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Month: September 2023

20th Century

Cabot Cove, Midsomer, Cockington

30th September 2023 Always Worth Saying 1964 Comments

Cockington Cockington is a picturesque village located near Torquay, in the Torbay district of Devon. The village is renowned for its old cottages and serene landscapes. Cockington Court Country Park, a prominent attraction in the [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Five

30th September 2023 Going Postal 2386 Comments

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here This time: I’m asked to do some work on [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: Sparks

29th September 2023 Going Postal 2334 Comments

Greetings pop pickers and welcome to this week’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday, our weekly tribute to the rainbow and glitter world of music produced by artistes who are simply fabulous darling. This week, nervously risking a [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

29th September 2023 Always Worth Saying 2930 Comments

Question Time 28th September 2023 The Panel: Mark Spencer (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Wendy Chamberlain (LibDem) Tim Montgomerie (Writer & Broadcaster) Henri Murison (Northern Powerhouse) Venue: Sale For provincial photos to front the London BBC’s [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Five – Chapter Thirty-One

28th September 2023 Going Postal 2373 Comments

Paolo and Jinnie were finally ready for the Christmas Eve drinks party. Paolo had been in charge of the booze and a table in the corner of the room made a well-stocked bar. Cold beer [more…]

Arts

Grosse Point Blank (1997)

28th September 2023 Going Postal 3122 Comments

Made in 1997, by director George Armitage. Grosse Point Blank tracks the story of our hero, Martin Blank (John Cusack), a professional killer, who’s forced into one last job after an unfortunate event with a [more…]

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Not Many People Know That

27th September 2023 Going Postal 1978 Comments

A Maurice Micklewhite List of Interesting Facts In 1973 Peter Sellers appeared on the Michael Parkinson show and did an absolutely perfect impression of the actor Michael Caine who was obsessed with amazing facts. The [more…]

21st Century

Colonialist Le Grand Fromage, Part Three

27th September 2023 Going Postal 2893 Comments

Kurdistan, the Turkish blowback The colonisation of Northern Syria is an old Israeli project linked to the development of missile weaponry. The agenda is for the creation of an independent state in the north of [more…]

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A View (Several Miles Away) From The Greenhouse; Back In’t Saddle

26th September 2023 Colin Cross 2163 Comments

We’re into “proper” autumn now and there’s little left to do in the greenhouse, apart from occasionally water the last of the tomatoes, keep an eye on the pepper and chilli plot, do a bit [more…]

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