Part 2 of my uncle, John Alldridge’s 1959 report from Canada’s Far North for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Winnipeg, Monday I flew into Winnipeg in a blizzard. Dry, eye-stinging snow was spinning about [more…]
The strength of the Swiss franc (CHF) has been the topic of countless “expert” analyses for over a year and it has received considerable coverage in the mainstream financial press. In fact, the last time the [more…]
Monday Good morning everyone, it’s rather nice this morning, warm and sunny. I thought the good weather was over yesterday when it clouded up and rained a bit. Well, I had to laugh this morning [more…]
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here This time: I make a friend and a ram raid I am settling [more…]
Paolo and Jinnie chatted about the evening as, with the cruise control set to 70, they raced around an empty M25. They both agreed it had been a fabulous evening and Jinnie asked Lucia what [more…]
Tons of soil (h/t Dr Spooner) The farm was bought by my English friend for an amount about the same as the cost of a reasonable terraced house in an English Northern town. In all, [more…]
Not for the first time, the pub conversation of our small group turned to the question of which super power would be the best one to have. It was a sunny summer’s Friday evening and, [more…]
Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcala de Henares on the 29th September 1547, the second son of Rodrigo de Cervantes and Leonor de Cortinas. His father led a precarious and unsettled life as an [more…]
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