Just had to share! I think you'll see the bonkers laffs in this 😁 The maddest (and most hilarious) dancing from Tom Jones ever!!! Fits the off-kilter genre of above-mentioned singers 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkKT...

It's a Netflix film now, starring Keira Knightley, but I can't watch that now of course, having read the book. I don't do well with adaptations of novels unless they're classics because there's usually less on offer. Give me a page-turner that keeps me awake in bed until 3 am and I'm in heaven! ☺️

P.S. Thank cripes for the ward consultant who waited for bloods/Endocrine. Otherwise Queen's Square would have had me on a repeat scan but with contrast medium, which frankly wouldn't have been good for me at all! (Graves' disease) 😬 It's a fine line, I get it, but ward consultant called it right

When I was admitted it was the place I needed to be. 3 disciplines of excellence at my bedside. Stroke team (negative results, thankfully). Queen's Square, who wanted to know the "Why" as well as the "What" but overruled by ward consultant re: more scans. Then Endocrine (positive), my ticket home

Snowman scarf to the rescue! It must be soon (she said, already looking at the clock 😁) ☃️❤️ x

Ahaa! The "Sheep Mix" as the rave DJs might have said back in the late 1980s/early 1990s! 😁🐏 Every remix a dance-floor hit!

You'll have a fabulous Christmas, for sure! They look good fun, your kids, and it's obvious from the photos how much they love their mum and dad. They look so genuinely happy, open-faced and grounded. You and the Mister did well 😊❤️ xx

I thought so! Lovely and distinctive children you have. "Distinction" being the operative word for both them on paper! Well done to their parents, I say! Rightly proud ❤️ x

Think I thrive on stress! It's prob those Graves' disease autoantibodies. Never knew I had them 'til 2019 but they've probably shaped my entire life. They can't do much now, as thyroid zapped to oblivion, but having been there for all that time I guess they sort of "made me"/trained me. Old habits!

Every year it seems I've been doing the cards earlier and earlier. Largely because the post isn't as reliable as it was and I really don't want to be forking out for first class stamps to ensure delivery on time. Not that first class gets you anything these days. It's all a matter of chance now 🙁

Yes, as a Bowie fan I have real probs with Streisand's "Life on Mars?" Her voice, great, but it's not the simple song she thinks it is. It's more than melody. Anthony Newley I'd have forgiven (and loved) any day of the week. Scott Walker, too. But neither had "must be modern" anxiety

I've listened again but can't hear sheep! I'm listening for "baaaa"s but am missing them. Think this should be incorporated into those audiology tests where they measure which range/level/pitch you can hear! Rock musicians (older ones notoriously have hearing damage) have probably done my ears in! 😁

That's some excellent bit of dog sampling/editing at the mixer desk! 😀 🐶🎶

Love it! Wonder if it was inspired by this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLjA...

🤣🤣🤣 I actually thought Les Dawson was doing it straight to begin with, thinking that he didn't have a bad voice. Mellow. And then like a rocket he flawlessly segued into comedy. Takes a real pro to carry that off so that you don't see the join coming!

Congratulations! Fab photos and what a lovely young woman your daughter is. She's beautiful. You all look so smart! Is that her brother in the long brown coat and checked trousers? He's a very stylish dresser!

Different situation for me but Xmas 3 yrs ago I was an inpatient (via A&E) in Herts. Miles from home (Sussex). Windowless ward, Mr Shed (exhausted) driving round the car park trying to find a space to visit. Same for family. But despite all that, for me it was the best. Expertise + lovely staff!

Best wishes to your mum for a speedy recovery, David. I read your post the other day and from what you'd posted it sounded like she's receiving top-notch care. The NHS at its best ❤️ x