The Charming of the Plough

It seems like everybody and his dog is going to the Charming of the Plough festivities.  The queues to get down the two gangplanks went on forever.  I don’t really do queues, so I went to the Jolly Roger for half an hour while the crowds thinned down.  I’ve decided to let Ted borrow my [...]

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The Hunt Continues

I’m off a-hunting again today.  Searching for the missing muse is giving me a good excuse to have a sticky-beak into all sorts of places. When I came back from the hairdresser’s yesterday, I walked along ‘A’ deck and found a row of alternative therapy salons, so I went back up there to have a [...]

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The ‘Blue Rinse’ – Hairdressers for the more mature lady

I happened upon this place on my way back from the Jolly Roger a couple of days ago.  I poked my head around the door and made an appointment to get my hair cut before someone gave me a violin.  In the rush to catch the cruise I didn’t have time to get my hair [...]

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Muse Hunt

I’m about to embark on the hunt for the missing muse.  Watch out Miss Marple, Mrs Beryl Bainbridge is about to unleash her powers of detection.  She’s not quite sure where to start though. Just on the off-chance it might help, I’ve opened up my magical walnut shell to see if there is anything to [...]

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