Joanie - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Over-educated, under-appreciated woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown. I am 62 years old, recently widowed. Born in Sussex but moved to Houghton then later the coastal town of Milford Haven after my husband passed away in July 2005 following an altercation with some undercooked curried eggs.I have 3 children - Sam aged 33, a Solicitor; Emily aged 38, a Doctor; and Joe, a Barrister, who is 41. I am very proud of them all, even if they have married beneath themselves, except for Sam who is yet to meet the right woman and spends every summer at Mykonos.I am 5ft 6inches, fairly broad shouldered and like to wear long flowing dresses with neck scarves and small glasses (that is, I wear small glasses, not the scarves themselves, that would be ostentatious and not a little impractical). This profile was created using: ProfileTweaks Editor Ver.1
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My Interests

Gardening, playing the harp, film society and I am also an active member of the Women's Institute and local parish. I am interested in antiquarian penmanship and particularly collecting French letters.

I'd like to meet:

Correspondents and pals of a similar social milieu and of an intelligent mien, for stimulating chit-chat and discovering new hobbies.Now that the fledglings have flown the coop, I would not be averse to meeting eligible bachelors of a certain age - providing your intentions are almost entirely honourable (I can spot a tan mark from a recently removed wedding ring at 50 paces).

Music:

Julie London, Andy Williams, the Carpenters, Dean Martin, Francoise Hardy, Scott Walker, the Andrews Sisters, the Ink Spots, Manhattan Transfer, Nana Mouskouri. I used to be chairman of the David Essex Appreciation Society (1972-1978) before transferring my affections to Paul Nicholas.

Movies:

Black Narcissus, Brief Encounter, Passport To Pimlico, Grease, Carry On Up The Khyber, Chicago, Deep Throat, Un Homme Et Un Femme, Spiceworld: The Movie.

Television:

The Duchess of Duke Street, Morecombe & Wise, Z Cars, Love Thy Neighbour, Mind Your Language, Civilisation, The Ascent Of Man, The Onedin Line, Bewitched, Falcon Crest, Bargain Hunt, Fifteen To One, Robot Wars, Bad Girls, Hustle, Spooks, and The Galloping Gourmet.

Books:

Eats Shoots & Leaves, Delia Smith: One Is Fun (although I think a more accurate title would be One Is Rather Lonely Actually), How To Be A Domestic Goddess, The Story Of O, The I Ching, Bonjour Tristesse, and Hedy Lamarr's autobiography.

Heroes:

Julie London, Delia Smith, Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn, Fanny Craddock, Barbara Woodhouse, Mary Whitehouse, Nana Mouskouri, Mary Queen of Scots, Linda Lovelace, David Essex, Paul Nicholas, and my new best friend Tara Farthingale aka the Duchess of Dunhill, Supernanny, Joan Rivers.I hate Sebastian Coe.

My Blog

incidents occuring

Well here we are in June, it has been some time since I promised a new blogue (Anna Wintour coined that, do you like it?). I wish that I could say I have scandal and gossip but it's all be...
Posted by Joanie on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:20:00 PST

reading matter?

Book club tonight. Tara gives me her solemn word that she will behave herself, and apparently Marcus has a surprise for me! I hope I never see a quiche again, though.
Posted by Joanie on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:42:00 PST

The Lazarus blog...back from the dead!

Well, not back from the dead exactly, dear reader... but back from Neyland, which is not much different. I've spent the last couple of months staying in a B&B overlooking the Cleddau Bridge ...
Posted by Joanie on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:02:00 PST

Kultur

Dear hearts, Simply cannot believe that I last made an entry here in February! Tempus has well and truly fugited since then. I haven't been terribly good at this, but I do have a first cla...
Posted by Joanie on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:34:00 PST

Did I burn my bra for this?

Greetings and felicitations. Well, it rather looks as if I closed the stable door after the proverbial horse had bolted, re: my talk of would-be online paramours. The next day, my inbox was inundated ...
Posted by Joanie on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 04:21:00 PST

Personality crisis

I have deleted that attention slut Tom from my meagre friends list. Every site I visit, he is a linked friend! Talk about shallow! He doesn't need that many friends, so in the words of Bar...
Posted by Joanie on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:36:00 PST

So this is MySpace...

So this is MySpace. You are probably wondering what a person such as myself is doing on what appears to be a young person's site. To be totally honest I'm not entirely familiar with the wo...
Posted by Joanie on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:36:00 PST