Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Eighty One
Monday Morning all and what a horrible one, snow in the garden and it’s cold out there. I shall be only venturing out when forced to by my bladder or bowels and then for as [more…]
Blog
History
Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War Part 4
The Battle of Sphakteria and the Athenian Expedition to Sicily These two battles stand out in a book full of military engagements because of the dramatic nature of the language employed by the author, that [more…]
Arts
The Swaling, Part Forty Three
Myself and my colleague Natasha are squatted on her studio floor beside open curtains looking at the nighttime lives of others. Safely in darkness, to ensure our scantily dressed shapes aren’t silhouetted to the outside [more…]
America
2021: Obama/Biden’s First month disastrous for the USA!
Wow, where to start? Joe Biden and the most progressive administration ( led by Barack Hussein Obama ) in our history, worthy of maybe being Russian, Cuban, Zimbabwean, Chinese, North Korean or South African, have [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 158
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a copy of A Bear’s Diary, War Crimes or The Unseen Path. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winners [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1979
Featured Album: ELO – Discovery This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the link [more…]
20th Century
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Six
Mike and Jinnie had decided that the easiest way to explain to her parents who he was and why she was spending so much time with him was to tell them that he was a [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 18th February 2021 Panel: Mark Harper (Conservative) Nadia Whittome (Labour) Layla Moran (Liberal Democrats) Linda Bauld (Public Health Professor) Peter Borg-Neal (Businessman) Venue: London Puffins, panellists and pontiffs will be pleased to hear [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming from Scotland. On the panel are: Mark Harper MP, chairman of the Covid Recovery Group, Conservative; Nadia Whittome MP, Labour; Layla [more…]