Justine Allen's Blog, page 61
March 20, 2015
Wakey Wakey: Mr Benn apology
Okay. My statement the other week that Mr Benn time-travel is a cliché too far was wrong. Sorry. Ah, Mr Allen seems to have fainted…just hang on a second while … Continue reading →
March 14, 2015
Insomnia, Inspiration, Irritability and I.Q.
I’ve always slept well – 8 hours in the week and up to 10 at the weekend. One time when I was a teenager, I stayed in the land of … Continue reading →
March 13, 2015
Wakey Wakey: The wanderer returns
Those of you who don’t have a life may have noticed I disappeared for a couple of weeks. More likely, you were either too busy to notice or have better … Continue reading →
February 21, 2015
Book Review: The Crow Road, by Iain Banks
I’ve enjoyed Banks’ books ever since I read The Wasp Factory way back in the 80s. I do, however, find some of his books hard going, so I haven’t read … Continue reading →
February 20, 2015
Wakey wakey: It’s true authors should read widely
You’ve heard the quote from Mr King; “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Whether … Continue reading →
February 14, 2015
Pacts to keep you from Valentine’s Day trouble!
Assuming we answered the questions in the ‘Living to 100 life expectancy calculator‘ truthfully, we should both happily achieve our nineties before we shuffle of this mortal coil. Yup, that’s … Continue reading →
February 7, 2015
Mr Benn time-travel. A cliché too far?
If you were born in the late sixties, then you would likely have watched Mr Benn. He regularly visited a fancy-dress shop, enter a magic doorway at the back of … Continue reading →
February 6, 2015
Wakey Wakey: Pet hates that get my goat!
Somehow, people get the impression I’m lovely. God knows why when I’m a seething pit of irritability. Here are just some peeves that are likely to get me from chilled … Continue reading →
January 31, 2015
Yo, I was abducted by aliens!
Yes, it’s true. I went missing from the Blogosphere in January because I was abducted by aliens. Not the green, slimy, tentacled ones, but the short, grey, silver-eyed kind. The … Continue reading →
January 30, 2015
Wakey Wakey: Where the hell did January go?
It’s officially the end of January 2015, and I find myself wondering how the heck it evaporated so quickly. In fact, two weeks ago was already too late to wish … Continue reading →
