Over the last few years Ann has become quite a character in the village. She and her husband Dave live in Essex and also have a flat in Looe where they come and stay frequently throughout the year. She can often be found in the Crumplehorn amazing people with her knowledge of some interesting facts and lots of irrelevant stuff. On more than one occasion she has had a whole load of us in stitches listening to her recollections of true life experiences. We find that she is missed when she is not here so this is her page for her to update regularly and keep us all smiling. Go Ann go

I have a great story but have sent it to Alan for the once over to see if it is appropriate..if it gets the all clear, watch this space

Still waiting ...!?

Alan has given the all clear so here goes...a story along the same lines as the Green Shield Stamp episode (close Cornish friends will know this story)

One of my older lady friends (won't name her) went for a smear test last Wednesday and apparantly there is a very long question and answer session before the event takes place..all the usual questions were asked like, do you smoke, drink etc? But one question completely floored her and she could not answer. The nurse said with a perfectly straight face "Do you partake in any unusual or devient sexual practices?" my friend answered truthfully "I don't understand the question can you give me an example?" The nurse then said "I'm buggered if I know." This is a true story told to me by my work colleague of 13 years standing. She still doesn't know how she was supposed to answer.

Well i have another moan to air.... Our local Council has decided in its infinate wisdom that we need a questionnaire on our Library service.
Page 1. All the usual questions..name,address,age,sex,ethnicity.
Page 2. Sexual Orientation and Religious allegience.
Why an Earth would what i get up to in the privacy of my own bedroom or which Religious establishment i may or may not frequent have to do with my suitability to borrow a book from the Library. Honestly i really do despair..i threw the questionnaire in the bin. Does this only happen in London i wonder?

I do have rather disturbing tale of our "in service" training day that wholly centred on F.G.M trust me i won't spell out what it really means and you probably would not want to know anyway... suffice to say it only highlighted to me the huge differences between London and the South West not just in miles but in thought and deed. Worst thing was to be told to look out for the signs and report it immediately to your superiors or to N.S.P.C.C. Where has the age of innocence gone, it left me overwhelmed with sorrow and that is a very hard thing for me to be. it only reinforces my desire to retire as quickly as i possibly can to Cornwall and leave a very sick supposedly modern City behind to languish in it's own squalour. ( Oh i am on a downer today aren't i) West Country please do not change or believe it's a good thing to be like London..it's not