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A (Libyan) Bridge Too Far

7th September 2017 Going Postal 0

This is under a Nom de Plume or rather a Nom de Pixel, but many of you will know me by my usual commenting persona. The reason being, well why not? And you never know. [more…]

Porcelain, in many ways, is an ideal material for making sculpture, strong, light and is both amenable to colour and beautiful just as it is. It will not, however, resist thermal or mechanical shock. Treated [more…]

Postcard from Way-Els

23rd July 2017 Going Postal 0

Way-Els – The English words “Wales” and “Welsh” derive from the same Germanic root (singular Walh, plural Walha), which was itself derived from the name of the Celtic tribe known to the Romans as Volcae [more…]

Postcard from Mexico, No 1

18th July 2017 Going Postal 0

Fauna of Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula. On land along with the tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, iguanas, howler monkeys, agoutis and raccoons. Troops of Coatis (Coatimundi) are one of the more endearing animals to be seen in [more…]

Postcard from Malta, No 1

13th July 2017 Jonathon Davies 0

The Inquisitor’s Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur, colloquially tal-Inkisitur) is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant’Officio. The building was [more…]

Wankpuffin – GE2017 Election Special

8th June 2017 Going Postal 0

Confessions of an inept handyman

14th May 2017 Going Postal 0

Ann had been telling me forever that the hot tap in the bathroom sink needed looking at. It didn’t turn on fully, apparently, so it was pot luck whether the flow was enough to tell [more…]

A Happy Wankpuffin Birthday to Going Postal

6th February 2017 Going Postal 0

Baking bread with Going Postal

8th January 2017 Sweaty Dave 0

With Christmas now history, I put to you, what has been your most useful/favourite Christmas present in recent years? For me, it was not last year’s set of kitchen knives and four cans of special [more…]