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Month: February 2024

20th Century

Desert Journey, Part One

6th February 2024 Going Postal 2734 Comments

In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Akaba, Jordan I am writing this on the [more…]

14th Century

Postcard from Berkeley Castle

5th February 2024 Going Postal 2774 Comments

Berkeley Castle is located in the town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire and just a few miles from Reggie Towers.  It’s a place I’ve visited a number of times and most recently when my brother stayed [more…]

Authoritarianism

Europe’s Agrarian Uprisings: Brussels is reaping what it sowed

5th February 2024 Going Postal 2829 Comments

Across the European landscape, a disquiet rumbles beneath the surface of rolling hills and fertile plains. It emanates from the very backbone of the continent – its farmers. From the tractor rallies of France and [more…]

Travel

Postcard From Keflavik

4th February 2024 Always Worth Saying 2098 Comments

Art and the terminal Puffins who can see an enviably empty airport car park in the middle of nowhere with the skeleton of a nosedived B-52 embedded in the tarmac embarrassingly far from any runway, [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twenty

4th February 2024 Going Postal 2703 Comments

Monday Hi folks, well that was a bit of a wild night here in London, but it looks to have been a lot worse in the North and I have heard on the radio that [more…]

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Happy 8th Birthday Going Postal

3rd February 2024 Swiss Bob 4325 Comments

Lots going on at the moment. Events to organise, painting and decorating, which is an unbelievable faff – I shall be cleaning behind the fridge later. Filling a just rented storage unit before taking ninety [more…]

Arts

Smashing Pumpkins – Atum (Pt. 1) (2022)

2nd February 2024 Going Postal 2583 Comments

A friend and I, in an effort to broaden our musical appreciation, agreed to listen to and review albums we would never normally listen to. Due to the effort this involved, the scope broadened after [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

2nd February 2024 Always Worth Saying 2458 Comments

Question Time 1st February 2024 The Panel: Malcolm Offord (Conservative) Ian Murray (Labour) Kate Forbes (SNP) Patrick Harvie (Greens) Fraser Nelson (The Spectator) Venue: Glasgow Kate Forbes (not her real name, Kate Elizabeth MacLennan), is [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Fifteen

1st February 2024 Going Postal 2145 Comments

Jinnie woke with a start and for a few seconds struggled to realise where she was. It was only when she saw the stewardess reading to the twins that she remembered where she was. Glancing [more…]

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