Hobbies
Crossword No. 133
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 Last week’s winner. 132 – Northern Man. Answers with next [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Fiction
The Flower Lady
Richard and Caroline had gone to Wales for their holidays. Caroline had made her disappointment clear at having to miss their annual visit to Greece, due to the pandemic, but Richard was secretly relieved: he [more…]
Economics
“Central banks, not elected governments, run the world”
Interview with Chris Powell Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen many crucial and historic developments in the precious metals market. For long-term physical gold investors, who recognized the importance of the precious metal [more…]
Arts
Artwork in my Home – Part Three
Following on from parts 1 & 2 of this series I thought I would stick with tradition and number this “part 3” – stunning and brave! The delay in producing this article is entirely due [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Fifty Five
Monday What’s going on, yet another hot day. I woke up in the middle of the night really hot and in need of a drink and some rotter hadn’t refilled my water bowl. I was [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 132
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a copy of A Bear’s Diary. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 131 – Rick. Answers [more…]
Engineering
Review: Kärcher WD2 Wet and Dry Vacuum
I’m not someone who usually suffers from FOMO but having purchased a new wet & dry vacuum recently and seeing as it is de rigueur to post reviews of vacuum cleaners on GP I thought [more…]
Authoritarianism
The EU Pandemic Relief Deal
A blueprint for a European superstate After intense negotiations, long days and nights of clashes and a distinctly sour note underlying the entire summit, European Union leaders finally agreed on an unprecedented 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.1 [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Fifty Four
Monday Morning folks, breakfast with the gang this morning. While I had my Felix, Bozzie was allowed two boiled eggs, the Mutt was wolfing down some fancy dog, even Dom joined us for a cup [more…]