20th Century
A Stroll Along Quai du Mont-Blanc
We shall remain in Geneva in the 1980s for a little longer before moving around Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction in the 1950s. Does that make any sense? Our first photo this time is [more…]
Blog
Hobbies
Crossword No. 250
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 Eighteen – Phil Collins
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 Leg Ends of pop. These are those groups or artists [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th January 2023 The Panel: Will Quince (Conservative) Wes Streeting (Labour) Clare Gerada (Royal College of GPs) Victor Abedowale (NHS Confederation) James Bartholomew (Journalist) Venue: Hoddesdon La Bruce has given up on politics [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Chapter Twenty-Seven
Penny looked at Steven in amazement. “Do you really want us to break into the terminal building and get onto the roof as a test?” She asked. “If we were caught it might give the [more…]
Collecting
Going for Gold – Part 11, 2023 Update
Since my last ‘Going for Gold’ article I have been asked, from time to time, for advice about the best type of gold to buy and where I would recommend buying it from. I will [more…]
Authoritarianism
Year of the Rabbit
When I first arrived in Hong Kong, many years ago, I bought a microwave grill for the new flat from Park and Shop, a big supermarket chain. Could it be delivered? “Yes, when do you [more…]
Arts
A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part One
Being single and with no very close family, Christmas is not an easy holiday. I get invited to stay with cousins, but I have often felt like an outsider as they all have children and [more…]
Arts
A Postcard From India; Goa
Another long day of travelling, including two longish taxi rides and two internal flights, via Hyderabad, saw us arrive in Cavelossim. The journey to the airport in Goa, through the last of the “rush hour” [more…]