Monday, October 12, 2020




I am old.  I find myself reacting like "old" people did when I was young in the 1960's, disapproving of fashion.   The latest is when I see women wearing leotards on the street and my immediate response is along the lines of, "Oh my god, she forgot to put a skirt on before she came outdoors."



Friday, October 9, 2020

TV: Agatha Raisin Season Three




The stories are fun, the cast is fine but unfortunately they have turned the Agatha character from a somewhat irascible self-centered but still charming eccentric into a full blown unlikable shrill harridan.



Thursday, October 8, 2020




I can remember vividly the feeling, many years ago when I was a student and living on a tight budget, watching a full jar of Cheese Whiz fall and shatter on the floor and realizing that I had just dropped the basis of "cheese" sandwiches for lunch for the next two weeks.



Thursday, October 1, 2020




What would possess anyone to think that putting cayenne pepper in a lovely delicate thing like cheddar cheese shortbread is a good idea?



Monday, August 31, 2020




Books, movies, tv :  I really dislike flashbacks



Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Netfilx: TV: Signs




I did not enjoy this, in the main because I just did not like the characters.

I would spare Ada's husband and Maria's mother but I would have been happy to see all the other main characters killed off in the final episode.

Also the final episode left things ready for another season (which I believe is coming to Netflix) but I most likely will not watch.

Another problem was that the "reveal" at the end was so brief and shadowy that I had to search around on Google to confirm what I thought I had seen.





Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Netflix: TV: Flowers




This is a British series about an eccentric British family, as only the British can be eccentric.

The first season really grabbed my attention and led to a lovely and moving final episode.

The second season was eccentric beyond even my tolerance, but again the final episode was good, although it left things unresolved.

I checked on Wikipedia and it does not look like there will be a third season.