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Home Alone

26th November 2019 Viciousbutfair 0

This Christmas Day I shall dine alone, in fact hopefully, I will spend the whole day with the single person that I trust the most in the entire world, myself. No let downs, no drama, [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 40

23rd November 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Later on, I was sent to International Business School to brush up, get myself up to date, match my experiences to theory and get some of (what I now know to be) ‘competences and resources’ [more…]

Dill and Coriander Gravlax

23rd November 2019 Going Postal 0

Here’s a recipe for that can be used for Christmas – we use it all the year round. I prefer Gravlax to smoked salmon – it’s cheaper and very moreish. I always wait until the [more…]

Writing and Publishing a Novel

22nd November 2019 1642again 0

In life you meet many people who say they have a novel that they want to write, but how many ever even start, let alone finish? A tiny percentage I would guess. I know someone [more…]

Preventing age and ageing? Better not, sez I!

20th November 2019 Going Postal 0

I’m old. I should therefore welcome all news about the latest wonder drugs which are claimed to stop ageing or even reverse it. Allegedly. Well – they would if you’re a mouse. If you don’t [more…]

Postcard From Zakynthos (Outtake)

18th November 2019 Colin Cross 0

As I pointed out in my previous missive from Zakynthos, the weather for the Thursday of our Greek adventure wasn’t going to be anything to write home about (I’ve never let that stop me before) [more…]

Daniel – a Prophetic Vision Part 1

17th November 2019 1642again 0

Life and Times in a Time of Tribulation I have purposefully left off addressing the Book of Daniel – can its central character even be regarded as a Jewish prophet who even existed at all? [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 39

16th November 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Five’s a funny number, especially on a train. We’re a party of two plus two plus one, with me being the one. I’m sat in the dark on my own for the trip through East [more…]

Apple Cranberry Stuffing

15th November 2019 honey the monster 0

This is an easy to make apple cranberry stuffing I typically make for the holidays. The flavors are balanced so that the cranberry isn’t overpowering. We use dried cranberries because they aren’t overpowering. I don’t [more…]