It’s that time again. Our annual big night out where we join our friends to raise money for good causes and get very merry in the process. The Spalding Midsummer Ball raises money for...
Am I a football widow…or witch?
It was our 22nd Wedding Anniversary at the weekend and we celebrated it by watching Euro 2012, the Germany v Portugal match. Dougie, romantic old soul that he is, thought he would jolly up the evening...
Johnny and the Jubilee Weekend
After our night at the 1950s party last Saturday evening, we headed off to Newcastle early-ish Sunday morning to spend some time with Mum and the rest of the family. The little fella in the montage...
A conversation I wish I’d never started: No. 5
These embarrassing conversations usually feature my teenage son and me. This time it was a little dialogue with my husband. I shall set the scene. Dougie is getting ready to go to work and...
Party like it’s 1952
The invitation said to dress in 1950s style. I’m not convinced my dress was that authentic: sort of tulip-shape, cap-sleeves, slightly empire line. Could have been anywhere between the 40s to the 60s and...
My father’s memories of the Coronation
As some of you know, I am in the process of writing up my dad’s diaries in the form of a blog: Memoirs of John Michael Grinsell. A few weeks ago I wrote a post...
#ArtIHeart: Whistler’s Mother – ‘a hideous old bat?’
Its proper title is Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 which doesn’t do a lot to inspire, does it? Painted by James McNeill Whistler in 1871, it is more commonly known as Whistler’s...
Fiddler on the Roof brings the house down in Spalding
Spalding Amateur Dramatic Society (SADOS) brought Tsarist Russia to life this week when they staged an exceptionally good production of Fiddler on the Roof at the South Holland Centre. The show, one of the...