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Postcard from Lille, Part 39
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…]
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Apple Cranberry Stuffing
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…]
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Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th November 2019 Panel: James Cleverly (Tory) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru – just, well, why?) Alex Phillips (BXP MEP for South East) Clive Lewis (On yer knees bitch) Chris Boardman (On yer [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Sodom and Gomorrah. On the panel are: James Cleverly, chairman of the Conservative party, Conservative; Clive Lewis, shadow treasury minister, [more…]
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How Puffins Are Made
This post was inspired by Tiredofeulies, who lamented the fact (and it is a fact) that the younger generation seem so entirely unable to understand any concern the older generation might have for the direction [more…]
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Reggie’s Guide to Stopping Unwanted Marketing
Many people get annoyed when they receive unwanted calls, texts, emails and letters. Having worked in the direct marketing industry for 35 years I thought I would put together a short guide covering the steps [more…]
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Medlar Jelly
Ingredients 2.5 kg ripe medlars 600g unripe medlars 3 small unripe apples or 20 crab apples 3 lemons 3 litres water 1.5 kg granulated sugar Pinch of saffron 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon 2 ground cloves [more…]
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Cancel Your Telly Tax Now
My previous articles on this site describing how I have stopped paying the Telly Tax for 10 years have been relatively benign and within a strict legal paradigm, much to the relief of Swiss Bob, [more…]
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Postcard from Lille, Part 38
If you’re ever in Atlanta, Georgia, may I recommend the Georgia State Capital Museum? During my time there, Atlanta was the second most violent place in the Union. The actual murder capital of America was, [more…]