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Art in Cocklecarrot Towers, Part Two

23rd September 2020 Going Postal 3949 Comments

“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.” John Ruskin Following the unexpected and unlooked for international acclaim that spontaneously greeted the publication of the triumph [more…]

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Staycation; A Postcard From The Cairngorms (Part Two)

21st September 2020 Colin Cross 3285 Comments

Following our trip on Loch Ness on the Tuesday we went into Inverness to eat and get a beer, the food (a reasonable enough burger) was passable and the beer was by Innis & Gunn, [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Twenty One

19th September 2020 Always Worth Saying 3063 Comments

Our night of espionage, from my modest accommodations near to the notorious wall at Tangiers docks, had been cancelled. A much reduced number of comings and goings would pass unnoticed. The Gods of weather were [more…]

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My Driving Report: Year One

19th September 2020 Going Postal 2091 Comments

When I passed my driving test last year and we bought our first car on the 4th of September, I vowed to jot down – a year on – what I had learned from driving [more…]

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Painting with acrylics

16th September 2020 Going Postal 3625 Comments

Despite coming from an artistic family – my parents met at art school, I first became interested in painting when Mrs W painted this to cover up some bad plastering in our new kitchen. Apparently, [more…]

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Staycation; A Postcard From The Cairngorms (Part One)

15th September 2020 Colin Cross 3820 Comments

Having held out as long as we dare we eventually, and somewhat reluctantly, cancelled our planned return to the beautiful island of Zakynthos and set about looking for somewhere to visit a little closer to [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Twenty

12th September 2020 Always Worth Saying 2931 Comments

Myself and my duplicitous American colleague, Tammy, are in Tangiers. Becoming a familiar sight about the port, we are starting to attract the attention of a Tangier set. A semi-anonymous caller, passing as a ‘Mr [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Nineteen

5th September 2020 Always Worth Saying 2668 Comments

I’m on the rooftop of my cheap hotel in Tangiers. I have escorted the duplicitous Miss Tammy back to the luxurious Royal Maroc, after another night photographing the notorious comings and goings at the Port [more…]

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Art at Cocklecarrot Towers

3rd September 2020 Going Postal 3242 Comments

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde,Lady Windermere’s Fan  This article is inspired by other Postaliers who have shared the art in their homes. Lady [more…]

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