Collecting
An odd obsession
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…]
Blog
Authoritarianism
What will come first?
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…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Six
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…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Seven
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…]
Economics
Rachel Reeves. Avoid
“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…]
Education
The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call it a Day
It never entered my mind that I would be doing this job for… checks retirement date …more than 15 years… It was around March and Mrs C. was working at the school as a dinner [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Seventeen
He dropped off his case at Flemings Hotel and walked to the Home Office, he sat in one of the staff restaurants with a coffee, he was reluctant to go upstairs. He made a call [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Festive Fridays: NOT YET!!
Oh my gawd – he’s gorn early! Season’s greetings and Christmas apologies, pop pickers, and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Festive Friday and another of our light-loafered, lubed-up googlies from the gasworks-end of musical [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 27th November 2025 The Panel: James Murray (Labour) Gareth Davies (Conservative) Calum Miller (LibDem) Sonia Sodha (Journalist) Luke Johnson (Businessman) Venue: Watford A glance at Wiki reveals Luke Johnson to be an ‘entrepreneur’, [more…]