Category Archives: Entertainment

Here’s one I made earlier

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Rachel

Now that our kids have access to more TV channels than they can count 24 hours a day, the currency of children’s programmes has devalued somewhat.  You can’t even guarantee that your friends even have the same viewing platform as … Continue reading →

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I’m a celebrity now, vote me out of here!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Rachel

I saw it first last night on Facebook; a rumour that my MP, Nadine Dorries, had signed up for the new series of the ITV show I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!  My instant reaction was that it … Continue reading →

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Thank you for the Stories – Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Rachel

Yes, there are two parts to this drivel!  Part 1 is HERE So yesterday, whilst mucking about on Twitter (I do a lot of this, it’s educational), my friend Dee (not some random ‘person I know off the internet’ but … Continue reading →

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Thank you for the Stories – Part 1

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Rachel

I know books are not everyone’s ‘thing’, but for me they take precedence over any of the arts: Music, television, film, painting, sculpture, photography etc.   Although I appreciate those mediums, I can only truly lose myself within the pages of … Continue reading →

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Falling into Fire and Ice

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Rachel

So, Game of Thrones…  Yeah, I’m watching it.  Not with the rest of you, mind.  I can’t afford Sky TV, so I’ve had to shell out some money for the DVD of the first series. I’m not a frequent TV … Continue reading →

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Boldly Going… to London

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rachel

One of the things I love most about blogging is the immediacy of it.  I’ve just got back from a morning at work, I’ve fired up my computer to start my writing for the afternoon and something catches my eye … Continue reading →

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Get your boobs out for… the planet?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Rachel

Yesterday on Twitter a tweet came through from BBC News that literally stopped me in my tracks.  It’s a gift of a blog post.  See what you think: “Page 3 girls can be role models and a force for good” … Continue reading →

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If I’m bored by Downton Abbey, am I bored of life?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Rachel

I don’t watch Downton Abbey. There, I’ve said it. I feel as if I’m alone in the universe at not watching this programme.  I did make an effort to once, I bought the DVD of the first series and watched … Continue reading →

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Promotional Shoo-be-doo and Website Envy

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rachel

I wish I had some flair for website design.  This blog is neat and tidy but it does look a bit boring compared to others out there.  I’ve been having a look around this morning and there are some very … Continue reading →

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So here it is, merry Sushi

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Rachel

My iPod is all Christmassed up!  It has been filled with 38 tracks of musical predictability.  Call me boring but I do like ‘the classics’ and by that, I mean the stuff that was around in the 1970s and 80s.  … Continue reading →

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