19th Century
Oliver Sarony – man of many parts
My last lurcher, over 16, who used to run like the wind delighting in her agility but only a memory sadly, because of her age we used to take very sedate walks with much deciphering [more…]
Blog
19th Century
The Ghost with Wet Boots
Admiral Tyron was an extremely gifted Royal Naval Officer with a proven career of command, in the peacetime, post-Napoleonic era. On 22nd June 1893 he was Commander of the Mediterranean Station and was on board [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eight
Monday Good morning everyone, according to the BBC it is supposed to be warm and sunny today, but I see no sun, admittedly it is warm, but it is cloudy. While on the subject of [more…]
19th Century
The Wrong Colour of Coffin
Dartmoor Dartmoor is a vast, ancient landscape located in the county of Devon. Covering 20 miles by 14 miles, the 80,000 acres of extensive hilly district in the western part of the county are known [more…]
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Eight
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: ABBA
Greetings pop pickers and welcome to this week’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday, our weekly tribute to the rainbow and glitter world of music produced by artistes who are simply fabulous darling. This week we’ll be travelling [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th October 2023 The Panel: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) Hilary Benn (Labour) Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance Party) John Finucane (Sinn Fein) Venue: Lisburn Hilary Benn (not his real name, Hilary James Wedgwood-Benn) [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Six – Chapter Two
Penny and Dan had a much better flight to Bridgetown than they had expected. Unlike Jinnie they weren’t earning a fortune, their jobs with the SIS paid well, but not First Class well. Consequently, they [more…]
Economics
Gold for the people
At the end of September, a very interesting story made the rounds in the media and caught my attention. Apparently, the US big box giant Costco added one rather surprising product to its range and it proved [more…]