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The Slide Rule – Part 1

18th October 2023 Doc Mike Finnley 0

Introduction “Time is a wayward traveller, who sometimes rides posthaste through thick and thin…” From On The Making Of Gardens by Sir George Sitwell For some strange reason that opening sentence, by Sir George, has [more…]

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Notes from an American Road Trip

18th October 2023 Patrick Barron 0

My wife and I recently drove just shy of three thousand miles to see friends and family in the American Midwest. We started just outside Philadelphia, located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania on America’s [more…]

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Visit to a Ghost Town

17th October 2023 Going Postal 0

My wife and I have taken many holidays in the USA to visit friends and relatives and generally just to enjoy various aspects of American culture. When my wife was younger she had been employed [more…]

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’59 Trail, Part Five

17th October 2023 Going Postal 0

Part 5 of my uncle, John Alldridge’s 1959 report from Canada’s Far North for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F The Pas, Manitoba The trick about getting round this vast, wide-open country in a hurry, [more…]

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The Birds (1963)

16th October 2023 Going Postal 0

Not the most obvious choice to start with when delving into the Hitchcock canon, he did better films undoubtedly, but The Birds is just a great example of pure story telling. We are not weighed [more…]

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The Current Thing

16th October 2023 Jonathon Davies 0

In the last piece I wrote I explained what I thought was going on with the war in Ukraine. Namely, China was pulling the strings in its geopolitical strategy to wage unrestricted war on the [more…]

20th Century

The Angels of Mons

15th October 2023 Blown Periphery 0

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had its first major engagement on 22nd – 23rd August 1914. The “Contemptable Little Army” although heavily outnumbered by the Germans, stopped their advance and repulsed them at the Battle [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seven

15th October 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone, it’s another grey morning and I hear it’s going to rain later so no windowsill for me when I have finished duties. This place is relaxed today as the Rich Boy [more…]

20th Century

A Lookie at Buckie

14th October 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Buckfast Buckfast is a small village located in Devon nestled amidst the beautiful Dartmoor National Park, offering splendid natural beauty and opportunities for hiking and wildlife spotting. Despite its small size, Buckfast remains a vibrant [more…]

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