A joint decision

 My lady friend in Oxfordshire

Am I too old-fashioned?

This may appear odd these days, as some of my future decisions will involve my friend in Didcot, I will not make the decions alone.

Even ones such as an offer to be a model for Only Fans, will be discussed.

I know many ladies on mature dating sites see me as attractive, I am shy, and exposing myself to ladies is not my scene, unless it is in a relationship

Understanding Alan

 Am I too old-fashioned?

Granny Site UK

When I visited Granny Site UK, before Svitlana and I formed our friendhsip, I was put off by the number of mature ladies displaying themselves naked.

I realise that is the hope of many of the ladies, to be involved in a sexual relationship, but for me there are more enticing ways. I prefer a more restricted show, thereby maintaing the suspense for private times, but that is me, and tmes move forward.

I would not have considered the possibility of me being classed as a Mature Model on Only Fans, but I have been asked

Mothman

 Not the myth

Alan Place - Nature Lover

I can understand why farmers dislike moths, they can eat young cabbage plants.

I can understand why people are concerned about things which fly in their faces, it can be scary.

I like moths, I see them as one of the wonders of nature. I am not concerned there are some in the house, the same way the few spiders we have don't concern me, they don't bother me, I won't harm them

Places I am avoiding

 Where to go for a Vacation?

                                                           Switzerland

I can only evaluate places I have visited, there are places I don't wish to visit for many reasons, some being political, others being for health reasons.

Switzerland tops my list of places NOT to vist. I have been there, and I prefer Austria. Holland, is not a good place, unless you are into windmills, yes I said it, windmills. Don't blink, you'll miss Luxembourg, the castle is the only thing worth seeing. Finland is questionable, but I can understand why the Finns are the way they are, you would be the same if you were fighting wars constsntly, they have had an argument with Sweden and Norway over a patch of land that borders the three countries, but is so far from a city it isn't worth having. The issue is none of the countries want it, they don't want anybody else to have it. Then you have The Winter War with Russia, followed by a nuetral stance to Germany during WW2

Where would I like to visit?

 Where to go for a Vacation?

                                                     Italy or Greece?

My first trip will be to see my friend in Oxfordshire.

If I had the option of going overseas I have always wished to visit Italy, not Rome, or Venice, but Milan, or perhaps Turin.

My interest in Turin lies outside the city, at the site of the Superga air disaster, I know few people outide Italy have heard of it, while the Munich Air Disaster made world headlines.

A flight returning from Lisbon crashed into the Basilica of Superga killing the Turin team, and everyone in the plane. Among the dead was the father of future Inter Milan star, Sandro Mazzola.

I would also like to vist the Greek Islands, especially Skyros, where the poet Rupert Brooke is buried

The Irony of the Oscars

 Sophia Loren

                                       Glamour is the attraction

It is ironic, the only film Sophia Loren got awarded an Oscar for is La Ciociara, She plays a mother in Italy after WW2, whose daughter finds out she sleeps with Allied soldiers. When her disgusted daughter asks her why?

She replies, "How do you think I kept us fed?"

Before you condemn a lady for selling herself, consider the choice she made, few do it for enjoyment, most do it to pay bills.

As Native Americans say, " Do not judge a person, until you have walked three miles in their shoes."

Which actress almost topped a film?

 Cladia Cardinale

                                                                Sean Connery

Did you know Claudia Cardinale almost caused a film to be cancelled?

The film The Red Tent is about the failed attempt to cross the Arctic by ballon in the airship Italia. The expedition was set up in Italy, as the name suggests, and after several accidents, was doomed to fail, leaving the crew stranded for months.

The movie is about the conscience of the pilot, played by Peter Finch, when he got back after leaving the others behind. He did this as the pilot of the rescue plane, played by Hardy Kruger, was told he had to bring the captain back. Sean Connery played the role of Roald Ammundsen who died trying to land on the ice.

Where does Claudia fit in the plot?

The turth is she doesn't.

The cast is from Europe, and Russia.

The money for the film is from Russia.

The only reason she is in, is as a love interest for a scientist, who was left in Sweden, and as an Italian, so the film could be sold in Italy.

How did she almost stop the film?

Her botfriend, the director demanded a larger role for her. The producer told him, her role is insignificant, if you wish her to have a larger part, you can leave.

I know this is my opinion, I think insignifant describes Claudia Cardinale well, I would rather watch Gina Lollobrigida. To me, Gina has class, and a sex appeal that Claudia could only dream about