Episodes

This is where I should be giving you a nice teaser as to what Episode 10 contains. But the truth is I can’t remember. This episode was recorded back in lockdown, but then I ended up so involved in home schooling that I lost track of time and never got round to publishing it.

It’s here now though. Better late than never. And a surprise to all of us who listen!

One bit of exciting news is that we’ve got a new episode being recorded this week though. So make sure you watch out for it, and hopefully it won’t take me as long to publish!

In some weeks there’s not much time for hobbies in this household. However, Bonn has been busy wielding his soldering iron and Penny has been to the cinema for a much needed nap. But what film did she see, and what skill does she reveal she has a certificate proving her competency in this week?

And if you want to see what is truly the freakiest pair of shoes EVER click here.

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This week’s episode sees Bonn inspired to take up synchronised swimming by Rob Brydon. Or is he?

The Downton Abbey Dowager Countess’ put-downs were a hot topic this week, along with coin collecting, Ladybird books for grown-ups, travelling round the London Underground, a Basildon leisure centre pretending to be Italian and, of course, the inspiration for Bonn’s synchronised swimming aspirations. You can’t say our topics aren’t varied.

If you’re interested in vintage Ladybird books, then I suggest you take a look at Penny’s regular Ladybird Tuesday feature, and this week’s book, The Wonderful World of Ladybird Books for Grown Ups.

Our board game playing this week ranged from The Donkey and The Carrot to Microdot (link coming just as soon as I’ve written about it!). Two very different vintage games, aimed at very different age groups!

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A request for an explanation of Geocaching forms the basis of most of this episode. It’s a hobby we love – not only because it’s good fun, but also because it gets us, and the kids, out of the house, whatever the weather!

Some might describe it as using multimillion pound satellites to find tupperwear, but honestly there’s so much more to it than that. And if you want to find out why Penny is posing next to a magpie then you’d better listen.

After a detour via pedestrian crossings we also ended up on the subject of tactile paving. Not something we’d ever paid that much attention to until Penny met someone at a WI festival who happened to have made an excellent film all about it for the BBC. Well worth a watch and I promise that you’ll learn something new.

Penny’s also had a busy week visiting the London Toy Fair. Board games seem to be a big thing at the moment as parents desperately try to get their kids away from screens, but how some of them are incorporating technology is fascinating too.

This week we’ve been out and about visiting the RAF Museum in Hendon (click through to read about it in full love Ron Penny Travels), learnt loads about Michael Hutchens of INXS fame, and also taken a delivery…

… of vintage board games. For those of you interested, this is what we were unpacking.

With a bit of a closer look at the three most of interest.

Detailed posts on all three of these will appear on Penny Plays just as soon as we’ve had chance to actually play them!

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