A cursory glance at my stats shows that Perking the Pansies pops up on the internet in totally unexpected ways. My irreverent ramblings seem to attract the lost, the lustful, the inquisitive and the ignorant – and from the four corners of the world. These are a few of my favourite search terms:
- Pussy lovers (for feline aficionados, obviously)
- Gran Canarian Sex (for a bit of bump and grind in the sun)
- Rent Boys (believe me, my street-walking days are over)
- Hardon All Day (hit it with a stick)
- Is Marti Pellow/Gary Lineker/Kate Adie gay (they seem happy enough to me)
- Gumbet Love Rats (for the ladies who never learn)
- The Turkish Living Forum (keeping my 2012 rant right up there in the rankings)
And then came:
- Doreen Dowdall
Now that one completely threw me. Dowdall was my old girl’s name before her soldier boy popped his ring on her finger. Who was the mysterious surfer? I don’t know, but if s/he ever surfs back, do drop me a line and put me out of my curiosity. And yes, that is me in the picture (the one in shorts, not the fabulous Sixties frock). Bless.
P.S. It’s Doreen Dowdall’s 85th birthday tomorrow. Apart from being a bit mutton with a touch of arthritis and a dodgy hip, the old girl’s in fine fettle. I just hope I’ve inherited her genes.

What a lovely little boy you were…actually aside from the curls you look the same!
And the wrinkles 😉
Happy Birthday to your Mum and I love the curls – you should have kept the shorts.
Cute weren’t they?
Shirley Temple-Scott?
I was often mistaken for a girl. Fancy that!
Love that photo, and the pussy CAT post! Keep up the great blogging. I found you from LinkedIn. Jackie
Welcome to my pansy world 🙂
Happy birthday to your mum for tomorrow, and to you, what a cutie pie! 🙂
Happy Birthday Doreen. Jack, you haven’t changed a bit. Recognized you right away. Wow. 😀
It’s all in the eyes.
May be to you but that cute little mug has you written all over it.
😀 Or, my glasses may need cleaning again.
You’ve got 20/20 vision 🙂
. . stats – all human life is there – well, nearly all!
You should see my x rated spam.
Happy birthday to her….
Fabulous frock!
Vintage!
Oh my – what have I gotten into ( who am I following?)!
😉
Be afraid, really afraid 😉