Clouds drifting by

I've just finished watching Blandings, an absolutely hilarious TV series based on the Blandings stories by P.G. Wodehouse.

The sad part is it's only 13 episodes long, which is split into 2 seasons. But what fabulous episodes! It's the 1920s and the Earl of Emsworth (Timothy Spall) seeks a peaceful life which he will spend with his pig, The Empress, and his gardens. Unfortunately, his sister Lady Connie (Jennifer Saunders, wielding a mean eyebrow) insists he rule like an earl, remember his nieces' names, and sometimes even put on a top hat and give a speech.

No matter how many times he hides in the servants' shoe cupboard she keeps on finding him.

To make matters worse, his younger son Freddy keeps on visiting because he's run out of money.

How have I missed seeing this before and why was it cancelled when so many terrible series are still going?

3 Ever stolen a street sign?

Nope. Why would I steal a street sign?

BBC Link.

The young woman trying to adopt her friend
By Zlata Onufrieva and Kateryna Khinkulova
BBC Russian

Arina and Nina used to only meet once a week - at activities organised for the care home where Nina lived. Now, Arina is applying to become Nina's guardian, giving the 27-year-old hope she might finally be able to leave the institution where she has lived her entire adult life.

For the past few months Nina Torgashova has been able to enjoy an independence that had always been out of reach for her - shopping, cooking and washing her own clothes.

Things that would be every-day life experiences for most 27-year-olds.
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30. Have you ever been on an island?
I live on an island. A pretty big, heavily populated one.

Have I ever been on another island? No.


1 Has a random person ever asked you for your phone number?
Not that I recall.

I finally have more Squeaky Bean nuggets and fishless fingers. The Vegankind Supermarket emailed me on Wednesday to say they had the items in stock so I ordered several and they were delivered yesterday. I haven't been able to buy any since last year, so I really am surprised at their reappearance.

Title: Serpent's Tooth
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: all
Genre: gen, epilogue, backgound het
Characters: Mrs. Broughty, Thomas Scorton
Word Count: 1,163 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Mrs. Broughty searches for her daughter after the events in Cotillion.

Read here on AO3.

I was on Facebook just now and saw a post from PETA UK asking people to take a survey and earn PETA 20p, so I clicked on it.

I got 3 questions in and stopped. The survey questions are about the fur industry in China and are GRAPHIC in their descriptions. If you see the post, don't click on it.

Thanks for all the sweet birthday wishes. I think I've replied to them all.

I had rather a nice day. Elaine came down and we had pizza and chocolate cheesecake. Elaine put a candle in the cheesecake and started singing "Happy Birthday" and Daisy woke up and meowed. I don't know if she was trying to join in or if she was asking what the heck that noise was. (I suspect the latter.)

I also had a large slice of chocolate cake that evening as Leah and Ellie, two of my carers, bought it for me. <3

I was given £80 in Amazon vouchers for my birthday so I spent rather a long time on Amazon spending them all - some on ornaments and quite a few on Amazon Video. Check under the cut for pictures of the ornaments I bought.

I also got a Winnie the Pooh ornament, a Figaro ornament (both Disney Traditions), and a cute Schleich grey tabby cat (pics under the cut).
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Daisy was looking exceptionally cute while lounging on her wicker basket last night so Jade (one of my carers) kindly took a stack of pictures for me.
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I just finished filling in a survey which was mostly about TV, and the last question was: Who do you think would win in a fight? King Kong or Godzilla?

Me: Whut?

I had to go with "I don't know."

Normally, YouGov is so serious. It really made me smile.