Author Archives: Beth Spencer

In Praise of Men in Frocks: Vale Brian Crossley – Mrs Flower Potts from Adventure Island

Sad news that Brian Crossley — the actor who brought Flower Potts to such vivid life in the 1960s childrens’ classic television series Adventure Island — died at his home on the weekend, aged 85. Flower Potts was special because … Continue reading

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Family is what you make it (love the one you’re with)

Family of origin is not the only one that matters, there’s also the family we adopt along the way:

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A lesson in (internet) sharing:

. . Please please please always check before forwarding something on. All it takes is a moment to google the subject line (or key words of it) and the word ‘hoax’ and if it’s one of those viral things that … Continue reading

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