Mamgu's melting pot

Glastonbury Breakdown

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:23:38 +0000

I heard the screech of my gears crunching and I knew I was in trouble. I had tried to tell everyone that my car and caravan were overloaded but still the slabs of beer were thrown into every available space.

Glastonbury or Bust!

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:02:14 +0000

Just two years ago I would have had a van full of kids going to Glastonbury but tomorrow it is just me white knuckled at the steering wheel, how times have changed. I absolutely hate towing the caravan on my own.

Glastonbury Preparations

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:18:13 +0000

Who would have thought that Glastonbury would have trouble selling their tickets? They sell out within hours usually, it might have something to do with the fact

Sunny Day in the Back Garden

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:28:31 +0000

Paint, water, little tent and a couple of dogs....oh, and an Aunty who is not feeling up to scratch ...makes for a wonderful sunny day in the back garden..

The squirty Park in Porthcawl

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:27:14 +0000

The best fun I have had in years was to be had in the Porthcawl squirty park with my grand-daughter Casey. We nicknamed it the "squirty park" as water spurts out everywhere much to the delight of the children.

Beautiful Caswell Bay

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:07:44 +0000

The sun shone, the conversation flowed and the food was tasty in the "Surfside" cafe in Caswell Bay yesterday. We thought we had been transported to the South of France!

Sunny Birthday Party

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:27:04 +0000

It is true the parties that you find yourself invited to at the very last minute are always the best. I had a call at 10 p.m. from my brother-in-law asking me if I wanted to go to his barbeque birthday party the next day. I explained that I had a puppet show and wouldn't be able to make it very early but I promised that depending on how I felt I would make the effort.

Hitting the road very soon...

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:40:48 +0000

Took my caravan to the caravan hospital to make sure it was roadworthy ready for the Glastonbury Festival.

Sex and the City

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:54:27 +0000

I bottled out of wearing my designer blue yeti coat to the cinema, just as well as only two of us went the whole hog dressing up.....I felt sorry for the handful of men who were dragged along as the seats were full of women.

Startling realisation

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:51:46 +0000

I was walking to the new local 'Asda" today for the second morning on the trot when it dawned on me that I was "that little old woman" or becoming her rapidly...

Moving Experience

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:43:51 +0000

I arrived at my son's house armed with a bottle of "Jiff" okay they call it "Ciff" now but it will always be "Jiff" to me......what I hate about moving is the fact that you have a deadline, on this occasion it was midday.

The pimp and the biker bitch....

Mon, 26 May 2008 09:08:13 +0000

"What have you got suitable for a fancy dress party?" queried my lodger Chris. He was amazed when I dumped a nun's costume, spider costume and other assorted bits at his feet...but he caught sight of my designer coat and as he oggled it he remarked "that would make a great pimp's coat"

Sex in the...

Fri, 23 May 2008 08:37:54 +0000

I wish they would stop referring to Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City star) as an ageing siren! How absolutely rude! She has an amazing character and makes Samantha real and funny. I for one am certainly looking forward to the film being released at the end of May, so much so that.....

The Trifid in the front garden

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:37:35 +0000

Martha and Scott gave up on the root of an tough old plant, it has been getting on my nerves under the front room window for ages. I called out an expert. He had to take an electric saw to it.

Down and Dirty.

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:16:13 +0000

Martha and Scott have discovered a whole new way of living in Thailand. They don't like hanging around anymore they like to get down and dirty. Martha cleaned my windows and the two of them attacked the front garden with the type of energy I lost 5 years ago.....