This year, Bruce and The E Street Band brought “one of the most successful tours of all time” (Pollstar) to a new level — delivering blistering three-hour sets for 48 shows across North America and Europe — “unmatched by any other outfit on the road" (Billboard).

A marketing suggestion for Heinz. For all us born in the 50’s and 60’s please start adding small sachets of salt and sugar to your bake beans and spaghetti to bring back the original taste

Unless others no differently there is no way to contact Amazon by phone or even Chat. That’s me done ordering books from them. There delivery people lie. Left in outhouse with photo of front door. Yes they send replacements but it’s me who has to return the damaged book

I’m feeling proper poorly. Cough achy. Left over chicken so sweet and soar should hit the spot. the recipe is in cups. Had to guess the portions, No cider vinegar, so used white wine. No tinned pineapple juice. Used apple. No pineapple so used grapes. Better not rate the recipe. But tastes fine.

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

Walking Isla Heavy frost in north Oxfordshire. Seen our local Kestrel twice on my circular route. Back home soon to a warm coffee

Watched the film Last Christmas again last night. I remember watching it the first time with my wife i suddenly exclaimed oh last Christmas you gave me your heart. What really you didn’t realise, its in the lyric. Yeh I know but it’s full of George’s songs. just shook her head in disbelief

A wise old aunt once says keep your friends close but pop back over to X occasionally to ruffle a few feathers and speak in hushed tones about a world without Musk

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88 years ago today, Robert Johnson stepped into a San Antonio hotel room and changed music forever. His first recording session and recorded blues classics like 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Terraplane Blues,' and 'I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom.' The birth of a legend.

This is both sad and infuriating.

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Come the dark winter months I love a good book and belong to a great cosmopolitan book club. This month we are reading Between the Stops by Sandi Toksvig. Suggestion for our next read in January most welcome