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Shoreham Airshow 2007
Me looking brave before taking to the air (and the wing) of the plane. Wow, it was cold !! But the whole experience was totally exhilarating.
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Jan's Blog
Computers and the internet are amazing things. One of my concerns with putting together this site was that it could remain current, yet with all my travelling I've often much to say, but little time to say it. Years ago when reading the news it would take me days on end to reply to the kind letters people sent. Now, with the magic of the modern age, I can keep you up to date with what I'm doing and other events in my life.
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF
Date: 31st May 2009
Late last year, I was delighted to be invited to take part in Celebrity Masterchef and it's been difficult keeping it a secret. Anyway the series has now been placed and starts transmission on June 10th on BBC 1 at 8.00 pm. You can see me in the first programme next Wednesday. It was a nervewracking... Read more...
POLISH BLUE
Date: 31st May 2009
I've never been too interested in Birds and certainly not chickens and Cockerels - well I've had to change my opinion. My friends Ann and Henryk adopted a little Polish Blue last year (well Henryk is Polish) and initially thought it was a 'she'. I saw 'IT' as a tiny bird when it had just started to try... Read more...
WESTCOUNTRY DELIGHTS
Date: 24th May 2009
Last week I set off on a trip to visit several of my friends in the Westcountry. Spring is a magical time to be in the English Countryside - the greens are so fresh and the wildflowers in the hedgerows are a riot of rainbow colours. I was also blessed with ten days of near perfect weather. I stayed with... Read more...
MT. EDGECUMBE GARDENS
Date: 23rd May 2009
Then I moved on down to friends in Devon who live in the quaint and lovely village of Kingsand almost merging with Cawsand and bordering a small and picturesque cove dotted with yachts. We took the dogs for another long walk in the Mt. Edgecumbe Estate. Parking at the top end we made our way down through... Read more...
AS TIME GOES BY
Date: 16th May 2009
AS TIME GOES BY I've just spent the last three evenings having the most enjoyable time watching 13 episodes (two series) of 'As Time Goes By' starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer. Just looked it up on the Internet and see that there were 9 series running from 1992 - 2005 - Gosh, I'm... Read more...
THE GURKHAS
Date: 10th May 2009
Thank God for people like the lovely Joanna Lumley - and this is where 'celebrity' does have it's uses. It is absolutely scandalous that people like the... Read more...
GOLIATH - beached at Walmer, Kent
Date: 9th May 2009
I went out yesterday for my (these days) routine walk and had hardly left the flat than I could see something very large and orange peeking over the pebbles of the Walmer Beach. Something rather large had gone aground almost opposite Walmer Castle. I took many pictures and could read the name Van... Read more...
INTERNET DATING
Date: 8th May 2009
INTERNET DATING I read recently that in the USA one in eight marriages has come about through the Internet. And why not - it is the modern way of meeting people and carrying far less risk than being picked up at a party or in a bar. (Let me hastily add here that the very last thing I want is another... Read more...
SWINE FLU
Date: 5th May 2009
SWINE FLU Are the lunatics running the Asylum? I don't know how many millions it has cost to push a pamphlet through the door of every householder alerting them to the dangers of Swine Flu and how to take steps to minimise contagion. Most of what is in the pamphlet is pure common sense and, in any... Read more...
MR. BROWN AND THE GOVERNMENT
Date: 4th May 2009
There have been some superbly funny pieces on the Internet about our Government and it's leader. I can't put them all on but thought this one of the best. 23rd Psalm (amended!) GORDON BROWN IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WORK. HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL FACTORIES. HE RESTORETH MY FAITH IN THE... Read more...
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR MARTIN GARROD
Date: 2nd May 2009
Lieutenant General Sir Martin Garrod - Thanksgiving Service Martin and Jill Garrod have been friends for almost the whole time I've lived down here in East Kent. It was a privilege to know them and on my return to the UK I was met with the sad news that Martin died on 17th April. Martin was one of a... Read more...