Tag Archives: PG Woodhouse

Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen, So What Does That Say About Great Aunts?

Posted on Feb 12, 2018 by TanGental

PG Woodhouse was clear about how devilish Aunts could be in his fabulous Bertie Wooster books. But what of Great Aunts? I’m lucky enough to have two aunts, both of them are alive and well and with power to add … Continue reading →

Posted in family, humour, miscellany | Tagged aunts, family, great aunts, PG Woodhouse | 35 Comments

The F***You Up #filmreview #goodbyechristopherrobin

Posted on Oct 27, 2017 by TanGental

You wonder at some people. I enjoyed Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy so, as a sort of instinct I thought only good of the man. Then, a few days ago he was interviewed in a National Sunday, dissing Winnie … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, miscellany, review | Tagged Aa milne, film, goodbye Christopher Robin, PG Woodhouse, Philip Pullman, review, shell shock, WW1, WW2 | 41 Comments

Aunts aren’t Gentlemen

Posted on Feb 9, 2016 by TanGental

So declared PG Woodhouse in one of his fabulous Bertie Wooster books. A year ago today mused on the subject of aunts, under the same heading, for a flash fiction prompt so, in homage to that post I thought … Continue reading →

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Aunts aren’t Gentlemen

Posted on Feb 9, 2015 by TanGental

Charli Mills tagged me as the source of the prompt she has given us this week: February 4, 2015 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a nutty aunt. What makes her nutty? Is … Continue reading →