Bovril or Marmite?

 Coffee

I am teetotal

Energy Drink

My usual hot drink on a cold morning is Coffee, today I am having a cup of Bovril as I am out of milk, and have no money until tonight, owing to a cash shortage caused by recovering from a scam.

This brings me to the old question, which do you prefer Bovril or Marmite?

I can drinkMarmite, butI find it too salty for my taste, I prefer Bovril

Destry rides again

 Marlene Dietrich Selection

Movie Nights

                                              James Stewart

One of my tasks today is locating the box containing the Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart film, Destry rides again. I know it is in the room with me, I had it not long ago

The Thin Man goes home

 About Me

Alan Place

                                                 Yorkshire 

The title of this Thin Man movie, reminds me of the time I returned to Yorkshire, in 1974, the year after my grandfather died.

There is a big difference in our reception though, Nick was able to please his father. The only thing I got praise for was joining the Royal Air Force, the following year. That I think was more so my parents could have their lives back for six years, as I learned later, I wasn't wanted

The Myrna Loy Phallacy

 John Dillinger

The Thin Man 

For decades, there has been a story spread by Hollywood, that John Dillinger was lured to his death, by a lady in a red dress as he entered the Biograph Cinema to see a Myrna Loy film.

It is part fact, but a lot of Hollywood hype.

Facts

He was lured to the cinema to see a film.

The lady was wearing a red dress.

Fiction

The film did NOT feature Myrna Loy, at the time of the shooting she was appearing in The Thin Man series with William Powell

The Desperation of the Labour Party

 Labour brings the UK to its knees

The Labour Party

Christmas under Labour

As a person with a pension, I can't help thinking will Labour repeat what Starmer did, and cut the Winter Heating Payment again?

The term "party" is now a misnomer when you talk about Labour. They are not a group with a similiar opinion, their leader, Andy Burnham, is un-elected, he got his position by the party forcing the sitting MP to stand down, so they could appoint a leader.

In this case, it definitely "The blind leading the blind," I wouldn't be in his place for all the gold in the world. Angela Rayner, the person who lead the revolt against Starmer, thought she'd step in, so she's not happy, and with so many members crossing to Reform UK, they could drop to the third party, not the opposition.

Lost in Translation

 Meeting Svitlana

Family Assistance

A decade of love

Occasionally Svitlana slips into her native Ukrainian, and I have to ask for a translation.

I think our relationship is going to be romantic, with plenty of fun to recall.

If I had doubts, over her love, this weekend has cleared them. Svitlana has been most upset to have missed our daily chat, so am I. Our chats keep me going through the hard times I am having.

My children would be happy if I had another lady in my life, they know no lady can replace their mother, but they know she would wish me to be happy,

A German Autumn

 No Royal Air Force bases in Europe

N.A.T.O.

Royal Air Force

The dark afternoon reminds me of my time serving in Germany, during the late 1970's, when N.A.T.O. was on alert after the arrest of the Red Army Faction.

Being in the photographic trade, I went to work in the dark, I worked in a dark room, and went back to the block in the dark, if I was fortunate I saw daylight when I had my dinner. On the weekends, it was so cold and dark, we did nothing.

I can understand why Scandanavia has such a high suicide rate, it was bad enough for a few months, but to live all year in the dark.

The concept of N.A.T.O. was to protect Europe from an attack from Russia, back in the 1960's that was a threat, it hasn't been since the late 80's.

The threat these days is from the Middle East.

The closest base to Europe is in Cyprus. 

N.A,T,O. has always been only the UK and the USA.