Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Eleven
When it came time to leave for Heathrow Jinnie said Goodbye to Larry and told him that she would be back in a few days and that he would be OK as Paolo and Penny [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
20th Century
What did you do in the war grandad?
This is the brief story of my grandad and his part in the war. Here is a picture of George with who we think is his grandmother in the early 1900s. George Gilfoyle was born [more…]
Engineering
Imperial Measures
I am one of those fortunate people who understand both metric and imperial measurements. I am old enough to have had my early education purely in imperial but as an apprentice my college courses employed [more…]
Human Interest
Gizza job. I could do that
As regular non-readers of the comments will know, I spent a large part of 2020 (and some of 2019) looking for a job. Looking back at my spreadsheet I made approaching 60 applications, albeit quite [more…]
Animals
The Joy of Dogs
!! Warning: this article contains images of a “shameless clickbait” nature !! According to Wikipedia, “The Dog (Canis Familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf which is characterized by an upturning tail. It derived [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Thirty Four
Monday Good morning all, another week and the war in Ukraine continues with Bozzie still running around like a maniac. I saw Putin on TV yesterday and he looks different, has he put on weight? [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 211
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 210 and an ounce of silver b-bob [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Ten
Jinnie and Paolo shouted goodbye to Penny and Larry and headed for the station where their train to London was on time. Shortly after settling into their regular seats in the half-empty carriage Jinnie’s mobile [more…]
20th Century
The Unsinkable Stoker
For many sailing and in particular cruising are enjoyable pastimes, leisurely time spent in remote places, the nature, tranquility, new things to see and do almost every day. For others it’s a different story. and [more…]