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Month: October 2021

Fiction

The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 8

24th October 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Edge was in the command tent with Martinez, the two Lieutenants and Master Sergeant Wilson. The boiler sent a fog of steam into the cold air and they were all drinking coffee. “Well, we’ve handed [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixteen

24th October 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Another Monday and you find a very happy cat reporter. The family didn’t hang around in No10 very long and it’s lovely and peaceful again. I hear they have been loaned a luxury villa [more…]

20th Century

Mystery Album, Part Six

23rd October 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Last week we took an interest in the Merriment, a Norfolk Broads tourist wherry. The year was 1919, the month August. Its passengers were the young grandparents of a Mr Rob Bruce into whose possession [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 193

23rd October 2021 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book to the value of £20. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 192 and a [more…]

20th Century

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifteen – Slade

22nd October 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifteen – Slade If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Eighteen

22nd October 2021 Going Postal 0

Jinnie settled into a window seat of the 13:47 train from Munich to Mannheim. As yet there was no sign of Steven and the train was due to depart in five minutes. Jinnie had swapped [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

22nd October 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 21st October 2021 The Panel: Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Anas Sarwar (Labour) Kate Forbes (SNP) Heather McGregor (Edinburgh Business School) Brian Cox (Actor) Venue: Glasgow More restrictions to prevent a winter wave of Covid? [more…]

Arts

How to Watch Cheap Television

21st October 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Most of us will have a Tellybox, possibly several.  I suspect a lot though will be paying through the nose for combinations of a TV package from Sky, Virgin, or other provider, add on Netflix, [more…]

20th Century

Book Review: “We Defended Normandy” by Lt Gen Hans Speidel, 1951

21st October 2021 Going Postal 0

Could War In Europe Have Ended in 1944? Was Montgomery right ? Americans said “No”, now Speidel says “Yes”   “We Defended Normandy” by Lt-Gen Hans Speidel (Herbert Jenkins, 12. 6d.), 1951 Book review by [more…]

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