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Month: April 2020

Blown Periphery, Going Postal
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War Crimes Chapter 5 – Edge, This Sporting Life

26th April 2020 Blown Periphery 3312 Comments

War Crimes Chapter 5 The Regiment moved from Northern Ireland to Cyprus in 1991 and in the September, an extremely promising fly-half, Lance-Corporal Edge was selected to play for the 3rd Infantry Brigades rugby tour [more…]

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Larry’s Diary Week Thirty Six

26th April 2020 Going Postal 4323 Comments

Monday Well, it’s Monday again and I’d like to say I had a quite weekend, what with the Little Otter and the Mutt being at Chequers, but it’s pretty busy here now it’s 24 hour [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part One

25th April 2020 Always Worth Saying 2908 Comments

I began to obsess about Mr Reginald Stein on the evening that a party guest, a Mr Hong Gildong, tried to read Mr Stein’s Turkish rug. My wife thought him ill. Our student maid, Rose, [more…]

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Ooh, Aar, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening Part 4

25th April 2020 Colin Cross 2460 Comments

Hello folks and welcome to part four of a guide to rough veg growing. It’s impossible to grow vegetables, even roughly, without a large number of containers, a decent space to work the magic, an [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 115

25th April 2020 Going Postal 2555 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 114 Rick. Answers with next week’s crossword. [more…]

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Something for the weekend: DIY hair-cutting in 6 (fairly) easy steps

24th April 2020 Going Postal 4104 Comments

Years ago I used to trim our dog, so when my barber said he was going to retire and I was faced with finding someone new, I decided that I’d have a go at cutting [more…]

Arts

Artwork In My Home – Part One

24th April 2020 El Cnutador 5002 Comments

Finding myself with lots of spare time on my hands I thought it might be interesting for one or two Puffins on GP if I shared pictures of some of the artwork in my home. [more…]

20th Century

The Suit

23rd April 2020 Colin Cross 3769 Comments

After much thought and many a battle with myself I’ve finally got around to completing another element in the “Twenty Five” series of writings. Maybe it’ll kick start me into finally getting on with it. [more…]

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All change at Shijiazhuang

23rd April 2020 Joe Slater 2601 Comments

In spring 2013, I travelled by train across China from Guangzhou to Qingdao in the north via Wuhan. This leg starts at Shijiazhuang, where I discovered the hard way why most Chinese plan their journeys [more…]

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