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Westie on wheels

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How ridiculously cute is Jack the Westie?  I love the fact that the suspense is built up whilst the owner is running to find him.  And the relief to see that he is ok.  When the owner elegantly flips him over and he trots off I was beaming.  And her ‘Your welcome’ cry as he shoots off between the trees for his next adventure is pure class.

Finn has developed a habit of stealing other dog’s balls when we are in the park.   It is becoming a bit embarrassing.  As there are so many new dog owners where I live there are a few regular times throughout the day when we gather for doggy dates.  I keep forgetting to bring balls as I owe a few to other owners.

Buzz has been getting a bit cranky in his old age.  Although he is only five years old.  When the new puppies are frantically bouncing around him keen to play, I think that it all gets a bit too much for him.

Lately he has also taken to stopping at regular intervals whilst we are walking.   I have come to believe that perhaps it is his way of reminding me to be more mindful whilst walking as I can often be in my head.   It is probably more likely that he just wants to stop and smell whatever is wafting past his pretty little nose at that moment.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

YouTube Whose Line Is It Anyway -Funny stuff compilation

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I just adored this show when it was on television. This may have something to do with the fact that as a youngster I studied elocution and drama for seven years.   It was my favorite thing to do.   Being a bit of a minx as a child my mother struggled to find a sport or a hobby that would hold my interest.

She tried everything. Basketball- as I am tall, Camogie, Scouts, ballroom dancing-lasted a week- and cooking.  Nothing could hold my interest like elocution and drama.

I won a gold medal for the duologue Toad of Toad Hall. I played the toad and won a silver medal for playing the maid another time.  But my favorite thing to do every Saturday when I attended class was improvisation.  It just seemed to fire up my imagination.  Being given a word and then three minutes to design a miniature play around it was my kind of challenge.

Mock the Week seemed to copy a lot of the themes in Whose Line Is It Anyway.   I often wondered how much of it was rehearsed.  But to be honest it was still fabulous regardless.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

Emma Thompson fangirling over Lenny Kravitz

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I seem to be on a roll here with regards to writing about my favorite female actresses. Emma Thompson is another woman who belies the Hollywood stereotype.   She can never be accused of being aloof as she is hilarious. This clip is evidence if nothing else.

She is also a wonderful advocate for female rights. I have only recently learnt that she is an author. screenwriter, comedian and producer. As well as winning the Oscar for best actress in Howard’s End she also wrote the script for and starred in Sense and Sensibility.

Just in case she was not fabulous enough she received dual Academy Award nominations in 1993 for her roles in The Remains of the Day and In the Name of the Father. And in doing so became only the eighth performer in history to be nominated for two Oscars in the same year.

She is the only person in history to receive Academy Awards for both acting and writing.

Her gorgeous husband is currently strutting his stuff in Strictly come Dancing 2021.   He appears to be as funny as his wife and quite the mover also. She may well have gone home to him following examining the abs of Lenny Kravitz on Graham Norton and requested that he develop the same.   And it very much looks like he has succeeded in doing so.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

Smack the pony where does all the fat go?

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I had forgotten how funny these comedians were until I saw this clip.  Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen, Sally Phillips and Sarah Alexander are enormously talented.   Back in 2019 they spoke about a re union of Smack the Pony and then of course the pandemic hit. Fingers crossed that it will happen soon.

When I saw this, I was reminded of an occasion when I wore spanx.  They were industrial strength and as such I was unable to feel anything once they were on.   I had notions of myself at the time and thought that I looked fabulous.

We were at an all-day brunch at a restaurant in Dubai and I was very merry indeed. I had a new long fishtail style skirt that had a beautiful multi colored paisley pattern and I really did think that I was the bees’ knees.

Anyhoo, I had ordered drinks at the bar and was going back to my table with them when I nearly tripped up.  I looked down to see my beautiful skirt almost around my ankles.   With my lovely new spanx on show for everyone to see.  In true Irish style I did not spill the drinks.  The tray was placed gracefully onto a table and I pulled my skirt up whilst checking to see if anyone had noticed.

I was thrilled that I had gotten away with such an embarrassment.  However, upon my next trip to the bar I caught the eye of a really cute guy who was with his friends.   One of them waved over to me and said ‘Spanx for the memories’. I scurried back to my seat with a crimson face.  When I confided to my friends about the incident, they all a good giggle.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

King bed with Doggy insert

Now this is what I call a bed.  And how nice of the dogs to have it designed and customized so that their humans can fit inside them too.  My living room is ruled by Buzz & Finn.

They have the sofa, an armchair and doggy beds to choose from.   My home is their kingdom. Whenever they wish they can rest their weary furry heads from being cute, loving, having had too many treats and long walks.

Of course, they sleep with me. Finn burrows beneath the covers as though he is snuffling for truffles and then finally decides upon a spot to curl up in. He stays there for perhaps five minutes and then burrows out the end of the bed to get to his own doggy bed on the floor.  Buzz then takes his rightful place snuggled up beside me.

Researchers have stated that sleeping with your dog can be good for your health.  We all know that dogs can detect cancer, manage diabetes and epilepsy as well as providing therapy for the elderly and special needs.  However, yesterday I met a lady who was training her dog to help people with anxiety.  What a wonderful revelation to realize that the unconditional love of a dog can be used to help with mental health issues.

Now, where are my two little cuddle monsters?

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

Best of Olivia Coleman and Helena Bonham Carter

 

Like many I have such a girl crush on Olivia Coleman and Helena Bonham Carter. Their acting talent is mesmerizing and witnessing this clip to see how they are besties is so cute.

Yesterday I mentioned how Chris Hemsworth and James Corden are so gifted but can laugh at themselves and here are another two. Seeing them acting goofy proves that Hollywood superstars are just normal folk who want to get along with one another and have great friendships.

When I see Olivia Coleman interviewed it is hard to reconcile who she really is with her character of the Queen in ‘The Crown’. She plays the part with such grace and elegance.   But then I need to remind myself that this is what the greatest actors do.  They hold us in such a state of awe that we believe that they really are the people that they are playing.

Helena Bonham Carter plays a lot of wacky and wicked characters which I love. We just know that she is wonderfully eccentric and that this can often be reflected in her body of work.   With the exception of her earlier work in the Merchant Ivory films.

I have decided that Olivia and Helena are to be invited to my fantasy dinner. They probably do not know this yet but I am sure that when they hear that they will be delighted.  Fancy dress will be the order of the evening as I will be having it on Halloween.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

I have such admiration for James Corden.   Like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Good will Hunting he co-wrote the hugely successful series ‘Gavin and Stacey’ with Ruth Jones which went on to win many awards. They both desperately wanted to act but no one would hire them, which is why they created their own show.

It just goes to show that necessity is the mother of all inventions or in this case creativity.  From then on, he was the presenter for ‘A league of their own’, a brilliant sports quiz for many years as well as starring in movies.

Being the host of ‘The Tonight Show’ in America has brought his talent and humor to worldwide acclaim.   His ability to laugh at himself is what is most disarming.   Anyone that can do that is a hero in my book.

He famously sang along to a George Michael song in his car with George Michael sitting beside him for Comic Relief.

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This was his inspiration for ‘Car pool Karaoke’ which has gone onto have gazillions of views on YouTube.  He admits to have been in a boyband in his younger days and as such has a real appreciation for all types of music from Pop to Rock.

This clip highlights the fantastic sense of humor of Chris Hemsworth.  Despite being voted the world’s sexiest man and being a mega superstar, he can still take the piss out of himself.

I am off to see if I can get a booking in this particular restaurant and to see if I can pay extra for a fireman’s lift from Chris.

Wish me luck

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

Graham Norton Miriam Escobar

Here is a new clip that I have found of Miriam Margolyes . I have already completed a trio of blogs on this wonderful lady but could not resist sharing this.

A very dear friend gave me the gift of a book written by Miriam Margolyes called ‘This much is true’.  The weird thing is that I had been watching some clips of Miriam on YouTube.

It was a lovely coincidence as I needed cheering up following a shitty day.  Miriam always manages to dispel any gloom that I might have as her candor and wit never cease to crack me up.

Lately I seem to manifesting a lot of things.  Therefore, I have decided to imagine Jason Mamoa in my living room playing with Buzz and Finn before offering to give me a massage.

This will relax me before I make my debut appearance at The Abbey Theatre playing the main role in a play that will win me a Tony award when it runs in the West End.  I will have written said play and will go on to win several scriptwriting awards.

Jason will be there at the end of my debut throwing me flowers before running up on stage to gather me into his arms for a romantic kiss.  My first novel- Tara Tree- will become an international best seller and my world book tour will be an absolute sensation.

Here is to my wonderful manifesting interlinked with a few delusions. But hey, it makes me smile.

Wish me luck.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

Hippo back flip

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This video is a wonderful example of me in the sea today. As I tried to exit gracefully from the sea the waves took me down and dressed me in seaweed. I looked like a Halloween seaweed monster. The reason that I was at this particular bay was because somebody had told me that there were lots of seals and I was desperate to meet one.

For some reason I think that I am a marine version of Dr.Doolittle. I believe that I could possibly make friends with a seal by playing and stroking it. My delusion is not completely unfounded. I have in the past had a few experiences with marine life beneath the waves as I am a scuba diver.

Once whilst diving in Oman a turtle took an interest in me and we swam around the reef together for what must have been at least 10 minutes. It really was the most incredible experience.

I have stroked a giant moray eel called ‘Freddie’ in the Indian Ocean as I was completing my advanced PADI scuba diving course in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

He lived in the funnel of an old wreck and was very well known to all of the seasoned scuba diving instructors in the area. We were about 100 feet down and when he popped his head out of the funnel.

I will never forget when he opened his mouth when being stroked as there was an incredible white honeycomb structure at the back of his throat.

I will head back to the same bay and see if I can seal the deal by making friends with one. Wish me luck.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele

I must be manifesting cherished memories of my youth as this clip came up on YouTube when I had been talking about it the previous day.  It was released in 1980 and I got the album in my Christmas stocking.  If I recall correctly, I believe I cried when I received it.   I played ‘The winner takes it all’ non-stop for 6 months.

ABBA are one of the most famous bands in the world and have sold 150 million records, which is pretty phenomenal.  To put it into perspective George Michael sold 50 million.

When their re union was announced last month it sent the world of music into a tail spin.  Over the years I have managed to resist watching the movie ‘Mamma Mia’ as I heard that it was woeful and I do not want it to sully my love of ABBA.

The fact that they are building a stadium in Stockholm and that Ben’s son has produced the show to feature the four members as holograms is a master stroke.  The ABBA Museum is famous enough but to visualize a Vegas style arena where anyone can see the famous four in concert-albeit as holograms- is innovation on another scale.

I can only imagine that it will be the top destination for Hen Parties for decades to come.

My lunch of homemade vegetable soup is calling me.  I shall be my very own Souper Trooper and enjoy every delicious mouthful. That’s a really bad pun. Even by my standards and I do apologize.

All the best

Stay Fab

Adele