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The Mossdale Tragedy – Part Two

17th October 2019 Blown Periphery 0

On 24rd June 1967, while I was preparing to fail my 11-Plus exam and assemblies of foppish young men were mincing around “Swinging” London in Velvet smoking jackets and frill-fronted shirts, a group of ten [more…]

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Postcard From Cumbria (A Week in the Lake District) Part One

14th October 2019 Colin Cross 0

Some of you may remember that back in 2017 Mrs. C and I (it was all her plan really) made it our business to do 40 things together to celebrate having been married for 40 [more…]

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Larry’s Diary Week Seven

13th October 2019 Going Postal 0

Monday Up very early this morning as Dilyn was yapping in that strange Welsh accent of his, wanting to be let out. It suited Bozzie as he was off to Dublin to meet the Teashop [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 34

12th October 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

As if mountaineers roped together, we troop along Euston Road in a line, making our way from Euston Station to St Pancras International with our packs and cases. My now middle-aged self leads the way, ahead of [more…]

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Want To Pulverise Stress? Get A Furry BFF!

12th October 2019 Going Postal 0

People in the UK are reeling under stress, according to the Mental Health Foundation, with 74% of people feeling that they cannot cope with this burden. Because stress is strongly linked to Type 2 diabetes, heart [more…]

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Crossword No. 87

12th October 2019 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]

20th Century

The Mossdale Tragedy – Part One

10th October 2019 Blown Periphery 0

History and Early Exploration of the Mossdale Caverns I have always been claustrophobic. Well, that’s not strictly true. I became claustrophobic when my brother locked me inside a cupboard when I was four. Why did [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary Week Six

6th October 2019 Going Postal 0

Monday Forget all this Brexit stuff, the big news of the weekend was that it looks like Bozzie Bear and the Little Otter have adopted a rescue dog. Not any old rescue dog, but a [more…]

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Postcard From Lille, Part 33

5th October 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

There was a game that we used to play in the office called, ‘Would / Wouldn’t’. Every adult female would be attached either of the monikers. We even had cards made that we could hold up as [more…]

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