Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Fifty Five
Monday What’s going on, yet another hot day. I woke up in the middle of the night really hot and in need of a drink and some rotter hadn’t refilled my water bowl. I was [more…]
Hobbies
Hobbies
Crossword No. 132
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a copy of A Bear’s Diary. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 131 – Rick. Answers [more…]
Arts
Nouilles a la Cnut
As many of you know, I am something of a foodologist, responsible for such delights as this delicious meatloaf: and other such culinary masterpieces for example this 1″ thick sourdough failure that worked nicely as [more…]
Hobbies
At the next junction, turn left
It was whilst approaching a junction where the options are to turn left or go straight ahead – I was going straight ahead – that I had to move slightly to the right as there [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Fifty Four
Monday Morning folks, breakfast with the gang this morning. While I had my Felix, Bozzie was allowed two boiled eggs, the Mutt was wolfing down some fancy dog, even Dom joined us for a cup [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 131
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. 130 – tbd. Answers with next week’s [more…]
Book Review
Car Review: Volkswagen T-Cross 1.0 R-Line DSG
As GP has recently turned into an alternative source of information for the motoring enthusiast, I thought I would join Always Worth Saying and Phil the Test Manager in writing a motoring review. We took [more…]
Arts
Childhood Holiday Memories
As a kid I spent most of my Summer holidays at my Grandparent’s house in Hull. Dad came to London during the war when he was posted to the Royal Army Pay Corp offices in [more…]
America
The Biggest Little City in the World
More than a century and a half ago, westbound gold rush settlers had to cross the Truckee River, a few miles to the east of the California / Nevada state line. Ahead of them lay [more…]