Arts
Stir Up Sunday
The last Sunday before advent begins (22.11) is traditionally known as ‘stir up Sunday’. This is when families would come together to make the mixture for their Christmas Pudding, all taking it in turns to [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming. Same old shysters, same lies. On the panel are: James Cleverly, Emily Thornberry, Ian Blackford, Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Fraser Nelson. Set [more…]
Hobbies
Collecting Spaceflight Coins
Several attempts at an article have been made by me during the past year or two, but they have never made it past the “put flesh on the bones” stage. Having assessed a few more [more…]
Health
What’s all the fuss about the COVID-19 Vaccine?
I have recently been observing, with much interest, the debate around both the necessity for, and safety of, the Covid-19 vaccine. I should state, at this point that I am certainly not anti-vax. I received [more…]
America
A Brit shooting a Glock 17 on a range in the USA
In Sept 2015, my wife and I made it down to the On Target Shooting range in Jacksonville Florida and it was an action packed and very worthwhile visit. Although we had to battle through [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Seven
Monday Good Morning everyone, it’s not raining and the sun is trying to come out but it’s windy and chilly. That’s better than last week. Bozzie is still a bit grumpy but not as bad [more…]
20th Century
Men in Crates
The ripping yarns of derring-do served up by AWS are green in our memory, but here’s a caper that is more a case of derring-didn’t. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Umaru Abdulrahman Dikko [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 144
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 of a copy of A Bear’s Diary. [more…]
Arts
Further Childhood Holiday Memories
Dad changed jobs in early 1963 and went to work for, what was at the time, the worlds 3rd largest auction house. They were family business based in a turning off Bond Street. Dad’s new [more…]