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A View From The Greenhouse; Fear & Loathing In Dumfries & Galloway, Hate Crimes….Innit?

2nd April 2024 Colin Cross 1958 Comments

It was great to meet up with old friends and meet some new ones at the “Northern” get together. The more intrepid amongst the august gathering braved a short, if wet, walk down (and back [more…]

20th Century

American Journey 1952, New York

26th March 2024 Going Postal 2538 Comments

Of course, it’s impossible to do justice to New York in a few hundred words. Its like saying the Pacific is deep or that Everest is high or that Helen of Troy was a pretty [more…]

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A Taster Lesson in Italian

23rd March 2024 Going Postal 2684 Comments

I am trying to learn Italian. Mia Nonna was Italian from Florence and I am going to the Italian Riviera for my main holiday this June. I can make a reasonable fist of reading simple [more…]

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To Wawa and Beyond

6th March 2024 Going Postal 1981 Comments

The rooster started crowing at 3 am, which then set the dogs off. The barking went on for a while then a motorbike without a silencer went roaring past. It must have been 3-45am when [more…]

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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; A Rift In The Political Continuum

5th March 2024 Colin Cross 2015 Comments

No rest for the wicked, also, or so it seems, no rest for Dave, who continues to throw himself, wholeheartedly, at the creation and preparation of our outdoor growing area. After much discussion about the [more…]

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A Gem From The Golden Age of Coffee

17th February 2024 Always Worth Saying 2077 Comments

Despite finding San Salvador to be a much more pleasant place than expected, we shall strike into the provinces and catch our breath in a guest room in the sticks. En route, we shall allow [more…]

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Postcard from Berkeley Castle

5th February 2024 Going Postal 2774 Comments

Berkeley Castle is located in the town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire and just a few miles from Reggie Towers.  It’s a place I’ve visited a number of times and most recently when my brother stayed [more…]

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No More Heroes Any More?

25th January 2024 Going Postal 2662 Comments

The recent death of JPR spurred me on to complete an article I started a few months ago on the subject of childhood heroes.  I know for many JPR was a proper hero in the [more…]

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Bash 2024

14th January 2024 Swiss Bob 3588 Comments

Time and place June 28th – July 1st 2024 at the Gate Hangs High. Near enough the longest days of the year and fingers crossed it’s warm. Accommodation Many of us will be camping in [more…]

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    He looked at his watch again, three twenty-eight; he nodded to the driver to make the final run in from their side street.  The teams in Manchester attacking the same organisation’s base in Salford Quays, [more...]
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    South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company

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    It is obvious from many of the articles that appear on this website that history and mechanical things are of interest. So here is one that combines the two, the history of a railroad and [more...]

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