February, 2020 | Going Postal

Crossword No. 103

1st February 2020 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a NEW MODEL GP 4th anniversary mug and keyring!. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 102 [more…]

Larry’s Diary Week Fifty Six

30th August 2020 0

Monday It’s very quiet here this bright Monday morning. No baby Wilf crying. No Mutt barking at Wilf’s crying. No Bozzie shouting at the Mutt to be quiet. No Little Otter telling Bozzie not to [more...]
The Wrecking Crew

1st May 2020 0

Wiki: “The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of session musicians based in Los Angeles whose services were employed for thousands of studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including several hundred Top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognised in their [more...]
Illustrating the Apocalypse: Goodbye Old Man

11th November 2020 0

With all the fuss surrounding the marking of the centenary of the End of War to end all Wars, one name was sadly missing from most reports. Step forward one Fortunio Matania. Who he? Draw [more...]
Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 1

24th November 2020 0

Background For some of you, the title of this piece has probably resurrected memories of certain quality films from the 1970’s. Here, however, I have used the word “confessions” mainly for alliterative purposes. Not that [more...]
Fromage de Tete

15th May 2020 0

Recipe: 1 pig’s head 2 pig’s trotters 3 star anise 1 large onion 5 bay leaves 2tsps red wine vinegar Tarragon (ideally fresh) 6 sage leaves As the lockdown progresses and the days merge in [more...]