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The Liar, The Witch and The Wardrobe

14th September 2017 Going Postal 0 Comments

When I took the Libyan job there was nothing in the job description that mentioned furckling around in a dictator’s mouth. Had there been, I still would have signed up. The position I had been [more…]

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A (Libyan) Bridge Too Far

7th September 2017 Going Postal 0 Comments

This is under a Nom de Plume or rather a Nom de Pixel, but many of you will know me by my usual commenting persona. The reason being, well why not? And you never know. [more…]

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Porcelain

5th September 2017 Going Postal 0 Comments

Porcelain, in many ways, is an ideal material for making sculpture, strong, light and is both amenable to colour and beautiful just as it is. It will not, however, resist thermal or mechanical shock. Treated [more…]

20th Century

John Enoch Powell, MBE

24th August 2017 Jwp 1 Comment

If time could be conflated and the men of yesteryear come face to face with those of today…. I have sometimes wondered what JEP would say if he was here to speak to our present [more…]

20th Century

My Dad by Gmbd

19th August 2017 Gmbd 0 Comments

We lived together for 16 years yet I hardly know anything about him. He was built like the proverbial brick shit house and all muscle. He never ever laid a finger on me and I [more…]

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Review – Dunkirk, by Rat Catcher

8th August 2017 rattuscatchus 1 Comment

It was on Saturday that Mrs. Catcher and I took the train to the imax cinema to see Dunkirk. It is quite a journey so we made a night of it and came back the [more…]

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Postcard from Way-Els

23rd July 2017 Going Postal 0 Comments

Way-Els – The English words “Wales” and “Welsh” derive from the same Germanic root (singular Walh, plural Walha), which was itself derived from the name of the Celtic tribe known to the Romans as Volcae [more…]

16th Century

Postcard from Malta, No 1

13th July 2017 Jonathon Davies 0 Comments

The Inquisitor’s Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur, colloquially tal-Inkisitur) is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant’Officio. The building was [more…]

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Development of the Merlin Engine

11th April 2017 rattuscatchus 0 Comments

The Rolls Royce Merlin was a V12, 27 litre engine and originally was a private venture so was financed entirely by Rolls Royce and its backers. Designated the PV12 it followed the Rolls Royce trend [more…]

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