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Month: December 2022

Arts

Postcard from Aberystwyth

5th December 2022 Going Postal 2825 Comments

In September it was our 29th wedding anniversary and we decided it would be good to celebrate by spending a couple of nights away somewhere.  As is usual, it was my job to organise these [more…]

Fiction

Samyaza Chapter 34 – Albania and England 2013

4th December 2022 Blown Periphery 2526 Comments

Contains violence and a description of suicide. Jean-Claude took the morning BA flight from London to Tirana, and it landed at 13:00. He got a taxi from the airport to the British embassy at Rruga [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Seventy

4th December 2022 Going Postal 2903 Comments

Monday Good morning cat lovers, it was dry when I first woke up and ventured out into the cold, but gosh it’s wet now. A lovely peaceful weekend in Downing Street. I did almost nothing [more…]

20th Century

Rendezvous with Bond at the Palace

3rd December 2022 Always Worth Saying 2117 Comments

As we head into Switzerland on my father and grandparents’ 1954 Continental road trip, Puffins will be horrified to hear that not only was that year a World Cup year but that the tournament was [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 245

3rd December 2022 Going Postal 3224 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]

21st Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eleven – Atomic Kitten

2nd December 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2900 Comments

After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop.  These are those groups or artists [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

2nd December 2022 Always Worth Saying 3315 Comments

Question Time 1st December 2022 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) Vaughan Gething (Welsh Labour) Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) Olivia Utley (GB News) Shavanah Taj (Wales TUC) Venue: Aberystwyth “Where are you from?”, asked a [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story, Book Four – Chapter Twenty

1st December 2022 Going Postal 3192 Comments

Jinnie was busy working on her PC when Penny stuck her head around the door and asked, “Have you seen the latest message from Steven?” Jinnie said, “No, is there anything new?” Penny replied, “I [more…]

Business

A practical roadmap to reclaiming individual and financial sovereignty – Part I of II

1st December 2022 Going Postal 3780 Comments

Those who are familiar with my ideas and my writings undoubtedly know that one the issues I’m most passionate about is individual freedom, on all levels. I believe that free-thinking people know what’s best of [more…]

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