Jane Jago's Blog, page 19

I’m Coming Home

I’ve been on a diet,
But now I am through
Tiramisu, banoffee
I’m coming home to you

I’ve been eating celery
Dining on air stew
Strawberry cheesecake, apple pie
I’m coming home to you

I’ve been counting calories
As I have to do
Sticky toffee caramel
I’m coming home to you

I’m putting the scales away
Cos they make me blue
Tiramisu, banoffee
I’m coming home to you.

E.M. Swift-Hook

Piglock Homes and the Affair of the Dartymuir Dog – 5

Join Piglock Homes and his sidekick Doctor Bearson as they investigate the strange affair of the Dartymuir Dog…

Bearson reached into his capacious pocket and pulled out a packet of hunny sandwiches. He unwrapped the greaseproof paper and handed them around, frowning a warning at Homes who seemed about to question Yore.

“Leave the man be, Homes. He needs to eat before he talks.”

Homes glowered, but buried his sharp little teeth in a doorstop of brown bread liberally spread with butter an...

Prunella’s Kitchen – Luncheon for Ladies

Prunella teaches you how to cook like a toff!

The biggest test of any woman’s cookery skills (as well as her patience and tolerance for alcohol) is luncheon for a group of her own sex.
The best advice, honestly, is to never allow oneself to be inveighed into hosting what can only be accurately described as a bitchfest.
Should you be foolish enough I have a few words of consolation.
However badly the occasion falls out there will always be worse in living memory – with the proviso that you remem...

100 Acre Wood Revisited – Colouring Book

Things are not quite how you might remember them in the 100 Acre Wood for Christopher Robin, Pooh Bear and their friends…

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Jane Jago

A Word of the Day – Profundity

In an effort to educate the nominally literate and inform those with sufficient humility to understand their own lack of comprehension, Esme offers the correct definition of misunderstood words…

Profundity(noun – pronunciation note: pro-fun-ditty) A song much in favour of, and used to advocate the enjoyment of, ill-advised jollity.
Example: The whole pub broke into a profundity.(noun – pronunciation note: prof-fund-itty) An extremely small academic research grant.
Example: Professor Sm...

Clouds

Above,
On wings,
A flight achieved

Beyond
The reach
Of human scope,

Clouded
Skies embrace
The solitary spirit.

Dreams
That lift
The humbled mind

Endure,
And ride
The silent wind

Forever,
Through clouds
Imbued with gentle grey.

Eleanor Swift-Hook

Ponies and Progeny: Poorly Ponies

Ponies and Progeny or the graceless art of equine management as envisaged by the pen of Jane Jago and inspired by the genius of Norman Thelwell (1923-2004)

Today we consid er what to do when your pony is unwell…

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Scraps of Wool

Ends of wool in multicolours
Memories of projects made
Shades and tones recall the hours
And the games our fingers played
Gathered in a box together
From a child a girl, a wife
Wind and rain and summer weather
Scraps of wool reflect a life

©️jane jago

Piglock Homes and the Affair of the Dartymuir Dog – 4

Join Piglock Homes and his sidekick Doctor Bearson as they investigate the strange affair of the Dartymuir Dog…

The train huffed and puffed across the quiet countryside and Piglock sat huddled in one corner of the carriage. He was obviously deep in thought, and Bearson managed to ignore his rumbling stomach while hoping Homes would remember Mrs Miggs’ pies before they went cold. Fortunately for Bearson’s  temper, Homes lifted his face from contemplation and thrust a trotter into the bag and p...

Prunella’s Kitchen – Romantic Dinner

Prunella teaches you how to cook like a toff!

Yes. I know. Unlikely. However, sometimes one needs to make the effort. Men can be very simple beings, treat them kindly and they will do what you require. Hence…

To succeed you really do need to move your mind away from salmon en croute with baby vegetables. And why is this, so I hear you cry? Remove your nose from whatever luridly illustrated cookery book you are currently espousing and consider the creature to whom you are wed.
If, like the H...