Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty
While waiting in the shoe shop for Mrs GG I was thinking about Starmer – not only the worst PM in history but one who has collected a great many nicknames; Tool Spanner Sir Kweer [more…]
Blog
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Three
Monday Good morning my happy readers. I understand that Legohead has invited EU leaders to come here today to hear him announce his ‘EU Reset’ later today. I really can’t understand what Legohead thinks he [more…]
Going Postal
Summer Bash 2025
One last reminder that Bash 2025 is on June 27th – June 29th 2025 at the The Gate Hangs High. If you stay in Chipping Norton/Hook Norton you should be able to share taxis/rides. Large [more…]
Human Interest
Recent Incendiary Allegations – An Explanation
They say that lightning doesn’t strike twice. They are wrong. And if it scorches a doorway or two and sets one of my old cars alight, then so be it — some things are meant [more…]
Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter Eight
At 08:30, they were both sitting in the office, Sally showed Dave the report she had typed. “Some of it doesn’t make sense, other parts are round the wrong way, they spent an hour going [more…]
20th Century
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday – TISWAS
Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday glides effortlessly across the crease to deliver yet another groin-polished googly from the gasworks end of musical magnificence. Tonight we consider [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th May 2025 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) David Simmonds (Conservative) Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat) Ava-Santina Evans (Politics Joe) Tim Montgomerie (Journalist and commentator) Venue: Cheltenham Introduced as a journalist and commentator, Tim [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Thirteen
The meeting planning the press release broke up once the story to be told was agreed, and Alan’s press officer was tasked with producing the approved version to be released to the press. Alan was [more…]
20th Century
My dad and the Canadians
King Sausage Fingers opening the Canadian Parliament inspires me to write a few words about the Canucks. Charlie boy opening the Canadian Parliament as their head of state was a a powerful image and a [more…]