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Month: December 2018

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – 1965

21st December 2018 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3340 Comments

Featured song: Gerry & The Pacemakers – Ferry Cross The Mersey This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when [more…]

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What a Father Gives

20th December 2018 Katabasis 3566 Comments

I first began editing the tribute I gave to my Father at his funeral for sharing here in August. Unfortunately that same month we lost yet another  member of the family – my Godfather. He [more…]

20th Century

Yon taile of Anthony Bliar: an Bayeux chronickle

20th December 2018 The Black Swan 4324 Comments

Anthony Charles Lynton Bliar wast borne in thon yeare of our Lorde, Nyneteen Hundrede and Fiftie Thrie, in yon burgh of Edin in yon lande of Jock. Thiss younge ladde greweth – in an mannere [more…]

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Postcard from the Algarve, No 4

18th December 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 2720 Comments

Ms Geeks and I do love a great escape to warmer climes. The Algarve ticks all the boxes for us: lovely freshly caught seafood, friendly people, plenty of spaces to park anywhere and a population [more…]

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Pistachio Ice Cream

17th December 2018 OldTrout 2770 Comments

Ingredients : 8oz (225g) unsalted, shelled pistachio nuts 1 pint (570ml) double cream 1 pint (570ml) single cream 4oz (110g) golden caster sugar 8 large egg yolks 1 1/2 tablespoons of custard powder   Method [more…]

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The EU Army

17th December 2018 Jonathon Davies 2114 Comments

“Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” – Matthew 26:52 The ever wise and credible Remoaners (see below) often ask [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 1

16th December 2018 Tachybaptus 2138 Comments

Cambridge, Novr. 6th, 1805. I did not dance well at the Bonfire Night show on Midsummer Common. Afterwards, Fred said to me, ‘Daisy, me ole dear. Yer knows and I knows yer gettin’ a bit [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – 1964

14th December 2018 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3931 Comments

Featured song: Roy Orbison – It’s Over  This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]

20th Century

Murder on Meon Hill

14th December 2018 bobo 4733 Comments

Meon Hill lies in the valley of the River Avon, on the border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. It is an outlier of the Cotswolds and, although it reaches only a modest 194m of elevation, it [more…]

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