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Month: April 2023

20th Century

This Is My England, Part Seven

9th April 2023 Going Postal 0

There is one date in history that no Englishman can escape remembering — Battle of Hastings, 1066. So being quite close to the place we thought we would go and see how that famous battlefield [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Eighty Two

9th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning people and welcome to my diary for another week. Well, at least it was dry when I woke up but cooler again even with the sun out. I had a surprise yesterday [more…]

20th Century

Postcard From Monaco

8th April 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

After spending much of one’s life in Carlisle, being unenthusiastic about Monaco might be a challenge. Or might it? First, a disambiguation. Monaco is the name of a principality of less than 500 acres which [more…]

Biography

Trade Plating Around England, Part Two

8th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Out on my own Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here. I received a text on Friday [more…]

Arts

Classic Album Review: Spin Doctors – Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

7th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the multi-platinum debut studio album by the American rock band, Spin Doctors. Released in August 1991, the album was a huge global success, received multiple international gold and platinum certifications [more…]

20th Century

More Buried Treasure

7th April 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Six

6th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Belinda led the small party through the double doors that lead to the ground floor accommodation. From her memory of the drawings and images she had seen, Jinnie knew that most of the ground floor [more…]

20th Century

The Sore Seated Safari

6th April 2023 Going Postal 0

In the cupboard to the left of my desk, sits a large cardboard box filled with old family photo albums. These arrived in my parent’s house in the early 1980s, after the death of my [more…]

America

What’s it all about, Part 2

5th April 2023 Going Postal 0

“World bankers, by pulling a few simple levers that control the flow of money, can make or break entire economies. By controlling press releases of economic strategies that shape national trends, the power elite are [more…]

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