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Small Towns in Austria

12th November 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Lans A sign to the right of the crucified Christ announces that we are arriving at the Tyrolean hamlet of Orfsende Von Lans. That’s certainly what I thought. Further investigation shows we’re leaving, and not [more…]

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Crossword No. 242

12th November 2022 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]

20th Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eight–The Stranglers

11th November 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eight–The Stranglers After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Seventeen

11th November 2022 Going Postal 0

The board meeting agreed to proceed with offering Brian the position of finance director, provided they could come to an agreement on wages and that he would stand aside on all matters concerning Belinda’s company. [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

11th November 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 10th November 2022 The Panel: Mark Harper (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Caroline Lucas (Green) Theo Paphitis (Businessman) Stephanie Flanders (Bloomberg) Venue: Wells In the interests of equality of opportunity, Stephanie Flanders (NHRN, Stephanie [more…]

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I’ve Bean Everywhere Man

10th November 2022 Lugosi 0

I used to hate coffee. I thought it was Camp. It was on one of my visits to the USA where I figured that so many people drink coffee there must be something OK about [more…]

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OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Fourteen

10th November 2022 Going Postal 0

Traditional family from 10,000 BC to about 1975 AD A man and woman would marry, the man would provide and the woman would keep house and bring up children, supporting each other along the way. [more…]

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Prepping Under Pressure

9th November 2022 Going Postal 0

I know many of us have started storing dried goods, candles, batteries, wood etc. We started keeping a cupboard full of non perishables many years ago after the 1987 Storm. We lived in the back [more…]

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A Puffin’s Guide to The Midterms

8th November 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

What are the midterms? The midterms are elections contested halfway between US presidential elections. With the last presidential election (the Steal) being on the first Tuesday of November 2020 and the next presidential election being [more…]

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