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Detour To The Eternal City

13th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

We interrupt my grandparents’ 1950s Continental road trip to bring Puffins a contemporary photo montage just arrived via that modern-day family photo album that is Instant Messenger. Inspired by childhood dinner table tall tales of [more…]

20th Century

G1E2 – Origins of the Motown – The Early Days

12th May 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

On a personal note, I would like to thank all the puffins for their kind words and thoughts, not just on the site, but e-mails and messages over these past few weeks.  Sadly, I am [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

12th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 11th May 2023 The Panel: Helen Whatley (Conservative) Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) Ash Sarkar (Broadcaster) Richard Coles (Broadcaster) Nick Ferrari (Broadcaster) Venue: Bexhill-on-Sea This week’s diverse and inclusive Question Time features a full house [more…]

21st Century

A View From The Greenhouse; On Matters Monarchical And Sartorial

9th May 2023 Colin Cross 0

The sheep are back. The rent for the ground is conditional, a bit like having a caravan at the seaside, on it only being “occupied” for a maximum ten months of the year. Consequently, although [more…]

America

A Guide to Three Pieces of Rock by Mark Twain

8th May 2023 Going Postal 0

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain was an American writer and humourist as well as having a multitude of other careers throughout his life. He is probably best known for [more…]

20th Century

Through The Mountains To Piedmont

6th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Essentially hill and lake people, and having traversed the French and Italian Rivieras during their 1958 Ford Prefect continental road trip, my grandparents headed inland in search of inclines and hairpin bends. Col de Tende [more…]

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Religious Meaning of the Coronation of King Edward VII

6th May 2023 Going Postal 0

The article below was originally published in May 1902 before the coronation of King Edward VII the following June. It was written by Mrs. A. Murray Smith and originally published in the monthly Pall Mall [more…]

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Classic Album Review: Various Artists – Motown Chartbusters

5th May 2023 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers! This evening’s planned exploration of Scandinavian Death Metal has been unexpectedly postponed. This unfortunate occurrence is due to the recent and thoroughly welcome announcement of some rather splendidly splendid glad tidings – [more…]

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This Sporting Life – Chapter 4

5th May 2023 Going Postal 0

Firstly, I hoped you thoroughly enjoyed my first few articles covering the two key national hunt festivals in the UK. Now that the dust has settled on the recent Aintree Grand National and a belated [more…]

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