Found this in my drafts!

Are you all well?
I've been skulking around Blogland but have found myself at a loss of what to say!

This post  - just a few lines really, not even a full post was languishing in drafts. I'm now dragging it out kicking n screaming! Mainly because I'm procrastinating on the day's chores ahead.


I still have a visible shingles sore that's slowly slowly fading but it's going to leave a huge crater scar. And I keep getting the 'shingles jingles tingles' every now and again. Not painful, but very annoying and odd. I have to admit that I do think I'm making it up sometimes!! But I'm really not

Somebody tweeted
@garytaphouse: If you appreciate shock value, have a strong stomach and aren't too bothered about understanding what's going on, I can recommend #Fortitude

I could not have put it better myself!

First of all I need to say I'm totally hooked. I'm going to, post by post, try and give you the lowdown in my own way!
Episode 1
It's cold. There's an acclaimed British actor out with his camera. Through the camera he sees a man being eaten by a polar bear. He knows the man isn't in the best mood about this; because the man is screaming. Then, the camera pans out and we see a strange little ginger bloke in a (Scritti) Politti coat. Now before you start humming that particular 80's pop ditty - The first time ...de de de da ( no I don't recall the words ) do not assume this policeman is a goody. For starters he looks like he was in an Abba tribute band.
There's two school kids out on. Their. Own. And they find something. They take it home.
Then a very handsome English actor from Shameless finds a Mammoth in the glacier. He drags it back to a shed, as you would, with his friend/brother??
I immediately KNEW there was something sinister about this frozen mammal because there was creepy music playing.
He then tries to sell it to an old Dr Who.





I have since watched all of the episodes. It was very very good. Especially the FORKTITUDE episode! I know who all the people are and the storyline reveals were brilliant! As for the sinister music in Ep 1. Let's just say, I WAS RIGHT!

I may carry on in my next few posts with my review!

So here's my life lately in bullet points.

• Knitting - nowt new
• Uni - firm choice now in. Wobbly #2 at prospect of it all. It is rather daunting, so now I find every evening helping with Apprenticeship applications 
• Uni - #1 sent me her dissertation to proofread. I sent it to my cleverer friend to proofread for me! 
• Work - relentless
• Lottery Win - £11.30 closer to my first million
• Health - still firmly embedded in a fat phase!
• Baking - not much apart from butterscotch cake requested for #2 18th last week
• Wealth - now #2 passed his driving test first time, the purse might have a few coppers left in it now
• Garden - veg bed prepared. I'm v late this year. Mosquito nets ordered from Amazon - butterflies will NOT get in! 
• NDFC* - still terrorising my garden pets but I'm happy to announce I have Goldfinch and darling little Coaltits! 
• Meals - v v v lazy of late, but I have cleaned out the freezer and can now see what I have and stuff is being used up! 
• Blogs - reading but not writing! 
• Life - same old same old!! 

It's the Bank Holiday Weekend! Enjoy x 

Love from

Rachel *always here in the background* Radiostar

*NDFC = NEXT DOOR'S F%#KING CAT!