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20th Century

Mystery Album, Part Eleven

27th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

As we turn another page of our Mystery Album, it is not too difficult to identify the next sepia print. Any Puffin who has ever strolled along Federiksgade in the direction of Rosenborg Slot, perhaps [more…]

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Crossword No. 198

27th November 2021 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book to the value of £20. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 197 and a [more…]

20th Century

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music

26th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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Jinne’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twenty Three

26th November 2021 Going Postal 0

Jinnie put the pet carrier down on the kitchen floor and she could see that Larry was itching to get out, but first she wanted to get his familiar things in place. Nigel and Camilla [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

26th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 25th November 2021 The Panel: Robert Buckland (Conservative) Eluned Morgan (Labour) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Timandra Harkness (Broadcaster) Guto Harri (Broadcaster) Venue: Cardiff The first question referenced the loss of life near [more…]

20th Century

Postcard From Summer 1954, Part Five – Llandudno

25th November 2021 Going Postal 0

In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]

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21st Century

Return to the Inferno

25th November 2021 Tachybaptus 0

Set thirty years in the future As I reclined upon a heavenly cloud, Imbibing a celestial Chianti, I heard a voice crying my name aloud; ‘Twas Virgil in his toga, calling, ‘Dante, There’s work to [more…]

19th Century

Not Just a Walk in the Park

24th November 2021 SharpieType301 0

It has been a challenging couple of years for us all, and I suspect that our trials and tribulations are a long way from over. Thus, as the autumn temperatures drop away to winter’s chills, [more…]

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The Most Dangerous Organization on the Planet

24th November 2021 Patrick Barron 0

If asked to name the most dangerous organization on the planet, I doubt that few outside of the Austrian economic community would respond “America’s central bank–The Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed)”. Nevertheless, there is no [more…]

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