Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 7
Since my last blog, I have had to go to hospital twice, firstly to A&E, following advice from my GP who feared I’d had a mini heart attack, brought on by exercise (I knew exercising was a bad idea). Then to cap my week while I was happily minding my own business queuing up outside […]
Continue readingOutlander – Mercy Shall Follow Me
Bonnet is Back, Weird Story Twists and Characters Being Saved in the Nick of Time. CONTAINS SPOILERS. Stephen Bonnet (Ed Speelers) is back and that can only mean more trouble for the Frazer/MacKenzie clan. We first see him in a brothel (of course we do) where mention is made of his involvement in human trafficking. […]
Continue readingLockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 6
Long Phone Calls, Friendship, Podcasts, Disingenuous Tory Ministers & Daily Briefing Bingo My main take away from lockdown this week is that phone calls nowadays are of much longer duration than they ever used to be. And this is coming from someone who is an expert in ending phone calls as soon as I have […]
Continue readingOutlander – Monsters and Heroes
The Power of Love, Blossoming Relationships & How Physical Closeness is Much More than Just Sex This week’s episode is another engaging hour of telly, filled with action and relationships, the cornerstone of all the best Outlander episodes. First and foremost, there is the love between Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe), so strong […]
Continue readingLockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 5
Radio Shows, Eclectic Music Tastes & What to Do Next? Besides spending over 7 hours a day on my phone and eating my body weight in chocolate, I managed to fit in enough time to chat to Judi Love on her Sunday morning show on BBC Radio London and Emma-Jane Taylor otherwise known as The […]
Continue readingOutlander – Famous Last Words
Rankin Gets to Shine, Original Motifs and the Return of an Old Favourite Fortunately for all the Richard Rankin fans out there, Roger survives the hanging. How, you might ask? The TV series seems to suggest it was thanks to Roger getting a hand between his neck and the rope but that’s by the by. […]
Continue readingLockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 4
Food Parcels, Memes and Video Clips Without a shadow of a doubt, this week’s highlight was receiving a food parcel from one of my best mates. I’ve known this particular friend since 1982. Considering I still insist in pretending I am 38 that is quite an achievement. ‘It’s only a few tins,’ she assured me […]
Continue readingLockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 3
If this week of lockdown has taught me anything – it’s the value of friendship: from fab conversations to friends offering to do my shopping, and sadly a sudden sense of loss. Another thing this week has drummed home is that watching a group of middle-aged people try and get a grip when it comes […]
Continue readingOutlander – The Ballad of Roger Mac
Romance, action, tragedy: Outlander is back on track. CONTAINS SPOILERS. This week’s episode kicks off with Roger (Richard Rankin) saying his fond farewells to Brianna (Sophie Skelton) as he heads off to the battlefront. Now that Rankin has been freed from the shackles of Season 4 where his alter ego often ended up acting like […]
Continue readingLockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 2
Boredom, too much social media, absurd telly and that’s just for starters! Another week in lockdown and it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that it’s been more of the same. I became so bored at one point that in utter desperation I cleaned the bathroom. In fact, it’s getting that bad I am […]
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