Hobbies
Crossword No. 169
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 168 and a GP mug Audrey’s Daughter [more…]
Hobbies
Arts
Postcard from Romania – Part One
Almost the first question we are asked whenever we mention that we’ve visited Romania on several occasions is ‘why on earth would you want to go there’? That’s often followed by ‘isn’t it really poor [more…]
Arts
Gardening In A Pandemic (A Seaside Break)
Everything in the garden being as rosy as it could be for the time of year, and our glorious leaders deigning to allow us the limited freedom to widen our small horizons, we decided we [more…]
Gardening
Springtime For Reggie
Spring has arrived at Reggie Towers once more. I thought I would share a few pictures taken recently as I know how much some of you like to see flowers and plants growing. Also, you [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety One
Monday Morning everyone, another sunny one, is summer coming? Bozzie was having a right old moan this morning about having to go on a trip, supporting business, to India. He clearly didn’t fancy going and [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 168
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 167 and a GP mug b-bob (Do [more…]
Computing
Cnuteneering, Part Fifteen
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]
Arts
The Ugly Duckling County
When you think of the north of England, you think of fells and moors and hill farmers, of ruined abbeys and windswept Wolds, of gaunt mill chimneys, of terracing lurching crazily up bare hillsides, of [more…]
Collecting
Going for Gold – Part 7
I had vaguely heard of the Latin Monetary Union and decided to do some research for this article after viewing some gold coins from this period on an auction website. The Latin Monetary Union (LMU) [more…]