I recently fired a crossbow for the first time, so yes, definitely!

WYE carry a firearm for self-defence?

Well, here I am dropping in. Last week, I suffered an attack of the Covid. Not nice, but okay now. However, the week before, I spent a week in the beautiful Lake District. My daughter's family were staying at a place called Muncaster Castle, where they were having Halloween-themed entertainment. Well, it was fun and included Archery, axe-throwing and crossbows. Right up my street!

But, and it is a big but, I found my ideal coffee machine, which served the most deliciously strong coffee. I really want one of these machines! Can you imagine being able to have the best coffee, anywhere you want?😀🤣

Strange, the little tricks that life plays on you. A tune came on the TV over Halloween. It was a song I was vaguely familiar with and liked, but only as a 'background' piece. My granddaughter (16) said, "Oh, I like this one. It's Spooky." I frowned. "It doesn't sound particularly spooky to me."

"No, I mean it's called Spooky."

Now I was curious, so I googled it.

"Dusty Springfield!" I exclaimed. "That's it," she said, somewhat matter-of-factly.

Wow! My sixteen-year-old granddaughter telling me about my childhood! 🤣

Later

Heart was a rock band.

Some time ago, I posted here, a young lady, just thirteen years old, called Patricia Janečková. She was singing a beautiful piece from Once Upon a Time in the West. I was absolutely shaken to the core to discover that she had passed away at the very young age of just twenty-five years.

R.I.P Patricia.

A book, every time.

Tea or Coffee?

A wonderful new piece from the incredibly talented drummer, Sina Döring and her friends. The lead vocals are from Effie Anna.

Ignite-arsenic

Leaps

Birthday. (My youngest granddaughter was eleven on Monday!)

Therese - Elsbeth

Smear - Steam

As I can think of no words that begin with RG, I'll go with...

Ergonomic

Soul Limbo, a great tune. (Booker T and the MGs)

Yak - Kookaburra

Bye, bye, Beautiful - Nightwish

Higher - Edenbridge

Das Boot, (The) Boat

Technically, not on TV, but... Last week an Amazon package dropped through my door.

Let me explain.

One of my favourite films is Das Boot, the (based on) true story of German submarine U-96 during WWII. It was so well made that the three and a half hour film passes in a flash. That, however, was not what I received.

What came through the door was a double Blu-ray disc, all the way from Germany. It contained the full, six-part original TV show that the movie was cut from.

So, guess what? Yep, you got it. Sunday afternoon was spent watching all six episodes back to back... Five full hours!

Enlighten-derriere

Congratulations to the winners, I am just happy to be in the top ten. There were some very good stories indeed and, as I have said before, it always amazes me how many different ideas come from one single prompt. Well done to all those who entered.

Season Two of Elsbeth is running here at the moment. The story lines are quite weak but entertaining. However, Carrie Preston is wonderful as Elsbeth Tascioni. She is an absolute joy to watch.

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That has got to be one of my favourite song titles ever. I haven't listened to much of the Peter Green Fleetwood Mac. First encountered them when Rumors dropped in 1977 so have been a fan of the Buckingham-Nicks-McVie lineup since I was a kid.

I well remember many of Peter Green's hits. Before Nicks, Buckingham and McVie, they were a blues band, and they could knock out some superb tunes.

This one is Oh Well (parts 1 & 2) from 1969.

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I want to remind everyone that our story counter does not always show the correct count. This has been an ongoing issue for years. Trust us when we say that we are checking the word limit on every story. Just because some may say they are over, doesn't mean they are.

Thanks in advance for your understanding!

Slid a long way back in the history of Fleetwood Mac today. Before the era of Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham. Before Christine Perfect (McVie), even. Right back to the days of blues and Peter Green.

This one is The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown)

Onset

Delilah - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

I love James Taylor and I love Joni Mitchell. What happens, then, if James Taylor sings Joni Mitchell? This!