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WIAA: Alyson…, oh Alyson. ALYSON: Hi WIAA, I’m sorry I missed adding to your pages last weekend but I was away from home, having a wonderful couple of days with another man. WIAA: Oh. Didn’t expect that to be the reason! What did your other half say about that or did you not tell him? … Continue reading "Weekends Away, Not So Clandestine Affairs and Teen Idols"

Well, another freaky coincidence happened this week in relation to this blog. If you dropped by last weekend you may have noticed that I’d written about the Geordie genius Sam Fender, whose song Rein Me In has now been at the top of the UK Singles Chart for eight of the last nine weeks. Various … Continue reading "Lindisfarne, “Meet Me On The Corner” and Another Weird Blogging Coincidence"

For those of you following my updates as to what is currently at the top of the UK Singles Chart, I haven’t had to do that for a while as the Sam Fender / Olivia Dean collaboration, Rein Me In, has reigned supreme (pun intended) for seven of the last eight weeks. It only slipped … Continue reading "A New Appreciation For Sam Fender and “Seventeen Going Under”"

If anyone ever tells you that a cost effective way of having your floors replaced is to do them all at the same time, ignore that bit of sage advice. It might be good for the pocket, but really not good for your head, your back or your living conditions, especially if it’s happening around … Continue reading "Easter Discombobulation, Doppelgängers and “Space Oddity”"

Well, a strange bit of synchronicity has come about this morning which makes today’s post a no-brainer. Yesterday was a bit of a foul day weather wise so my walking friend and I decided to visit the new tourist attraction that officially opened in our town a couple of months ago. If you look at … Continue reading "Castle Experiences, Runrig and “Large Bodies Of Water”"

Well, we’ve had absolutely lovely weather up here in The Highlands this week with mild temperatures and blue skies. I love spring, as a whole new world opens up ready to be explored, compared with the indoorsy, dark days of winter. I love it so much I celebrate it’s arrival three times and have done … Continue reading "The Vernal Equinox, Life As A Singleton and Films, Films, Films"

I spent a few days in our capital city earlier this week and presumed I would write about that trip here, but to be honest I’ve written about trips to Edinburgh quite a few times already and also about get-togethers with the ex-flatmates from Aberdeen days (which this was) so I won’t bore you too … Continue reading "Edinburgh, XTC and “Making Plans for Nigel”"

I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about when I woke up this morning but then I heard the news that the singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka had passed away at the age of 86, so it became obvious. I thought I had written about him a fair few times around here but not as … Continue reading "He Was Brill and Heard Laughter In The Rain: RIP Neil Sedaka"

My routine of late has been to post something new on a Saturday but yesterday was fully booked what with meeting old friends for a long brunch, and then a hairdressing appointment. Both things went really well as the girls I met up with (we’ll always be girls however old we get) were the people … Continue reading "Silly Love Songs, Snow Sports and Bad Bunny At The Super Bowl"