20th Century
Ostend For Greeneland
According to those better able to describe such things than myself, decades ago the crossing to Ostend was one of drenched decks, the smell of steam and oil and of stale Bass from the bar. [more…]
Hobbies
Diary
A View From The Greenhouse; Burn Down The Mission
Welcome once again Postaliers to the continuing adventures of this singularly rough gardener and his occasional “partner in crime”. In this weeks instalment we get radical with a plum tree, find out what “root stock” [more…]
Arts
This Sporting Life – Chapter 2
Introduction Up until 2005, the Cheltenham Festival was traditionally held over three days. The third day’s card was unquestionably the highlight of the meeting. Starting with the Triumph Hurdle, followed by the Stayers Hurdle and [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Eight
Monday Good morning everyone, yet another Monday morning and a fun week in Westminster looks to be ahead. It’s bright and sunny this morning but still chilly, when is it going to be warm enough [more…]
Arts
The View From Sunnegga
It’s difficult to tell exactly where we are in old Zermatt, pictured below during my grandparent’s 1950s road trip. These days the town is short of public squares given what has to be squeezed onto [more…]
Arts
This Sporting Life – Chapter 2
Introduction Currently there are sixty racecourses spread across the United Kingdom and thus far I’ve visited around a third of them. Of the total, more than half cater for the faster type of horses bred [more…]
20th Century
The Prostitute’s Padre
On 30 July 1937 a man entered a cage at a Skegness amusement park. In the cage were two lions, one male, one female; Freddie and Toto. According to their owner, both animals were “docile” [more…]
Computing
Automations In My Home* Part II
* And outside. Home automation seems all the rage in puffinland with various articles describing the setting up, care and feeding of home automations. We’ve had Automations in my home and Smart Radiators, and I [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Seven
Monday Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of my musings. I took a slow walk down to the bottom of the garden this morning as it is getting a little more pleasant in [more…]