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Month: May 2020

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Gardening In A Pandemic & Adventures in Photography; The Living World

24th May 2020 Colin Cross 3205 Comments

Welcome back to the greenhouse. I touched on it briefly in my last missive from the garden, but one of the problems with having an inordinate amount of time on ones hands is finding something [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Five

23rd May 2020 Always Worth Saying 3276 Comments

Singa Pura, the Lion City where two oceans meet. Where founder of the colony, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (Fellow of the Royal Society), stands immortalised in stone at Boat Quay. From there he gazes [more…]

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Crossword No. 119

23rd May 2020 Going Postal 2522 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. 118 b-bob. Answers with next week’s crossword. [more…]

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How to tackle the Going Postal crossword

23rd May 2020 Tom Pudding 2800 Comments

Introduction When I started work for the local council in 1964, I shared an office with a secretary, the high point of whose life seemed to be the arrival of the monthly NALGO newspaper which [more…]

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Postcard from Gibraltar

22nd May 2020 Going Postal 4306 Comments

In early December 2017 Mrs Reggie and I fancied a short trip away to a warmer climate.  For as long as I can remember I’ve had a desire to visit as many British Overseas Territories [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

22nd May 2020 Always Worth Saying 4909 Comments

Question Time 21st May 2020 Panel: Chris Philp (Conservative) Andy Burnham (Labour Mayor of Manchester) Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Politician) Camilla Tominey (Journalist) James Graham (Playwright) Venue: London Founder of the British Medical Association, architect of St [more…]

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Going Postal with Question Time

21st May 2020 Going Postal 3515 Comments

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from West London with pre-recorded questions and questions and comments from social media. On the panel are: Justice minister Chris Philp, [more…]

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Monsters

21st May 2020 Lugosi 2338 Comments

In the 1982 I was lucky enough to be sent to Japan on business. On the 35th floor of an Osaka skyscraper they was a loud bang and the building was definitely swaying. My natural [more…]

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Postcard from the Keukenhof

20th May 2020 Going Postal 3716 Comments

The best time to visit the Keukenhof flower gardens is usually in late April/early May. So, this little essay will be published too late in the current season for it to inspire you to arrange [more…]

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