Today, the series will be shown in the History Channel, Hector will appear tonight at 7 p.m. on an aparthaid case from South Africa. Whilst the new series of Heir Hunters will start on BBC this month or at the beginning of February don't know yet.
Anyway, Christmas in Oxford was absolutely wonderful! we stayed at the Randolph Hotel where they used to film the Inspector Morse T.V. series. The attention was really superb. It is an old fashion hotel where you have to dress up for certain formal evenings and there was live entertainment every night with someone playing the accordeon one night or someone else singing romantic songs the next evening where we could dance and on this particular night, as I was dancing with Peter an 80 year old stopped us at mid dance because she wanted to dance with Peter. Peter and I were stunned! Peter told her that his feet had an ache and that we were just about to sit down. Diplomacy at its best because we had just began to dance. No sooner had we sat down at our table, when a real bold 70 year old woman tried to pull Peter to dance with her, she was tugging his shirt saying that life was too short and he should come and dance with her. I don't know what these ladies had in mind... a toy boy ? I was looking at this scene with real amusement. Again, he made his excuses. Peter was looking quite fetching that night with the clothes I chosen for him which by the way, he didn't particularly wanted to wear, as he is not really fond of dressing up with a tie and suit but it was a formal night and so we both had to make an effort but I think with the pulling power Peter had wearing these clothes he is looking at these clothes with other eyes now and I have to watch out for predatory older women! He was looking at me saying: "can't they see that my wife is ten years younger than me? why would I want to go and dance with a woman that is two decades older than myself? they could be my mother's age, it really was astonishing! I can only speak for myself but I wouldn't dream of asking a man to dance with me, specially if he was with his wife. Oh wow! what a night.
The next day, on boxing day we went to the theater to see a panthomime: 'Cinderella' oh what fun!! I had never been to a panto before and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. The best thing is that it had amusing things for children and adults alike it was just wonderful and really well made too. The clothes, the theater backgrounds, the storyline, the singing everything was really great and it was only two minutes walk from the Raldolph too. Our hotel manager had bought two rows of seats for the guests of the hotel and he made quite sure we were having snacks at the interval as an enormous box with assorted chocolates was passed around. When we left the theater, someone from the hotel was sent over and as he opened the door to let us out of the theater he told us that refreshments were awaiting for us at the tea-room in the hotel. I have to say I have never eaten so much in my life! I had to skip some meals because it was breakfast, lunch, tea-time and then dinner everyday. I don't think anyone could eat all that every day. I have never felt this pampered anywhere I have been to. For instance, one of the staff must have heard that I have trouble sleeping at nights and on that night, I had a spray mist that helps you sleep on my side of the bed, plus a stress-relieving hydrosoak from Molton Brown a really wonderful treat to relax.
We met some really nice couples too, who go there every year and I can see why, the atmosphere is really happy one and traditional too and its sad when its time to leave, a really worthwhile treat.
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Ha, ha! When you mentioned Cinderella I thought you were going to say that the ugly sisters pulled Peter out of his seat to dance.
That sounds like a super time you had, anyway.
Well, you can say that Robert as the real Cinderella (me) was dancing with my prince when we were rudely interrupted by the two ugly sisters.
Talking about the ugly sisters in the panto these were two men dressed as women to guarantee they would be really,really ugly but they were quite funny. You should have seen the clothes they were wearing, a puky strident light green colour dress with strippes nylon stockings blue and purple and an estrambotic peacock blue eye-shadow plus witches hats. They were funny, in a cruel way, but it all ends up well in the end.
Yes, that pantomime gives good opportunities for some fun, and the uglier the ugly sisters, the better. Of course, they must be completely vain and be totally unaware of how igly they are.
Yes, that was exactly how it was and I also enjoyed the side jokes like the charming Prince had a yellow rossete like the Liberal Democrats have, although I doubt any of the Lib-dems are a prince charming in real life, more like the princes who became frogs! I have not forgiven Nick Clegg for going back on his word about the tuition fees for English students considering the Welsh students only pay £3,500 a year and the Scottish students do not pay a dime anywhere they choose to study in the U.K. There is an apartheid against the English in every way. They pay more taxes than anyone else in the Kingdom, pay for NHS medicines whilst here in Wales these are free of charge as well as in Scotland and they also have to pay for dentists and now this.. its crazy!
Nick Legg hasn't got a leg to stand on.
Robert thank you for the Christmas gift The Mincemeat Operation book. I have just started reading it. Coincidentally there are two other books written about Sir Bernard Spilsbury. One is called: 'The Father Of Forensics' How Sir Bernard Spilsbury invented Modern CSI by Colin Evans and the other one is called: The Magnificent Spilsbury by Jane Robins. So I have a lot of reading to do. The Jack the Ripper books are finally going to Oxfam today. I'm so thrilled! and finally the house project is going really well, except that I have to supervise the colour scheme as the last time I went, it was painted in a horrible strawberry ice-cream pink and I had to ask them to repaint it with an off-white Magnolia colour which I bought myself to avoid any more mistakes. I cannot have Peter's office in a girlish puky pink when they go to film him there in just three months time. Ha,ha,ha he could lose his female following. I now call him: Peter Casanova! Ha,ha,ha,ha
Hi Maria
Yes, I hope you enjoy the book. I looked at the index in the shop and Sir Bernard was mentioned.
I can only shake my head in disbelief at the way so many peopled turned out to vote in 2010. I mean, apart from the political lies and stupidity that MPs are guilty of on a day to day basis, they were actually caught stealing from their employers, the British electorate. Yet they turn out to vote for them. They really are asking to be robbed. Unfortunately these voters spoil it for the non-voters.
I'm sure you'll get the colour scheme right. If he becomes much more famous he could be invited on Strictly.
Ha,ha,ha. I have thought about that possibility Robert and I think I have convinced Peter to learn how to dance, since going to the gym bored him stiff and you should see how he looked whilst he was pedaling in the static bicycle, he was reading a book! As we need to do exercises I think it would be more entertaining if we get some dancing classes and learn how to dance as a couple, besides, when Hector gets married and we have to hit the dancing floor, I want him to have more confidence and not step on my feet! If the BBC invite him for' Strictly Come Dancing' I wouldn't like him to look like Anne Widecome who seems like if she needs a crane to be lifted up. What a wooden body she has! Its really monstruous.
Yes, yes, you have convinced me now and I too will not vote ever again. I have turned into a no voter from now on. It doesn't matter who the hell comes into power because the status quo continues to be a sequel of what the previous government left undone. The useless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan still continue just like before, where the politicians can find trillions to keep it going, but there is no money to educate our children into higher education. And wait and see.. they DO have the money to go an invade the Ivory Coast too! and there are plans to bomb Iran and Syria as well. I have no respect for the military now. Afghanistan does not possess a navy nor an airforce to defend their territory from foreign invadors because that is what we are..ruthless foreign invadors, we are attacking a defensenless country with all the might that not even Adolph Hitler had. Its a cowardly act. It is the equivalent of Mike Tysson hitting a baby. So I have no sympathy for any of our dead soldiers who come home in coffins. They deserve it, they went there to kill people so if they live by the sword they die by the sword. I could dance and piss on their graves. I have nothing but contempt and anger for them.
Hi Maria
Well, as regards getting Peter dancing, you are quite fortunate in being married to a genealogist. You see, genealogists merely have to do some careful checks first, like obtaining a copy of their own marriage certificate and ascertaining that they are indeed married to their wives. After that, it's quite simple and they do the dance. But women married to other men have more problems, e.g. :
Train driver. Husband arrives two hours late and then half way through the dance stands still and doesn't move for six hours.
Postman. Husband doesn't arrive at all.
MP. Husband arrives but dances with his secretary instead.
Policeman. Husband moves round the dance floor fining everyone else for dancing too fast.
Footballer. Husband deliberately trips you up then swears there was no contact.
You forgot the milkman.
Ah, when a milkman dances there is a sound of jangling bottles, hence the song "Shake, rattle and roll."
If he shakes too much he goes home as a yogurt.
Heh, heh, heh. He goes home as a yogurt or maybe sour milk.
Get some rest Robert and get well soon. I will put up in the blog my sister Patty's photo so that you can see it.
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