Diary
A View From The Outside Bit; More In Common?
I’d say that I’m at about 95% on my road to recovery, still one or two niggling issues, but I’m hoping time will sort them out. I did manage a few pints and a decent [more…]
Hobbies
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Eighteen
Monday Good morning, my friends. It was sunny and fairly warm this morning when I popped out. Not a good weekend, as Legohead was around and held a couple of press conferences where he was [more…]
Arts
Your First Steps Towards Superstardom And Guitar Hero Status (Part 2)
In Part One of this two part series about launching a career as a guitar superstar, we considered how to assess whether or not you have any musical ability, and looked at what is involved [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Seventeen
Monday Good morning, my friends. Well, at least it’s not raining this morning. That makes a change, but I bet that after all the rain so far this year, there will still be a water [more…]
Arts
Your First Steps Towards Superstardom And Guitar Hero Status (Part 1)
While hanging out on the GP night shift the other morning, someone asked the following question, rather out-of-the-blue: “Never, is it your good self who plays in a popular beat combo?” I replied: “No mate. [more…]
Diary
A View From (Outside) The Greenhouse; T’Fickle Finger Of T’Fate…..Innit?
Firstly, allow me to apologise for so quickly getting off the horse after spending such a long time out of the saddle (as it were) before getting back on it. The best laid plans of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, week Three Hundred And Sixteen
Monday Good morning, my friends. When I retired to my cat basket last night it was raining, but this morning it has stopped and I even saw a bit of sunshine when I popped out. [more…]
20th Century
Letters from an Arbeitsmaid – Part Two
In Part 1, I described how in late 1943 and early 1944, Hildegard Uhl had written to her friend Eva Möller, the recipient of Feldpost from the Afrika Korps soldier Hans Coutandin of “Desert Mystery: [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fifteen
Monday Good morning, my friends, this is the start of a huge week in Number 10. No, it is not Legohead hanging on by his fingertips, it is more important than that. On Sunday it [more…]