I ran a relatively small choir of about three dozen voices for about a dozen years. We delivered lots of short peices a-capella, but the sound of m...

Sensible of Eurostar and the tall guy in the skirt/kilt plus Doc Martins looks great, but the Telegraph can stuff their avaricious interference, cramming the screen with profit-seeking 'promotions' . As I recall, some years ago Branson allowed himself be photographed in a 'female' hostesses uniform,...

Absolutely fascinating Uncle Al.

Once one has invested so heavily in high-end power tools & lathe &c it just has to become a lifelong passion from then on. That object is seriously up there at the top of the skills scale and each would probably command a handsome price.

Tom

For men, Kilts are where it's at. Period. Any other skirt worn in public will be regarded as wierd, the wearer probably seeking comments, at least. Alas, my spouse of 57+ years is not keen that I wear even a kilt out in public, unless for a festive occasion, e.g. a wedding. I do however quite freque...

If I spotted him I wouldn't be keen to engage with him in conversation. Apart from climbing into the passable school uniform, the time spent on his hairdo and facial appearance is impressive I suppose, but the effect is anything but attractive. Also smoking, while allowed in public outdoor places, p...