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The Swaling, Part One

25th April 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

I began to obsess about Mr Reginald Stein on the evening that a party guest, a Mr Hong Gildong, tried to read Mr Stein’s Turkish rug. My wife thought him ill. Our student maid, Rose, [more…]

Ooh, Aar, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening Part 4

25th April 2020 Colin Cross 0

Hello folks and welcome to part four of a guide to rough veg growing. It’s impossible to grow vegetables, even roughly, without a large number of containers, a decent space to work the magic, an [more…]

Crossword No. 115

25th April 2020 Going Postal 0

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. 114 Rick. Answers with next week’s crossword. [more…]

Something for the weekend: DIY hair-cutting in 6 (fairly) easy steps

24th April 2020 Going Postal 0

Years ago I used to trim our dog, so when my barber said he was going to retire and I was faced with finding someone new, I decided that I’d have a go at cutting [more…]

Artwork In My Home – Part One

24th April 2020 El Cnutador 0

Finding myself with lots of spare time on my hands I thought it might be interesting for one or two Puffins on GP if I shared pictures of some of the artwork in my home. [more…]

The Suit

23rd April 2020 Colin Cross 0

After much thought and many a battle with myself I’ve finally got around to completing another element in the “Twenty Five” series of writings. Maybe it’ll kick start me into finally getting on with it. [more…]

All change at Shijiazhuang

23rd April 2020 Joe Slater 0

In spring 2013, I travelled by train across China from Guangzhou to Qingdao in the north via Wuhan. This leg starts at Shijiazhuang, where I discovered the hard way why most Chinese plan their journeys [more…]

The Butcher Began To Kill The Ox, Ch 3

22nd April 2020 Roger Ackroyd 0

CHAPTER 3 The light rain that had begun when he got off the train at Bradford on Avon had now turned into a steady drizzle and to judge by the lowering clouds coming in from [more…]

Postcard from the Past: Noss

22nd April 2020 Going Postal 0

Despite being in the Shetland Isles, Noss is one of the more accessible seabird colonies in the British Isles, at least for humans. There is a small roll-on roll-off car ferry from the centre of [more…]