20th Century
SS Gairsoppa
The SS Gairsoppa was a British steam merchant ship launched in 1919 and built in Jarrow by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd at the request of the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd. Initially [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Economics
Get real, be real, and buy real – Part II
Claudio Grass (CG): During the first wave of lockdowns and travel bans we saw a lot of disruptions in the physical precious metal market. With delivery delays and logistics problems, has the situation fully normalized [more…]
Authoritarianism
Book Review: Why the Germans do it better
Sorry. This is not a book review. See SB for a refund. But the title of the book in question is amusing. There is no doubt that, indeed, Germans do some things so much better [more…]
Gardening
Springtime For Reggie
Spring has arrived at Reggie Towers once more. I thought I would share a few pictures taken recently as I know how much some of you like to see flowers and plants growing. Also, you [more…]
Economics
What is Money?
Introduction Everybody knows how to use money, but very few people understand what it really is, or how it works. You might think people who work in finance and banking understand money, but I’ve not [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety One
Monday Morning everyone, another sunny one, is summer coming? Bozzie was having a right old moan this morning about having to go on a trip, supporting business, to India. He clearly didn’t fancy going and [more…]
Arts
The Year Turns, part 5
Beltane This important festival has been reinvented umpteen times throughout the ages. I knew it from childhood as May Day. On a couple of occasions while at primary school our class was forced to dance [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 168
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 167 and a GP mug b-bob (Do [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Fifteen
Jinnie was once again in the wood walking Bonnie when the burner phone rang. This time she had half expected it and didn’t jump, but Bonnie the beagle did. Fred Bear had to be somewhere [more…]