Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Eighty One
Monday Morning all and what a horrible one, snow in the garden and it’s cold out there. I shall be only venturing out when forced to by my bladder or bowels and then for as [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Hobbies
Crossword No. 158
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a copy of A Bear’s Diary, War Crimes or The Unseen Path. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winners [more…]
20th Century
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Six
Mike and Jinnie had decided that the easiest way to explain to her parents who he was and why she was spending so much time with him was to tell them that he was a [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming from Scotland. On the panel are: Mark Harper MP, chairman of the Covid Recovery Group, Conservative; Nadia Whittome MP, Labour; Layla [more…]
Arts
Hobbies
Collecting Spaceflight Coins, Part 2
The previous article I did about collecting space coins was quite broad; I included quite a few examples of all ages, sizes and themes. Since then I’ve added several more items to the holding; well, [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: This Sovereign Isle
‘This Sovereign Isle’, or ‘Britain in and out of Europe’ by Robert Tombs was published by Allen Lane on 28th January 2021. I got my copy from Blackwells at a slight discount to the £16.99 RRP [more…]
Cooking
Let’s Get Breakfast Done
A comfy “Full English” (*), ideal for those rare days at home, when you’ve time on your hands……… Call it what you will, cappuccino of shirred eggs, total breakfast in a cup, the reality is [more…]
Economics
“Settled science”: The rallying cry back to the dark ages
Increasingly over the past decade, but infinitely more so over the last year, we’ve been hearing politicians, mainstream media and all kinds of experts urging, and often sternly demanding, citizens, voters and taxpayers to “follow [more…]