October yogi, I've never seen it in London, nor seen the film so I have no idea who the killer will be. The brochure says it's the most successful stage show ever and has been running for 60 years!

You must be the main suspect, with your murdering past.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I love Agatha Christie.

I wonder if it will still be on in 1,000 years

You never know, El, it might be. 

Do you think the human race will be here in 1,000 years..?

It's in the Guinness book of records for being the longest running show in the West End. I don't think it's ever been made into a film though.

Don't look at the Wiki article on The Mousetrap as it says who the murderer is.

 

I don't know.

I know I won't be.

A seriously deep question

If you read Matthew 24 Jesus talks about this. He makes it clear that no one knows, not even Jesus. Only God does. It's quite clear from that chapter that people who go around forecasting that the world is going to end on a specified date is a false prophet.

It's one to not let yourself wonder too much isn't it, what will be will be I often wonder what the earth will look like after we're gone, the plants will grow all over our houses and surely not all of our buildings/structures will crumble.. At least not for a very long time!

El, according to google, the rights for the mousetrap movie have been sold. But on condition that it's not made until 6 months after the last time it shown on stage

Wow you have all been soooo busy this morning My eyes are quite sore from reading it all

 

What a clever thing to be able to do with the iPad!  And how clever of EL to be able to work out the pages on the iPad

 

I too think it's a little less cold this morning but it is trying halfheartedly to snow.

 

Going to see The Mousetrap was one of those things I always wanted to do but we never got around to it.  Although our first date (me and future hubby) was to The Amorous Prawn at the Crichton Theatre in London - my Dad was friends with a ticket agent and often got free tickets to shows that needed more people to swell the audience.  Joan Greenwood was in it I remember and it was a good laugh.  I still have the programme.

Good morning squiggle We've been very productive this morning

The mousetrap is going on tour for it's 60th anniversary squiggle, it might be within your reach!

Oh crumbs, the tour is huge! http://mousetrapontour.com/tour/?touryear=2013

Good morning Squiggle. 

How lucky to get free theatre tickets. I love going to the theatre but don't go often enough. I intend to change that when Mr Yogi retires.

*stamps feet in frustration*  There are no Glasgow dates!

which is rather like saying never

yogi you're right! I'm shocked, usually Glasgow is on every tour list, even if it's the only Scottish venue!

I know.

Good morning squiggle

I seem to remember seeing the film version of The Amorous Prawn many years ago. That had Joan Greenwood in it as well as Ian Carmichael, Cecil Parker and Dennis Price.

I'm off to see my client. Not sure how long I'll be, but see you later

Good morning Yogi, there are no dates near me either, that's not unusual for North Devon.  I do hope you get luckier than my hubby and I, as I may have said he had a stroke a month after his 60th birthday which put paid to all our plans.

Good morning EL, yes that was the line up for the stage show too.  Quite a memorable first date.  Hope all goes well with your client.

 That's sad, Squiggle.

Unfortunately, we can only plan and hope, as we can never be sure what is ahead of us.

I've returned from seeing my client but she's still getting the papers together for me so I won't be able to do much until I get the papers, probably not until after Easter.

 

Her daughter, who I hadn't seen before, was there as school term had ended. She's a toddler and it turns out that it wasn't glandular fever but 5 bouts of tonsilitis - my client's husband is prone to this so she's inherited it from him.

They would have whipped those tonsils out once upon a time.  I wonder if they just leave them nowadays, they used to take the view that if they kept getting infected they were no use but I think they tend to leave them in place nowadays.  Poor little love anyway must be horrible for her.

Squiggle, the same thought had gone through my mind. I think the operation is normally done when the person has extremely bad tonsilitis or if they keep on getting it. I would have thought that getting it 5 times over a 2 or 3 month period would make it likely that the girl will have the operation in the future.

squiggle, I'll go watch it for you and your hubby and perhaps that film version won't be too far off because if the show is on tour, it means it's not showing in London... El I hope that little girl recovers, I've heard they don't remove tonsils these days

Thank you Summer   A friend of mine, who sadly passed away a few years ago, once told me she had quinsy as a child.  I didn't know what that was and she said (and I don't know whether it's true or not) that it's when the tonsils get so big that they touch each other and you can't breathe, which obviously would be a real emergency.

Summer, The Mousetrap is continuing to be shown at Sr Martins theatre in London throughout the national tour but with a different cast. The national tour was put on to commemorate the 60th anniversary.

 

On a point of trivia, there is one actor who has been in every peformance in the West End since The Mousetrp started. It's likely that he is also in the national tour appearance though I can't confirm that. He's quite well known and is the late Deryck Guyler:

Before you say this is impossible, it's because he recorded the radio news bulletin which is heard during the play so it's the recording which is heard.

It's true. About 1 in a 1,000 cases of tonsilitis develops into quinsy according to the NHS site. It's when an abcess with pus develops between a tonsil and the wall of the throat leading to breathing problems. Nowadays it would be treated with antibiotics and surgery.

I'll listen out for that news broadcast If they're touring as well as remaining in London, it must be a very good show, I'm really glad I bought tickets

I'm fighting temptation tonight! I want some chocolate!!!!!!! I'll feel rotten if I give in though, but the house is full of it

Resist Summer, Resist!

Youngest son came for a visit this afternoon and fixed the Adobe Flash problem on my laptop. Everything is working properly again.

Re the tonsillitis issue, my mum had her tonsils removed when she was 20 because of recurring bouts of tonsillitis, but the doctors decided not to remove mine when I had the same problems. I also remember lots of children having their adenoids removed when I was young, and I can't remember hearing of anyone having that particular op in recent years. I guess the medical profession changed its mind about preferred treatments, over the years.

Off to watch the final episode of Lightfields. TBH, it hasn't gripped me, but I've stuck with it this far so I might as well see how it ends.

Goodnight all, see you tomorrow.

Hugs for Summer and any other night owls.

 

Good night yogi I'm pleased you had a good night with your son visiting

Good morning! a very cold one here again, I wish narnia would thaw out Look what I finished making last night... Here's some close up's... Hope you all slept well, see you in a little bit

Good morning everyone. We've had another light dusting of snow overnight. It looks very pretty but it's very cold.

Summer, the gingerbread men look fantastic. That must have been really time consuming.  With the weather we've had recently, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was Christmas time atm.

I ought to be going grocery shopping today but will wait and see what's happening with the weather before setting off.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone

 

Hazy sunshine here but cold, expected to cloud over later. 

 

Summer, well done on your gingerbread men decoration, it looks spectacular

 

I've locked up your chocolate and you'll get the key on Sunday