MEL'S MEANDERINGS. CAPTIVITY.

As soon as I finish this blog I am on the phone to New York. Yes, I know it’s early there, but when I get the bit between my teeth I can...

Had a lot of reaction to yesterday’s blog. And the previous day, if it comes to that. All positive and raising interesting issues. Well,...

What seems like decades ago I think I used a line from a Robert Browning poem. I couldn’t recall the name of the poem back then , but now...

So, after a 72 hour rest between blogs, I should be refreshed and raring to go. But, I am troubled by the thought that I should have...

So a half smile to start. Was doing the morning service on zoom with Rabbi Daniel and at the end he was talking about methods of...

First of all an apology to Diego the Giant tortoise. I killed him off prematurely. He merely retired. And well-deserved that was too. A...

One of the sports headlines in The Times said Rashford 1 PM 0 . But, the real score was Marcus Rashford 2, HM Government 0 The first a...

It’s not often that you will hear me even mention Radio 4 unless it’s in connection with “The Archers “ But, whilst I stay loyal to Chris...

Did you miss me? A radical step for me to stop publication on weekends and I was worried about losing my readers. I mean, If “ The Sun “...

All zoomed out. Started first meeting at 10.30 am. Finished last one at 8.00pm. My eyes and ears had virtually given up the ghost by...

Do you remember The Ministry of Funny Walks in Monty Python? Well, we now have The Ministry of Crazy Ideas. The latest concept I so crazy...

So, thanks to Bojo, and The Caretaker and whoever else in the milk-swilling bunch of children who currently pass themselves off as our...

If I can cast my mind back far enough, then I might just be able to remember boarding a Virgin flight, turning left courtesy of my...

Bored with my regular characters? Ok , let’s get some new players and I am thinking serious ones. Like Mussolini. Now what on earth has...

As The Kaiser Chiefs ( another band of which Isabella aged 94 would never have heard) sang, “ It’s Cool to Know Nothing , “ Which makes...

So, I am on my exercise bike this morning and looking out of the window down the garden. The garden is looking the best ever since we...

So, Lance Batchelor, the CEO of Saga gives you a personal message. That’s after you’ve been told they are very busy and waiting times...

I know that none of you have slept a wink wanting to know to know the outcome of the Saga saga. So, let me put you out of your misery....

For Blog 66 I had a few choices of subject matter. I could have used Bingo as a theme, Clickety-click, sixty-six. Remember that. Two fat...

So, this blog is now of pensionable age. Which made me read a headline in the paper today (as you know, unless an article is totally...