Flaming Nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update has just gone live here   This week in Corrie, Gail went a bit giddy.

Do you know what? Sometimes, just sometimes, a day on my own with no one to talk to and nothing to do apart from whatever the heck I want to do, is just wonderful. I've had such a day today.  I wouldn't want them all the time, but when I have them, I love them .

One of the many lovely birthday presents I received this week was the new CD by Jimmy Cliff, Rebirth. It's an absolute cracker, not a duff song on it. It's like a love letter to reggae. Rush out and buy it now. I've blogged about Jimmy Cliff before .

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update has just gone live here   This week in Corrie, things have been a bit slow.

To Stockton weekender festival the other weekend in er, Stockton, to see James . I've seen them a few times before and it's always a good show. Their gig at Stockton was wonderful, really enjoyable. I've been singing this ever since .  The Stockton weekender gig was the only time this year I've been outdoors drinking and dancing and it's something I did more often in London. I miss it. Not London, the outdoors gigging, drinking and dancing bit. There was no gigging, drinking or dancing on the Weardale Railway but that's not to say I didn't have an enjoyable day, I did, it was ace. I was chuffed to bits to be on a steam train chugging its way up and down the Wear Valley. And finally, to see Batman - The Dark Knight Rises at the flicks. I'm a big Batman fan  - have a look here .  Recognised some of the interior filming location, again, as Senate House, part of the University of London where I used to work.

Today is the 6th anniversary of the start of this here Flaming Nora Blog.  My first blog post was August 18, 2006. Have a look at it here.

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update has just gone live here This week in Corrie, I reckon it's time Margi Clarke returned as Tyrone's mum to sort that Kirsty one out.

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update has just gone live here This week in Corrie, Rita heard news so shocking she had no option but to do the Betty face.

Regular readers will know I enjoy holidays in Scarborough . I also enjoy a spot of crazy golf so what better than to combine a crazy golf tournament with a day in Scarborough?  Well, we had FUN, that's all I can say! All pictures below are my own. We played four crazy golf courses starting with the Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf next to the Sealife Centre. Its website is here. This was by far the most "corporate" of the crazy golf courses we played, it's a franchise after all, but it did offer a lot, especially the rather annoying but fun "Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho" pirate song.  There wasn't a lot of space on this course and it did feel a little packed with families queuing to play by the time we left.  However, the big plus is that there are two pirate boats that you have to use to cross the river to get around the course and these are great fun, whatever your age. The site was well-maintained with nice landscaping and would probably be the most fun for...

"When yur gerroff train, can yur mek sure yur tek all yur belonnins" says the train guard. I'm having a holiday in Yorkshire. First off were four days in Scarborough then a base in Harrogate to explore the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield (ace). Then we went to the Hepworth Wakefield (good), Saltaire (brilliant) and Bradford. Yes, Bradford. For years I've wanted to go to the National Media Museum in Bradford and this week I did and it's not half bad - and that applies to both Bradford and the museum too.  You know when you've got somewhere in your head, an image of a place that you've never been to and you get there and you're a bit taken aback that the place you're in doesn't match at all, not one little bit, the place  in your head? Well, that was me with Bradford this week. It's a lot grander, a lot bigger than I could have possibly imagined.  The National Media Museum was great, although not quite as interesting as I...