Hobbies
Crossword No. 133
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 132 – Northern Man. Answers with next [more…]
Blog
Animals
Walk on the Wild Side
You know what they say, ‘if you can’t stand the heat, get out of…’ So, on a sticky, sultry summer’s day we decided to do just that and headed out of the bustle of the [more…]
America
Hard Times in the Big Easy
If you think Ribblehead (440 yards) and Dent Head (199 yards) are a thrill then you’re going to love the Lake Pontchartrain rail bridge, all 4.4 miles of it. If you prefer to cross your [more…]
Fiction
The Flower Lady
Richard and Caroline had gone to Wales for their holidays. Caroline had made her disappointment clear at having to miss their annual visit to Greece, due to the pandemic, but Richard was secretly relieved: he [more…]
Authoritarianism
What have they done?
I generally hate supermarkets. Memories of being dragged by my neurotic mother, quite probably screaming, around the shops as a dysfunctional, short-sighted and asthmatic child probably doesn’t help much. While most people focus on the [more…]
19th Century
Holography, Part Two
A Holographic Camera Standard photography uses a lens system to focus an image onto a film or an electronic sensor. If you recall from part one, Dennis Gabor had a problem with his electron microscope’s [more…]
Economics
“Central banks, not elected governments, run the world”
Interview with Chris Powell Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen many crucial and historic developments in the precious metals market. For long-term physical gold investors, who recognized the importance of the precious metal [more…]
Arts
Artwork in my Home – Part Three
Following on from parts 1 & 2 of this series I thought I would stick with tradition and number this “part 3” – stunning and brave! The delay in producing this article is entirely due [more…]
Arts
In Cathar Country, Part Two
Introduction Although the castles in the Aude department of France are now referred to collectively as ‘Cathar Castles,’ the term is misleading in that while their sites may once have provided refuge for Cathars fleeing [more…]