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Penny Smith

@WhichPennySmith

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Broadcaster, novelist, possessor of own darning mushroom

Joined January 2010
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
1 year
Introducing Wilf.
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4 years
Yes. There is a lot of time in the day. So I drew some chrysanthemums.
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3 years
I like autumn. The conkers. The yellow leaves. The jumpers and boots and hats and warm socks. I even like having a hot water bottle…..
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1 year
Spent an hour researching gout - convinced I had it. Sore toe. Could barely think for pain. Then was reminded that 4 hours previously, I’d tripped over a pesky tough root on my way to dig a hole for a tree. Toe now lovely purple hue. Not gout. Ate cheese and a glass of port.
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@WhichPennySmith
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2 years
One of those days today when I keep saying: “Right” and not doing anything apart from standing up and having another cup of tea. And I just made it longer … “Riiiiiiiight,” and didn’t even stand up!
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
There are people in this world who make life better. Then they leave and leave us bereft.
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@WhichPennySmith
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1 year
12 years ago, I was channelling Britney for Comic Relief. Fun and trepidation in equal measure. #comicrelief
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@WhichPennySmith
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7 years
Go out yesterday to exchange coat for another size. Make sure I find receipt. Sit on the tube. Check receipt. Have forgotten the coat....
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Penny Smith
4 years
Little bit of posing at the Costa Book Awards last night .... The winning book was The Volunteer - it’s superb. The biography of a Polish resistance fighter who volunteered to be arrested and sent to Auschwitz to find out exactly what was going on there & inform the Allies.
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Penny Smith
1 year
Well what a perfectly shabby old bit of weather which which to see out 2022. Except it somehow feels fitting. I’ll be having a cocktail of Night Nurse and champagne and looking forward to a calmer year than this one’s been. Good luck, team!
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Penny Smith
3 years
Hmm. Apparently, there are things that nobody has in their houses any more. A wall calendar. CDs. A phone book. A car map. An A-Z. Chequebook. Address book. Encyclopaedia. Dictionary. Any other fellow nobodies out there with quite a lot of that still in their homes?
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
3 years
My last day on @talkradio weekends tomorrow. Always sad to say goodbye to those who’ve become friends whilst bonding over getting up at sparrow’s cough. 7-10am for the usual eclectic offerings.. and then on my bike. Literally.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
1 year
Very much enjoying the guard on the train. “Please report anything suspicious or unusual to me. Unattended packages, people smiling at you……”
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Penny Smith
7 years
Do love a sparkle .. #CostaBookAwards
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Penny Smith
6 years
Before the magic of make up and the addition of sequins ..... hosting the Costa’s tonight.
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Penny Smith
6 years
Thanks to ALL of you who’ve been so kind about the barging/crashing programme on Channel 5. Three more episodes... and spoiler alert... we all made it home.
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@WhichPennySmith
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1 year
@arlenephillips I had a rant on Talk TV about it. I pay money for tickets to see the talented, trained performers not the entitled idiots who selfishly ruin the whole thing by behaving like it’s THEIR show and they can behave how they like.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 months
Bending over backwards to make it easier for you to get in touch with requests on @ScalaRadio for the hour of noon. Music of a classicalish nature please. Mozart? Tchaikovsky? Lady Gaga played on an accordion? Show tune?
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6 years
Thanks to those who’ve shared lovely comments about the barging show on Channel 5. I’ve got the last two to watch - and check out what was going on with the other boat as Tessa and I got the hang of the ropes. Occasionally.
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@WhichPennySmith
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1 year
Am I the only one who goes for a dental check up and feels quite chuffed when the dentist says you’ve been doing a good job?
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
5 years
Top tip. Always wash your hands after making mackerel pâté and before blow drying your hair .....
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9 years
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3 years
Call me shallow but having a coffee made for you by someone you don’t know who draws a heart in the froth, makes me happy.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Incidentally, thanks to all you kind people who’ve been complimentary about my recent appearances on television. Yes. I agree. The dress was a bit short. Sorry. Channel 5 tonight at 8pm for daft boating round France.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
5 years
Wholeheartedly supporting @targetovariancancer which is collaborating with @mammamiamusical - hence the T shirt.
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@WhichPennySmith
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6 years
I meant to do so much today but merely moved the stuff I needed to do to another place to be done in the future. And then bought a pie. Has anyone else been that constructive?
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
8 years
Loved this photo shoot. Impossible sandals. RT @fitcelebs_uk : The gorgeous @WhichPennySmith 😘
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
5 years
Oh I do love the Costa Book Awards ... the winning book is the one you’d give to the most people because it’s a jolly good read ....Well done to Bart van Es and The Cut Out Girl. This is me with Costa’s Dominic Paul. Warning: contains home made sequinned dress
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Fed up with my headphones not fitting. I’ve found the solution. A mic muff.
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Penny Smith
6 years
Do we all agree that taking out a tight hairdo is one of life’s exquisite pleasures? Even my ears look happy.
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Penny Smith
6 years
Ridiculously chuffed that I’ve managed to change an old leather travelling bag’s zip rather than spending £65 to have it repaired professionally. So my fingers are a little shredded and it gave me a headache but still ... #chuffed
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Penny Smith
6 years
Thanks to those who’ve said they’re enjoying the barging programme on Channel 5 (tonight - 2 more to come.) Yes. I KNOW I’m bossy. Or assertive. (Bossy). And the backpack is from Urbanita. No I’m not being sponsored. But so many have asked.
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Penny Smith
2 years
Today, I may be discussing things we’ve done for the first time. Vacuuming yesterday in floaty trousers, I got both legs sucked up the hoover. No. I don’t know how it happened either. Had to lean against the wall to retrieve my balance and regain use of my legs.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Can everyone look down the back of the sofa? Someone must have those lost ten degrees. *puts on puffer jacket, pulls out scarf, drags out gloves, contemplates woolly hat*
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Could you all keep an eye on Channel 5’s Celebrity 5 Go Barging for me? Have to do something else, so can’t tune in - but CAN boss you into watching. Thanks. Put the avocado by the banana....
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Penny Smith
3 years
Don’t know why I’m so thrilled to be a Great Aunty since it makes me sound ancient .... but I once read in an old book about how aunties were the glue that held a family together. Or maybe it was old spinsters. I’ll get back to you....
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
A year ago, I was happily filming in France for Celebrity 5 Go Barging ...
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
7 years
We banned Carol from adding up our ages ... #Langancelebrates40years
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Penny Smith
6 years
Only a couple of months ago I was trotting round the Amalfi coast courtesy of @travelsphere ... #piningfortheheat
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Penny Smith
6 years
Why talk about the “risk” of showers on the weather forecast when we are desperate for rain? Possibility of showers, surely. A blessed relief of showers. A shmooze of showers.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
It’s that time of year when I lurch from mince pie to chocolate log via cheese and wine.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
5 years
Oh dear. I just told the beetroot I was cutting up that it was a handsome animal. Ho hum. Only a matter of time before you see me wandering through the village carrying an old cat dressed in a jumper.
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Penny Smith
6 years
I was having a little taster! #celebrity5gobarging #channel5
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
5 months
The face of someone who needs nice music chosen by YOU after 12. Classical? A show tune? Music from an ad? A classicalish version of a pop/rock tune? @ScalaRadio
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
2 years
Taron Egerton is on my @ScalaRadio show today. We’re discussing his new series Black Bird on @AppleTVPlus , as well as our mutual love of @WeAreVSQ 4-7pm
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Just been asked to review my latest purchase online. I’ve put: “It zips.” Anyone like to add anything about my 6 inch zip?
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
Loving how many people have mended the arms on their spectacles using screwdrivers from Christmas crackers!
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
Well my goodness ... wearing reading glasses just got more interesting. @DavidClulow wanting to charge £8 for tightening up the screw in one of the arms. Nipping next door for a pair of £2 readers!
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Ideas welcome... am now ambassador for @travelsphere and wondering where I should trot next. (Went to the glorious Amalfi coast last year.) (Not the normal Amalfi photo..)
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
2 years
Thanks to everyone who came to see these marvellous thespians at #Carfest #CarfestSouth Great fun. @bonnie_langford @alice_fearn @adamwoodyatt @kelvin_fletcher
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
3 years
In other news… first day of autumn I’m wearing a warm hat.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
It’s a lovely day outside so I don’t mean to carp. But if you walk on one side of the pavement it makes it easier to distance when going round you. #middleofthepavementhoggers
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
7 years
Early breakfast on @BBCRadio2 for the next few weeks. If you fancy some morning chat....
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
3 years
The first female presenters at Sky News reveal the latest Starburst range. The 80s...
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Did someone say a rickshaw ride? #delhi @Travelsphere
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Penny Smith
8 years
Giddier than a hippy halibut after being shown round the Triumph factory. Oh yes.
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Penny Smith
4 years
I’m sure when I was younger and dafter I cared more about fashion than sense. It’s 1C out. Just walked past wearer of jeans with more holes than denim. And bloke with two cold inches of ankle between trouser and obligatory sockless shoes. I even considered double hatting today!
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
3 years
Also,keep sweets as they were. I still prefer a Marathon and some Opal Fruits
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Penny Smith
3 years
Day 1 of my new show on @ScalaRadio - from 4-7pm. Snippets from the newspapers, the Showstopper you vote for and local hero. Nominate the person who deserves a wave - a child who’s finished their homework, the other half who made you a really good cuppa, the well behaved dog..
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
7 years
Grab dress. Put on. Take off. Iron. Put on. Take off. Sew on button. Put on. Take off. Put on right way round. How's your Friday?
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
7 years
Just gone past a restaurant called Duck and Waffle. I'm assuming all the diners are under the table, talking rubbish.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
Cheers. All ready for the start of Glyndebourne Opera’s FREE online previous sellout performance of The Marriage of Figaro #glyndebourneopenhouse @glyndebourne (5pm or a bit later if you fancy)
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Penny Smith
7 years
Standing in for @simonmayo on @BBCRadio2 in a few minutes on Drive.. And I accidentally superglued my toe to my sandal earlier. You?
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
Operation “Fetch loo roll”
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Penny Smith
7 years
Wouldn't have had this newly dyed top, for example....
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Penny Smith
6 years
A cup of coffee and one of my Mum’s leftover mince pies for breakfast. How can my day get any better?
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6 years
There was a pair of socks at the bottom of the laundry basket. When did I last wear socks?????? #heatwave #sandals
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6 years
To anyone who just witnessed my flying leap/tumble on the pavement ... I’m Ok. Nothing to see here. (Except comedy knee bump) (except comedy elbow bump) (hurting hands)
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
Well what to do?Inhaled two seasons of The Split and now have nothing to look forward to but 3-day-old Jerusalem artichoke soup and something which may have been hummus.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
8 years
The legend that is Sir Bob Harris of Bob Harris Country on @bbcradio2
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7 years
Still giggling childishly about the offerings at a ski place in France ..
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6 years
Best Bank Holiday Sunday ever. Binge watching Uncle on BBC. Eating boiled eggs. And cereal. Doesn’t get much better.
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
2 years
There are moments in life when only Baxters French onion soup will do.
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Penny Smith
6 years
This is why you want to follow Naked Planet on Instagram....
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Penny Smith
4 years
Im a big supporter of @mariecurieuk These shoes have a daffodil print to celebrate Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal which started a few days ago. A part of each shoe sale goes to Marie Curie. @hottershoes
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Penny Smith
5 months
I’m chatting to the wonderful @JobyTalbot on @ScalaRadio a little bit later, about his music for the marvellous #WonkaMovie
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
4 years
Also, anyone else rather oddly finding the smell of Tarmac very pleasing? Asking for a friend. (They’re repairing the road near @ScalaRadio )
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Penny Smith
7 years
It's when you're wearing rubber gloves to wash your face because of deep cuts on your fingers that you wonder whether you should avoid DIY
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Penny Smith
2 years
Apparently, Britain is suffering a shortage of stunt doubles. I’m thinking of offering myself for anyone who feels unable to eat a large quantity of custard. #stunticouldmanage
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Penny Smith
2 years
And thus; with friends, a glass of Amarula and some karaoke, was 2021 ended and 2022 begun. Happy New Year. May those things which you wish and are possible, be granted to you. I’m starting small. If I can secure a small roll of sellotape tomorrow, my list will be shorter.
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Penny Smith
1 year
First day in the new time slot @ScalaRadio - join in, if you’ve a fancy. Your first days at work/classical requests from 12/favourite biscuit? The usual stuff….10-1pm.
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Penny Smith
2 years
The incredible Barbara Taylor Bradford talks to me about her latest novel at 4.20pm on @ScalaRadio
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Penny Smith
6 years
Just finished jury service ... at Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall. What a spiffing evening. I even wrote down some of the evidence in shorthand. A throwback to my local newspaper days. #AgathaChristierocks
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7 years
The good thing about getting up at 3am to do the Radio 2 early breakfast ...guilt free glass of rosé with my mackerel pâté on toast. #yardarm
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
6 years
Hands up. Who left the tissue in the pocket? #washingmachinefullofbitsoftissue
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Penny Smith
1 year
I just found a really old half eaten packet of chocolate almonds in my handbag. (How did they not all get eaten????) And then read in the papers today that nightclub staff discovered a handbag with a packet of chips inside. In Wrexham. If that’s important.
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Penny Smith
3 years
I can highly recommend Singin’ In The Rain at Sadler’s Wells. I bought slightly restricted seats which were still really good. And at the end, we rose as one for a standing ovation. Some of us (me…) burst into tears because it was just so nice to be back at the theatre.
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You can’t see but I’m standing on a box! Chatting to @thehistoryguy shortly on @ScalaRadio about the Chalke Valley History Frstival
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
2 years
Thrilled to say I’ve got an interview with James Purefoy on today’s @scalaradio show 4-7pm. Talking about the delightful Fisherman’s Friends 2 film.
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Penny Smith
3 years
Just made me laugh out loud.
@CllrBattley
Councillor Rowan Battley
3 years
My wife Lola will be selling her crocheted dolls in the precinct this Saturday, all proceeds to the drop-in-centre. For God's sake buy one, she's made 600 of the bloody things. They're all over the house. Every time I open the airing cupboard it's like being attacked by Chucky.
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6 years
Really enjoyed my trip to the Amalfi. Although oddly, my clothing shrank while I was there
@Travelsphere
Travelsphere
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Our tour of Pompeii, Paestum and Herculaneum will take you back in time. Book now and save up to £50 per person on selected 2018 and 2019 dates
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
3 years
Chuffed.
@OnTheRadioUK
On The Radio
3 years
New shows for @WhichPennySmith and @angellicabell in @ScalaRadio 's new spring schedule
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@WhichPennySmith
Penny Smith
7 years
Talking to a friend of mine about how we sometimes stand at the fridge and eat the contents with no plate or cutlery involved. #slatterns
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Penny Smith
2 years
On my @ScalaRadio show today? Only the amazing @AlMurray talking about his fab book Command - the 2nd World War through its Allied commanders. Readable. Extraordinary facts. And a bit of me going: “I’ve never heard of that chap and that one sounds awful…” 4-7pm.
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3 years
What do you think is the secret to happiness? Scientists have said it’s lowering your expectations - but not by too much! I’m going for a chocolate Hobnob. Is that sufficient? @ScalaRadio 4-7pm
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Penny Smith
6 years
What a delicious evening of scrumptiousness. La Traviata at Opera Holland Park. Rather enjoyed the dog woofing in the park after a poignant moment within. Like life. And then a rhubarb gin and soda at the local pub. Does it get much better?
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Penny Smith
6 years
Earlier today ... #Bitofashambles
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Penny Smith
6 years
Incidentally, the cake I made from the oddly shaped vegetable was beyond disgusting. No one even swallowed .....
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Penny Smith
7 years
Couldn't resist. Sorry. RT @kevinpollak : Uncanny... RT @sharonmar3 : When your dog looks like Patrick Stewart
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Penny Smith
1 year
As someone who routinely plonks white vinegar on things to get rid of stains - was intrigued to see how Victorian ladies kept their bloomers white. Rubbed them with parboiled potatoes. Wondering if it works with dirty white dogs…..
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