Arts
Bridge Too Far?
This weekend I decided to take on what I’d convinced myself should be a simple upgrade — swapping the bridge on my Strat copy. Of course, in the real world, whenever I’m involved with power [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Literature
Words – the currency of life and love – Part Three
There is a multitude of fine poems by ‘modern’ poets and it is my aim to introduce as many as is feasible in this series. However, we have to take into consideration the requirements of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Two
Monday Good morning, peeps, from a dull and grey Downing Street. The mood here today is quite good because Legohead is away again. It’s amusing how every time there is a problem at home, he [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Twelve
Dave went looking for the officer who had been assisting them, the two of them returned to the office. “Do we have a liaison officer appointed to assist us?” “I don’t know the answer to [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Two
Jinnie rather liked December, there was Christmas to look forward to and the family cruise in the Caribbean. Everyone was happy as the office shut down between Christmas and the New Year, except for a [more…]
Arts
Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 7
Last week, we explored Yellowstone before heading north again, 370 miles deep into Montana. Another National Park is on the agenda for the next few days, Waterton-Glacier. This one spans the US/Canadian border, the Glacier [more…]
Human Interest
The Italian Job, Epilogue
I had made a commitment to the late Mrs F and I guess, more so to myself that I would go back a year later to make sure everything was still as it should be. [more…]
19th Century
Bastiat’s enduring legacy
Frédéric Bastiat, the 19th-century French economist and philosopher, is best known for his defense of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government, and his ideas, especially at the time he conceived them were as profound [more…]
Book Review
How Not To Be A Political Wife, by Sarah Vine
Here it is, hot off the press – a peek straight into the heart of Cameroonian Britain, through the eyes of a true insider. Sarah Vine was married to Michael Gove throughout the whole débacle, [more…]