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 Two long days at work now  Roger is now sleeping on my bed with the others and did so without any accidents last night. And non wanted to get up at 6 am this morning. I will leave you with this bit of silliness from a mother and daughter  from Going Gently https://ift.tt/GuoaM1U

I must confess that I am not a big fan of tattoos. Perhaps it's to do with my age and maybe I have become the old fuddy duddy I  swore I never would be. In my defence, let me say that in my youth hardly anybody sported tattoos and the few who did have them were always male - usually with experience of prison or working at sea. Often when I see younger people with tattoos up their arms or legs, I think - What the hell have you done? Don't you realise that tattoos are permanent and when you grow old your tattoos are bound to look hideous as you gradually  grow flabbier  or more wrinkly. You don't stay twenty one forever. Normally, I keep such thoughts to myself and if there are any  tattooed bloggers or blog visitors reading this then I apologise for my perceived ignorance. Frequently tattoo enthusiasts are motivated by special family moments including births and deaths. Favourite animals, pop groups and film stars may also feature on the skin of tattoo adherents...

  It was a lovely talkie evening all told.  We met in the city centre, found a pub where we could talk and  then found a tapas place near the Royal exchange where we could relax and talk some more. After the play we returned to the hotel and watched the apartments opposite as if we were James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window.  And we drank Prosecco cooled in the sink in the bathroom and talked a great deal more. Jack Thorne’s stage adaptation of the Swedish horror/ drama was excellent. Essentially a study of bullying and loneliness it follows shy adolescent Oskar’s life , from sad school time to his quiet existence in a snowbound apartment with his alcoholic mother. As gruesome murders affect his community , Oskar meets up with Eli, his new and equally lonely next door neighbour, and a somewhat sweet, mutually support relationship blossoms between the two despite Oskar’s growing awareness that Eli may be a vampire. The performances in thi...