Arts
Set in Stone
This tale begins, as so many tales do, on a dismal winter’s day. This particular day, a miserably chilly and grey February one, was a decidedly rubbish day. Not only had Mr S and I [more…]
Hobbies
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Fifty-Two
Monday Good morning folks, back to work this morning despite it being warm in London. Bozzie is back from his leaving party at Chequers. I hear it went well. This morning he is off to [more…]
20th Century
Nostalia Album, Heading Home
Malaga to Motril and Beyond Having made an heroic 1952 journey from Carlisle to Gibraltar in a Ford 8 in order to visit Aunt Lil, Uncle Rob and cousin Anne, my father and grandparents set [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 229
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 228 and [more…]
Arts
A Postcard From a Mediterranean Cruise – Part Two
Day -1 – Saturday 25th June ’22 Today I have a few little jobs to do before I am ready for my drive to Southampton tomorrow morning and my cruise, nothing too taxing but if [more…]
Arts
A View From The Greenhouse; An Veritable Wall Of Stone, Innit?
I’ve been enduring enforced “bachelorhood” this week, as Mrs. C, unwisely a it turns out, has accompanied daughter number two on short visit to Canada, where she’s a bridesmaid for a friend she met whilst [more…]
Animals
Cnuteneering, Part Thirty Four
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. It’s been a while – you may want to refresh your memory [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-One
Monday Good morning folks, I’m back! WG is back from his cruise and seems to have done little other than eat and laze around in the sun. Lots of things have occurred in No.10 while [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Joining The Team
November 1963 Last week I invited Puffins to guess, in unread comments below the unread article, what course my father’s cousin Anne may have plotted when, aged only 26, she lost both of her parents [more…]