Hobbies
Crossword No. 148
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 Last week’s winner of a GP mug. 147 – Bri [more…]
Hobbies
Cooking
The secret to a decent beef stew
In these depressing and difficult times, it is sometimes beneficial to return to encouraging and positive subjects, and in my opinion, there is nothing quite as welcoming as “Comfort food”. A fellow Puffin signalled their [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Berlin, 1979
Back in the late 1970s, when we were both rising stars in IT in the Ministry of Defence, my friend was posted to Berlin to run the Army’s computer centre there. Being a good mate, [more…]
Arts
Cnuteneering, Part Five
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. And poor couriering. You may want to refresh your memory on the [more…]
Hobbies
Shunting about – part 3
With three baseboards built and fitted together and a fourth ready to go, we have a stable base for the layout. Yes, another two boards will be added later to give a full loop but [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 147
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 Last week’s winner of a GP mug. 146 – MarcusJuniusBrutus. [more…]
America
Will Donald Trump Win the Presidency? An Astrological Guide
“In the exploration of planetary cycles and their relationship with history, it seems to me that the brazen rejection of astrology is daringly audacious. It is true that “It’s harder to crack a prejudice than [more…]
Biography
Sailing my life away, part 3
Jacques (As You Like it, Act 2 Scene 7) describes seven ages of man. In looking back on my own life I can identify with the first four and, being near the early stages of the [more…]
Engineering
Cnuteneering, Part Four
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…]