Culture
Of Gods And Terminuses
We’re at the front of the queue on platform one in the concrete trench that is Euston terminus, tipped off early by the steward in the first-class lounge as to which platform we’d be departing [more…]
Culture
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse; Hooptedoodle
A normal Sunday morning, or so one might think. The end of August is damp and fairly breezy up here in the hinterlands, but nothing out of the ordinary for the time of year. My [more…]
20th Century
A View From (Just By) The Greenhouse; A Mini Postcard, A Lament
I saw the squirrel before it saw me. It loped towards me by the verge before turning into the yard and setting off up the path, where it was met by Burt and the B&M [more…]
Culture
A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; A Taste Of Englishness
As we get nearer to the end of the growing season the house has taken on a verdant if somewhat chaotic aspect. Normally, by now, the green would be interspersed with shades of red, orange, [more…]
20th Century
Journeys Back in Time…
A sunny Sunday in July, and it turned into a pretty special day. In glorious summery weather, we got to ride on a couple of beautifully restored vintage seafront bus services running from just outside [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Glasto Review
Glasto 27th-29th June 2025 Present: Charli xcx Bob Vylan Neil Young Venue: Glastonbury What a struggle it was, but on your behalf this humble reviewer — devastated by the absence of Question Time during the [more…]
20th Century
A View From (Brougham Hall) Quite Near The Greenhouse; Was It All Worth It?
I don’t doubt that my long suffering reader will have had a similar conversation to the one I had some days ago with Mrs. C. It went something like this; “Er, Colin, are there any [more…]
Culture
The Last Unwrecked Market Town?
Excuse the provocative title, I know there are a few others left but let me flesh out my view, I have been fortunate to have travelled much of the world on business which has meant [more…]
Arts
It’s Over, Goodbye 4chan
On the 14th of April, the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. 4Chan had been hacked. While it has been hacked before, none of them have ever been this devastating. The Source code has [more…]