Arts

Postcard from Lille, Part 23

27th July 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

I can’t understand why some people think that they have a right to a family. Children are a blessing and a lot of hard work. Old fools of my age are beginning to wonder about [more…]

Postcard from Bloodstock 2018

26th July 2019 Katabasis 0

I know, I know – in two months you’ll be seeing another piece from me. ‘Postcard from Bloodstock 2019’. What can I say, this is one of those posts I had been meaning to finish [more…]

Red Tape

21st July 2019 Going Postal 0

As some of you may remember my Mother died back at the end of March. She was nearly 100 so it was not really unexpected but when it did happen it was not helped by [more…]

Meet Bill and Chiara. Bill and Chiara are genuine refugees from the aberrant dictatorship of Tortuous Mong. Dissidents living in exile have nicknamed Tortuous Mong “The Nerve Agent” because she shattered her own people’s nerves. [more…]

An Eventful Ride, Part Three

17th July 2019 Going Postal 0

As I live in Cornwall where the temperature rarely gets into the mid seventies Fahrenheit and where , living as I do overlooking the English Channel, the ambient humidity levels are so high, 66% on [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 22

13th July 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

One of the better things that the ‘Anglo Philippine Friendship and Enterprise Company’ did was sponsor young people in their education and the earlier part of their careers. There’s a famous statistic that forty six world leaders were [more…]

Jen the Blue Miniature Tribute

12th July 2019 Going Postal 0

Call me Doxie as I am the proud owner of one of those loud velcro sausages on four little legs. I grew up in Devon but now live in France. I used to be [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 21

6th July 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Fancy a game of golf? I’ll warn you in advance that I don’t. I started playing golf when I was about nine, but from that point forward got worse and worse and worse. I’m sure [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

5th July 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 4th July 2019 Panel: Tom Harwood: Nazi, Far Right, Criminal, Liar and Leaver (the epithets as appearing on the QT tweet line) Martin Lewis: Financial Journo Sian Berry: Green eco-loon. Remainer Louise Haigh: [more…]