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Catch Me If You Can is an ok potboiler of a whodunnit, that is mildly amusing, smart mouthed and clever enough to keep the audience clapping. Starring Patrick Duffy ( Dallas) and the pert Linda Purl ( a darling of 1970s TV movies ) It felt like the middle aged, middle class choice tonight  No real shakes, but ok.  For my sister Janet, it was her first foray back into a packed theatre for two years and I hope she enjoyed it enough to go again soon.  I suggested that we book a London show next time and make a special time of it with a posh hotel, meal, champers, excursions  and such fun all for our joint 60th…. It’s hard to think that on this planet I have known just two people, my sisters, the longest in my life …. for nearly 60 years. How special is that ?   from Going Gently https://ift.tt/INfMcvF

Many of the things that I witnessed on the island of Rotuma between 1972 and 1973 have remained with me. There was no island-wide electricity supply. However, it did have a tiny hospital staffed by one doctor and one nurse. Because they had to keep many of their drugs, ointments and serums cold, they needed a stand-alone generator for their fridge. It also powered  hospital lighting for a couple of hours at night and allowed reliable illumination of delicate operations. Now, because there was no electricity, there were no domestic refrigerators in which to store meat or fish. Sea food had to be eaten soon after it was caught or it would simply go rotten and become a health hazard. After all,  Rotuma is located in the sultry tropics, halfway between The Equator and The Tropic of Capricorn. For most islanders, eating meat was a rare treat. Small herds of pigs were reared in the bush and generally fed on coconut meat and vegetable peelings and whatever they found by rooting ...

 I parked outside Conwy and Mary and I walked into the town across the suspension bridge which sits in the shadow of the ancient castle. It's getting brighter but We are not aiming to sit out.im off to the pub to meet with friends. At the art deco Albion Pub which welcomes dogs. My sister Janet and I are going to Theatre Clwyd later, so itsa day of two halves from Going Gently https://ift.tt/YDxfI9b