All Fine And Dandy

I am off work for a long holiday break this year!!

I had a lot of holidays left which I was not allowed to carry over .... a practise that while common enough,  always seems a little counter productive to me. Anyway's, as per last year, no more posts until the New Year as I have other fish to fry (again) .... well Turkey's to baste.

So having enjoyed celebrating by reviewing 'The Beano' cover from December 1966 last year .... childishly transporting myself for a few moments into reliving a happier time for both me and the UK. So this year its a picture of the sadly defunct 'Dandy' Annual book from 1968, another that I will have read and enjoyed as a child, accompanied by a sugar mouse from the Xmas stocking, while waiting for my parents to say we could go downstairs to look at our main present.

The Dandy Annual 1968

Happy Christmas and New Year !!

One Is A Lonely Number

Talking about hope springing eternal in the hearts of men, if 'Three' is a magic number then 'One' definitely isn't.

Mr Brovedani - Lonely Udinese Fan

You have to laugh at the news story of the lone Udinese football fan, a Mr Brovedani, who drove the 4 hours to Genoa on business, decided to go to watch his team play the local team Sampdoria .... as he said "I like the stadium there, it's very similar to English stadiums, I always take my flag and scarf around - they're always in the car with me." ..... only to find that he was the only away supporter.