Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eight
Monday Good morning everyone, according to the BBC it is supposed to be warm and sunny today, but I see no sun, admittedly it is warm, but it is cloudy. While on the subject of [more…]
Hobbies
19th Century
The Wrong Colour of Coffin
Dartmoor Dartmoor is a vast, ancient landscape located in the county of Devon. Covering 20 miles by 14 miles, the 80,000 acres of extensive hilly district in the western part of the county are known [more…]
Computing
The Slide Rule – Part 1
Introduction “Time is a wayward traveller, who sometimes rides posthaste through thick and thin…” From On The Making Of Gardens by Sir George Sitwell For some strange reason that opening sentence, by Sir George, has [more…]
Hobbies
Visit to a Ghost Town
My wife and I have taken many holidays in the USA to visit friends and relatives and generally just to enjoy various aspects of American culture. When my wife was younger she had been employed [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seven
Monday Good morning everyone, it’s another grey morning and I hear it’s going to rain later so no windowsill for me when I have finished duties. This place is relaxed today as the Rich Boy [more…]
20th Century
A Lookie at Buckie
Buckfast Buckfast is a small village located in Devon nestled amidst the beautiful Dartmoor National Park, offering splendid natural beauty and opportunities for hiking and wildlife spotting. Despite its small size, Buckfast remains a vibrant [more…]
Cooking
Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken
This is so superb, trust me. You may (indeed may not) like your local Chinese Sweet and Sour, but after you have made this, you will probably stick to homemade. This is for four adult [more…]
Cooking
A View From (Almost Opposite) The Greenhouse; A Massacre Of Innocents
I’m pretty sure it was one of “The Merry Pranksters” and, if my memory serves (which it rarely does these days unless it’s a Temptations or Bob Dylan lyric, or how much a pint was [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Six
Monday Good morning everyone from a sunny but chilly Downing Street. I had a very pleasant weekend lazing around, mind I had to dodge a couple of heavy showers. Those folks in the office ordered [more…]