Breakfast show presenter on Mellow Magic. Ex BBC R2. Happily single. Always trying to be a better Christian. Regularly fail. Owned by Cavapoochon, Barney.
Can't believe that Steve has gone. A terrible shock. Radio can be such a special friend in the hands of a kind, funny, empathetic broadcaster who knows his art. Steve was such a person. Always kind to me when I worked at R2. Deep condolences to his family. Rest in peace Steve x
'You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley.' (Sting)
Remembering the peerless Sir Terry Wogan on what would have been his 85th birthday today. May he rest in peace. We miss him still.
(Not sure pic shows barley…Terry would know) 😢
When we were young.
I feel so lucky to have been a tiny part of the fun which was WUTW.
On the 8th anniversary of losing Sir Terry Wogan… Deadly, Boggy and I remember absent friends. May Terry, Pauly and Dukey rest in peace. There'll be mirth in heaven! x
Sending love on Good Friday: a solemn day for Christians. If you’re not a believer, can you believe in the philosophy which tells us to treat one another as we would like to be treated? Stop. Think. Be kind. You know it makes sense. xx
Happy New Year, my dear friend. Yes, you. If you’re reading this then it's you. I wish you every joy, all peace, great good health and everything you wish for yourself and those you love. May all your wholesome dreams come true: don't give up on them. And choose kindness. Always
September Morn. Glorious sunshine in beautiful woods with happy Barney. Life is good. My fervent hope is that you, too,can find something to make your heart happy. Look for the simple things… ❤️
Younger brother Nick treated me to Abba Voyage.🥰 We're blinged up and hot to trot…
Spectacular show. Ears still ringing! 'Thank you for the music'…
I wore my jewels on the train all the way home. Nick bottled it!
Barney's 3rd Birthday. Pic 1 - I sing 'Happy birthday'. Unimpressed. Cake. Eating cake… amazingly. Topping - mashed potato.😋 With his presents from Marian, including toy slippers as he always goes for hers when he visits her. A lovely day.
#spoilt
dog🥰
“If I stand here, does that frame the shot?”. Lovely October afternoon, as summer time comes to an end in a few days.
So blessed to have fresh air and peace. Thinking of those who don’t.
Two years old today. Barney's Official Birthday Portrait. Should have made him a doggy cake. Failed. Don’t think he noticed. Do 'Terrible 2's apply to dogs?
I made my bed neatly, as you do. Put fleecy throw on top in case Barney jumped up on bed. He did. The fleecy throw ruse didn’t work. With training, he could get a job turning down beds in an hotel. Might destroy the mint choc on the pillow though.🙄
So another year ends. It’s easy to look at so much grief, hostility & intolerance during the last 12 months & feel helpless in the face of it all. We can make a difference. If you can’t love your neighbour, just ACT as if you do. It works. Peace and joy in 2024, my friend. 🥰
To Mums everywhere: Happy Mother's Day. I hope you’re being spoilt and managing a lie-in. To those whose mothers are no longer with us… they are really. Living on in you. x
I woke at 3am and disturbed a sleeping dog when I went to make and drink a cuppa in the kitchen, aka Barney’s bedroom. He snuck off and found his way to my bedroom. Seems fair, I suppose. 🥱
Happy Birthday to
#MellowMagic
. Can it really be 6 years since we first got together for Breakfast? Thank you for your loyal support and your stories. Much has happened, but we're still here, getting through it together. xx
From both us… wishing you a very happy, peaceful and love-filled Christmas and a healthy, safe and joyful New Year. Thank you for being kind.
And from Barney… where's the Christmas food? xx
A pair of haircuts. Mine took 40 minutes. Barney’s took 2 hours. He's got more hair, I guess. It rained relentlessly. I carried him under my umbrella back to the car. Of course I did.
Well, well. What have we here? It’s a Christmas present for Barney, that's what it is. As he's been so well-behaved all year (!), Santa has called in.
Merry Christmas to you,my dear friend. Sending love and hugs. xx
Hot weather haircut! Barney relaxing/posing in 'his' leather armchair. He still has a little bald patch from injections in his arm when he had a tooth out… it's not an error by Alex the Groomer!
After initial wariness and fearsome barking, Barney discovered that the 'intruder' in the garden was a foil balloon which had escaped from somewhere. He then made short work of it. The balloon was slightly deflated and ❤️-shaped. That dog has no sense of romance.
Finally got round to posting pics of garden wall. First is original wall with hanging baskets. Then Bro Nick at work… with some cladding in place. Then completed cladding. It’s still up… not blown nor washed away by storms. Yet.
Well… here it is my teeny Apple Crumble made in the air fryer. Not an exciting pic, but it tasted very good. Recommended. See
@JimDavisOnAir
for the recipe. Go on… live adventurously!
Our first early evening walk in summery weather. What wonders our world offers. I am so blessed here with lovely countryside. I hope you can find some trees and blue sky wherever you are. Sending love and peaceful thoughts your way.
Barney had his first experience of sleet during our morning (short) walk. Also the first time he wore his coat. I thought a hood would be a step too far…
Friendship. That’s what's important. Barney (foreground) with his chum, Cockerpoo Edward. Edward is also my friend, but that could be down to the quail and oregano treats… 😋
Many thanks to
@JimDavisOnAir
for looking after the Breakfast Show on
#mellowmagic
while I luxuriated in a long weekend. Back with you on the radio Tuesday from 6am. Jim is back in place at 9am. Missed you all.
Huge thanks to
@JimDavisOnAir
for looking after Mellow Magic Breakfast so brilliantly for 3 days while I hack and wheeze…like so many of you, I know. We're in this together, paracetamol, honey and tissues to the fore! Enjoy Christmas:be kind and no squabbling! Life’s too short.
Mothers… where would we be without you? Well, not here at all. We owe you. To mothers everywhere… here or alive in our memories… thank you. Happy Mothering Sunday. 💕
The garden Under-stairs cupboard is complete! Greg the Fence came to fit it today. It was nick-named the Pizza Gate by those who constructed it! Wonder if Barney would like it as a kennel. I’m thinking - no.
'All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey'… November. Has its own beauty. We love the Seasons… they give us markers through the year. There’s a lot of mud in them there woods though!
Hello you. So looking forward to being back with you for Breakfast on
#mellowmagic
from 6 in the morning. A million thanks to the amazing
@JimDavisOnAir
for sitting in for me last week. To come… Barney meets some nuns, but doesn’t change his habit. (Geddit?)🙄x
Autumn in full swing. Barney has spotted some sheep in a neighbouring field. From their woolly coats, he thinks they might be second cousins, twice removed.
Tried to dodge the rain showers. Missed again. Now resting in our dressing-gown! Barney never seems to blame me nor hold a grudge for letting him get wet repeatedly. What a dog. 🥰
Back with you on the wireless tomorrow from 6am on Mellow Magic. Hooray. Looking forward to it so much. Missed you. Thank you for your kind 'get wells'… they did the trick. 🥰
My brilliant niece-in-law, Renata, has built a Christmas Chimney, ready for Santa's delivery to Tommy (8) and Kira (6). All made out of cardboard. The chimney, not the children. Ho! Ho! Ho! 🎅🏻
Spot the difference! One perm is natural. The other isn’t. That'll be me feeding Emma, my baby niece many years ago when I thought I wanted curly hair. I was wrong. Why isn’t Emma screaming… why am I smiling? Curly Barney… now that's handsome.
Looking forward to being back with you for Breakfast on
#MellowMagic
on Monday. Missed you. Tell me… I’ve dug out the family silver (!) Jam Spoon with little hook… am I being classy or a fuddy-duddy by using it? Keeps the buttery bits out of the marmalade, mind you.
Thanks to a present from my sainted brother, Tony, missives pushed the letter-box are safe from the prying teeth of Barney. You can now confidently put the cheque in the post…
Our first attempt with the Doggy Frisbee. Me - rubbish thrower. Himself rather more interested in anybody (or anydoggy) who might be appearing on the field.
My younger brother spent 11 hrs in The Queue yesterday. After listening to his experience,I want to pay tribute to the police, St John's Ambulance, security people, marshals, volunteers & all who helped manage so well such a massive operation. Thank you👏👏
Heatwave passed. Cool kitchen floor of less interest for sleeping. Rain and thunder this morning made no impact. His 'Now That's What I Call Sound Effects' training cd has stood him in good stead.
Developed a croaky cold over the weekend… ‘there’s a lot of it about'. If you’ve suffered, I hope you feel better now. On the plus side, lovely
@JimDavisOnAir
will be taking care of breakfast on Mellow Magic this week. Thanks Jim. ❤️
Here we have the Mystery choc cake recipe… the one which appeared, handwritten decades ago by my Mum and with no title. Jim made it and recommends it. Give it a go… it’s not Lent yet and January is such a long month! x
Wound up the alarm clocks ready to be back with you on Mellow Magic from 6am tomorrow. Huge thanks to
@DanOffTheRadio
for looking after matters so brilliantly last week. Missed you all. 😘
Gareth and Trevor from the Eagles tribute band, the Illegal Eagles, with great nephew and niece, Tommy & Kira. A night the children will treasure for ever. Btw, Trevor and Kira swapped hats for the pic! The Band members were sooo kind… thanks chaps! x
Here's a low resolution video showing the woods where I get lost every day… but every day… when I walk Barney. Oh, how I long for a good, or passable, sense of direction! Could I work a compass?
Trying to get festive. Barney is not impressed with his new Christmas collar. I think it may be the little jingling bells. If he swallows one of those he'll be jingling for some time… had to remove it! So much for festive spirit.