We heard the sad, but not unexpected news this morning that my aunt, Elizabeth (Aunty Betty as she is known within the family) passed away at the not insignificant age of 86. She was my dad’s sister and the last survivor of four siblings. It was only in recent years…
December 2011
Is there really a debate going on about whether Morris dancers or X Factor winners, Little Mix, should participate in the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics? Got to say, I’m with the Morris dancers. For all the ridicule they get, they are bastions of this country’s folk dance…