has arrived!

of the cherry?

Well you can't have everything!

Yes i know some of you get higher temperatures but for this little island sitting above 50 degrees latitude, that's north of the major Canadian cities and all the USA except Alaska, doesn't often get temperatures into the 30's C.

Late again but at least its the right day!

There was a blog about Angela Morley here yesterday but it disappeared before I could comment. Andrea DiMaggio highlighted the life of an early (modern) TG woman, who started life as Wally Stott and transitioned in her late forties, about in the early 70s, IIRC.

She was well known in the British musical world before and became even more well-known in the USA following her transition. I just wanted to add how courageous she must have been to continue in her career in the spotlight, as it were, after changing her gender.

its the end of June!
I swear the months are getting shorter

Was a roaring success!

and with the solstice at the weekend, i guess that means its officially summer!

When I awoke this morning, having stayed in bed later than I usually do as it is a dreary day, I checked the news and weather as is my usual habit - well, after my usual morning ablutions and grabbing my first cup of coffee anyway. The first thing I noticed was that two Democratic lawmakers, and their spouses, were shot in an obvious politically motivated execution in Minneapolis, Minnesota overnight.

Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were both killed, and Senator John Hoffman and his wife were both shot multiple times but as of this writing are still alive.

Travels through ancient landscapes

For all Gaby (the bicycle racing champion) fans who are also interested in her adopted home, I have some new documentary video clip for you. As some of you may realize and/or remember, in June 2021 there was a huge flood in western Germany that was especially devastating for the valley of the Ahr river. Know in German as Ahrtal.

This a BBC series based on Paris Lees autobiography.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002c6nx/what-it-feel...

What the Guardian thinks.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/03/what-it...

Okay, i might be a bit late for that but it is June the first.

in Brizzle fall mainly on me!

well Maddy this week!

Short time back after Trump was elected, I was contacted requesting a DNA sample supposedly to track the generic makeup in the military. The premise behind the request was it would make the medical response more capable of saving lives of wounded soldiers. Not only no but Hell No as I am one of the many openly trans veterans with medical records going back..., um... to the building of the Ark. My non response didn't please and over time I received four more requests. Eventually the message got through, I'm not active and they can't make me.

I don't know about you but it takes me a few days to settle after a trip away and this week has been no different!

At one time Trump supported transgender in beauty contests. In my opinion his about face on all transgender anything including medical support comes from Musk influence whose former wife left him for a trans female and his daughter who used to be his son. I believe Musk has a lot of hatred toward transgender because of those two instances and possibly more I haven't read about.
This is Trump supporting transgender at one time before Musk friendship. I suggest reading the whole article to get a realistic felling for the support Trump was offering.

This just posted by English Folk Dance and Song Society. (https://www.efdss.org/)

STATEMENT FROM ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY

Everyone is welcome at Cecil Sharp House and to participate in the activities of the English Folk Dance and Song Society.

Which is why you are getting this so early!

Former judge Dr Victoria McCloud is planning to challenge the UK Supreme Court ruling at the European Court of Human Rights because she like many of us feel it impinges on her freedom and human rights. I support her and wish her well. It annoys me that the government could pass an act and then completely renege on it after twenty years of it sort of working, so they have very seriously affected my human rights and yet still take taxes off me. I would not pee on this government if it caught fire.

See attached link to BBC.

I read in the online Guardian that a fashion designer called Connor Ives concluded a February runway show with a tee shirt with the message 'Protect the Dolls' on it. The article says that 'dolls' is an affection term for trans women used by the LGBTIQ community. Perhaps I've been on another planet but I've never heard of it - has anyone else? Apparently the tee shirts are selling like the proverbial hot cakes which I guess can't do any harm.

Bronwen

CBS reported this evening that at the direction of Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense is upgrading the green room attached to the Pentagon briefing room. Understandably, facilities need to be upgraded periodically - even those used by the military.

However, the interesting thing about this report is that apparently we are paying $10,000 to $15,000 to upgrade the green room by adding a make up station - all at the suggestion of Tami Radabaugh,a former Fox News producer who works for Hegseth, and apparently approved by Hegseth’s wife - also a former Fox News producer.