Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Nine
Monday It’s Monday again and I was up bright and early, but it was a bit quiet in the flat. I quickly realised that Bozzie was not to be seen and was not bouncing around [more…]
Hobbies
Hobbies
Crossword No. 146
Going Postal Crossword 146 “El Krakenador Special Non-Cryptic Quick Clues” Across 1 Speed (11) 8 Boris’s school (4,7) 11 Measurement (4) 12 Shrubbery (4) 13 Government means to suppress news (1-6) 15 Fermented grass (7) [more…]
Fiction
Galta’s Sculptor’s Studio
Galta was about to pour her first glass of wine of the day -it was one o’clock and, these days, her lunch tended to come in liquid form- when she noticed a young man peering [more…]
Arts
Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 1
Background For some of you, the title of this piece has probably resurrected memories of certain quality films from the 1970’s. Here, however, I have used the word “confessions” mainly for alliterative purposes. Not that [more…]
Hobbies
Shunting Foundations
As mentioned recently, I’m building a new model railway. The baseboard dimensions have been confirmed – a number of sections, each 40 inches x 23in as these can fit into a cupboard for storage. At [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Eight
Monday Good Morning everyone, my usual weather report is that is dull and grey in London this morning, but not too cold. I took a quick trip out before breakfast and it was a bit [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 145
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. 144 – bogblaster. [more…]
Arts
Stir Up Sunday
The last Sunday before advent begins (22.11) is traditionally known as ‘stir up Sunday’. This is when families would come together to make the mixture for their Christmas Pudding, all taking it in turns to [more…]
Hobbies
Collecting Spaceflight Coins
Several attempts at an article have been made by me during the past year or two, but they have never made it past the “put flesh on the bones” stage. Having assessed a few more [more…]