20th Century
Meeting The Queen
I have a little anecdote on meeting The Queen. My late father was born in Lewisham, London and was brought up by working class parents in a council estate. After he got demobbed from the [more…]
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Fiction
Samyaza Chapter 22, Israel, London and England
Going Home Afarin and Heyfa were in their favourite place, Heyfa’s bed. It was one of those gentle moments where nothing else matters in the whole world, just the two of them. They were saying [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Eight
Monday Good morning you lot. When I woke up this morning, I had to think hard to work out what day it was. It felt like Sunday with the lack of noise emanating from the [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Admired From Nevers to Carlisle
Admired from Nevers to Carlisle As my grandfather’s Ford 8 made its intrepid conquest of the 7,000ft high Pyrenean pass of Col de Tourmalet during the return trip from Gibraltar to Carlisle, we fell upon [more…]
20th Century
GP Crossword Tribute
1 Across: Her Majesty The Queen, 21st April 1926 – 8th September 2022. May she rest in God’s eternal peace. © Richard Puller 2022
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifty-Nine –Eagles
I suspect many of you will know my top three legends of pop music. We are on the countdown now to my most favourite music artists, making them my 2nd most favourite legends of pop [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Eight
Jinnie decided that she would tell Paolo, she knew that he had always wanted children. He immediately developed a huge grin and said he would accompany her to the doctor, which was really just what [more…]
Drinking
The Geek’s Guide To Ageing Your Own Homemade Whisky
This is the final missive of my guide on home distillation using the Still Spirits equipment. The previous post is here: The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Grade Whisky For £8 A Litre Bottle In [more…]
Economics
OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Six
This has been written so much better in thousands of articles on the web (including GP). Wasn’t going to write this one but have included it for completeness. Very short and to the many points. [more…]