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In Praise of The Uptick, Part Two

6th October 2021 Going Postal 3320 Comments

A sizeable number of GPers recently attended SB’s 60th birthday bash and they came and went over three days, some attending the whole bash, some just an afternoon or evening. This convergence of puffins in [more…]

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A Holiday in Scotland, Part 2 (Glasgow, Falkirk, Loch Lomond)

5th October 2021 Going Postal 2809 Comments

You may recall from Part 1 that we had to rearrange our trip to the Falkirk Wheel due to getting stuck in traffic leaving Edinburgh and after our aborted trip we headed to our next [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Thirteen

3rd October 2021 Going Postal 3332 Comments

Monday Good morning, another week starts and despite it being bright it’s getting cooler, autumn is definitely setting in. Very quiet here this morning, almost like a Sunday. Bozzie went off with Liz Truss to [more…]

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Crossword No. 190

2nd October 2021 Going Postal 1946 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a choice of GP authored book. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 189 and a GP [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Fifteen

1st October 2021 Going Postal 2090 Comments

The alarm on Paolo’s phone pulled Jinnie out of her doze. She looked over at him, as he roused and turned off the alarm, feasting her eyes on what she saw. He stretched and reached [more…]

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Postcard from Zanzibar, April 1955

30th September 2021 Going Postal 3158 Comments

Another article from the Manchester Evening News by my uncle, John Alldridge, this time from April, 1955   Flying straight through from Nairobi to Zanzibar is like falling out of the first act of an early [more…]

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A Holiday in Scotland, Part One (Edinburgh)

28th September 2021 Going Postal 3852 Comments

With our September holiday to Turkey being cancelled in mid-August (it’s been on the red list since May 2021) an alternative destination needed to be found toot suite as myself, Mrs Reggie, Miss Reggie and [more…]

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The Wisdom of Charlotte: Picture This

27th September 2021 Going Postal 3260 Comments

Before I went on my holiday in August, I was perusing Ebay looking for some old copies of “Look In” magazine from the 70’s. I am a fan of Richard O’Sullivan and am proud to [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Twelve

26th September 2021 Going Postal 3673 Comments

Monday Morning all. So another week of Westminster fun begins. The papers that Bozzie dumped on the floor this morning all had pictures of that girl winning the tennis. She looked very happy and I [more…]

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