Category Archives: Film

The Imitation Game

  Whatever else may divide opinion on this film (not having read any reviews) I am pretty sure most viewers and critics alike would have to agree that Benedict Cumberbatch holds it together with his excellent, quite mesmerizing performance. It’s … Continue reading

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Grrrrumpy old woman

This morning we went to an Odeon “Senior Screen” session (£4 a head for the luxury seats, coffee and biscuits!). Oh, the excitement we pensioners have to contend with… Man of Steel was showing, and though I know our friendly … Continue reading

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Every home should have one…

I don’t know what worries me more; the choice of new ‘lodger’ that daughter and partner have installed in their hallway, the fact that we (sadly) could actually quite fancy one ourselves, or the fact that I didn’t  even notice it … Continue reading

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Old stamping grounds, new look…

A few weeks ago we were up in Yorkshire briefly to visit family, and I thought we’d pop into Bradford on the way back to see what they’d done with the new City Park, having seen some pictures of this. Unfortunately … Continue reading

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