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A View (1500 Miles Or So) From The Greenhouse; A Postcard

1st October 2025 Colin Cross 0

My loyal reader may recall the birth of my first grandchild, twelve calendar months ago this week. To recap (contextual) it was a traumatic time for the whole family, not least for both mother and [more…]

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On this day – 30th September 1955

30th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Do famous people who die before their time have a disproportionate impact on popular culture ? This theory is certainly borne out by the resonance that James Dean has had in the decades since his [more…]

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29th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Here we are again. For once I’ve organised the dates early enough that you can organise your summer holiday around the event of the year. Time and place June 26th – June 28th 2026 at [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1987

26th September 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

26th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 25th September 2025 The Panel: Lisa Nandy (Labour) Luke Evans (Conservative) Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) Richard Tice (Reform UK) Billy Bragg (Musician and activist) Venue: Bedworth Lisa Nandy is on Question Time too [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Thirty

25th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Clara escorted Jinnie down to reception in the Executive lift and then back up to Mission Planning in one of the standard lifts. Clara said, “I hear you once ran this department.” “Yes, that was [more…]

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Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 3

24th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Well, the big day has arrived. The neighbour has been asked to keep an eye on the OLND, water turned-off, fridge & freezer emptied and defrosted, bit of oil poured down the sink traps to [more…]

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Of Gods And Terminuses

20th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

We’re at the front of the queue on platform one in the concrete trench that is Euston terminus, tipped off early by the steward in the first-class lounge as to which platform we’d be departing [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth Pt. 2 – Canterbury

19th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday sashays up to the crease to deliver yet another groin-polished googly from the gasworks-end of musical magnificence. I’m afraid, dear reader, [more…]

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