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A wet Saturday in 2016

2nd December 2025 rattuscatchus 0

As the title suggests, it was a wet Saturday in March of 2016. The EU referendum had been announced and I saw this is a chance to put things right. Both my parents voted to [more…]

An odd obsession

1st December 2025 Going Postal 0

There is a saying that one chainsaw is too many, but 10 is not enough…. I have fidddled about with mechanical things all my life – not only because of the enjoyment but because of [more…]

What will come first?

1st December 2025 Rookwood 0

I must admit that I have been feeling a bit guilty of late. Twice now, Swiss Bob has appealed for new articles and I have gone through all sorts of internal machinations considering not only [more…]

An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Six

30th November 2025 Going Postal 0

Wanting to contribute something to the blog a while back I started these musings (a.k.a. ramblings of an old git) and I do enjoy letting my mind rove over the past, and occasionally a thought [more…]

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Seven

30th November 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning my friends, dry but very chilly this morning when I popped out. The story doing the rounds here in Number 10 is that the Ginger Growler is on manoeuvres to challenge Legohead [more…]

Rachel Reeves. Avoid

29th November 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

“I wasn’t born into this,” wailed Rachel Reeves, as she alternated between blaming misogyny and everyone else for the expectation-management debacle leading up to last Wednesday’s budget. Reeves even held an unprecedented press conference, pointing [more…]