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Month: November 2019

20th Century

The Place where Trust died

11th November 2019 Going Postal 2788 Comments

Dedicated to all those who have served & those still serving. 19,000 British soldiers died on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Somme campaign. As well as marking and recording existing graves, the [more…]

Fiction

Némésis – Book 2 Part 5

10th November 2019 Blown Periphery 2563 Comments

Permanent Joint Headquarters, Northwood, North London – Thursday 1st February 2018 Cécile was driven from RAF High Wycombe with COS Ops, his outer office bag carrier and an MT Driver. They left the A40 before [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary Week Eleven

10th November 2019 Going Postal 1525 Comments

Monday Up early to go on vermin patrol before Breakfast. I understand Bozzie’s off to visit yet another hospital, this time in a place called Watford. I really don’t know how many hospitals he’s visited [more…]

20th Century

The Merchant Navy Boy

10th November 2019 Going Postal 2140 Comments

Some of you may recall that I have been trying to claim my deceased father’s WW2 medals as a Merchant Navy seaman. It has taken a year and with a great deal of help from [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 38

9th November 2019 Always Worth Saying 2368 Comments

If you’re ever in Atlanta, Georgia, may I recommend the Georgia State Capital Museum? During my time there, Atlanta was the second most violent place in the Union. The actual murder capital of America was, [more…]

Authoritarianism

Hong Kong Protests

9th November 2019 Going Postal 1775 Comments

Hong Kong in November feels and looks very different than it did in May. The weather is glorious – the wind has changed, the humidity decreased and a very comfortable 25 degrees. But of course [more…]

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Crossword No. 91

9th November 2019 Going Postal 1823 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]

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Artisan Bread

8th November 2019 Rookwood 2747 Comments

You know who you are. You can cook, possibly even turn out a decent meringué or even a soufflé, but the mere thought of baking a loaf of bread fills you with irrational fear. The [more…]

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Back Pain

8th November 2019 Lugosi 2065 Comments

I know I have touted for sympathy at GP for my recent back/leg pain and I am grateful for your support. There is an old saying that to understand someone else’s perspective you should walk [more…]

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