Holidays


The Platinum Jubilee Thursday

Platinum Thursday When Eliza Doolittle sat at the corner of the stage in a scene of old London and sang “Wouldn’t it be luvverly” Bobby knew it would be a wonderful show. That he had booked the cheapest ticket in the back row of the “gods”, not even knowing it was a very special day…


A Tribute to Rosemary

Rosemary Bobby’s mobile phone rarely rings away from Laurel Cottage. His endless communication with the rest of the world being by all those other means at our disposal now. So when it rings it is usually important. Just twice in fact in nearly three months. Both, by coincidence, while sitting in the sunshine at the…


The Christmas 50/50… 2018.

The Christmas 50/50… 2018. Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope you had a lovely Christmas. Once again, Bobby and I took ourselves off to East London for the holidays. Aldgate this time. He went back to Sutton United on Boxing Day to see them win! Up the U’s. We met Andrew, Marie,…


Seaside Holiday Tales 2.

Seaside Holiday. Dear Friends of Bertie. This is the second Seaside Holiday special. In the previous one “Whitby”, posted November 2016, we mentioned Diddley’s 60th birthday in Whitby. Including the special cake which was made by the wonderful Yorkshire bakery E Botham. The Birthday was a seaside special birthday, where the holiday cottage was decorated…


Holiday Special: Oh Mr Porter!

Oh Mr Porter! Dear friends of Bertie. This is a holiday special. I hope you like old films. Bobby loves Will Hay. None more so than that classic of British Comedy. “Oh Mr Porter”. If you have seen it, watch it again. We have just done that. So with a bit of suggestive music hall…


When Bertie is on His Holidays…

Holidays! Bertie and Bobby are on their holidays, so they have foolishly handed the reigns over to me. Tim. The Technical Director!