Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty-Three
Monday Good morning people and welcome to a new week. What a lovely sunny morning, I could feel the warmth of the sun on my fur as I headed down the garden. Mind you it [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Fiction
The Parrot Lady
‘You the parrot lady?’ She smiled: ‘Yes, I suppose I am. Is that what people call me?’ ‘No – just me. How many parrots have you got?’ ‘At the moment, just a pair. But I [more…]
Arts
Big Bash 2023
Time and place 21st – 22nd/23rd July 2023 at the Gate Hangs High. Accommodation Many of us will be camping in one form or another at the GHH, there is a very large field with [more…]
Biography
Trade Plating Around England, Part Three
How it all hangs together and how easily it goes pear shaped. Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one [more…]
Arts
Classic Album Review: ZZ Top – Eliminator
This week there will be no messing around with any Mickey Mouse, common-or-garden, multi-Platinum albums. No siree. This weeks album is the globe straddling, chart shattering, Diamond Certified behemoth from “that lil’ ol’ band from [more…]
20th Century
The Sore Seated Safari, Part Two
We left our travellers on the evening of September 25th, 1929, as they settled down for a night’s sleep in the village of Bereku, Tanganyika, about 37 miles north of Kondoa Irangi. Today it boasts [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Seven
Jinnie was sat at her desk in the garden office reading emails and reports. Although it had only been in use a short while the garden office was proving to be just what Jinnie needed. [more…]
Animals
This Sporting Life – Chapter 3
It’s Saturday 5th April 1997. The horses are parading in the Aintree paddock for the third race, due off at 2.55pm. The field is headed by Make a Stand, who recently won the Champion Hurdle [more…]
19th Century
African Regime Gone Bad, Part One
The first of 12 articles, building a clearer picture of what happened and what was not reported. It has heavy relevance in this part of the world and is being watched like a hawk. Needless [more…]