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Nostalgia Album, Family Pilgrimage

13th August 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Barcelona At the end of the last episode of Nostalgia Album I referenced a very important mission. Despite all this talk of the 1950s, a family obligation could be carried out in modern-day Spain. Did [more…]

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Crossword No. 231

13th August 2022 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]

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Hobby Days And Open Days

12th August 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

I think I told Puffins that my winter hobby day project (when I can’t get into the garden) was an engine shed for my model railway, Charlisle. Based on the old Kingmoor steam shed, long [more…]

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A Postcard From a Mediterranean Cruise – Part Four

10th August 2022 Going Postal 0

Day 9 – Monday 4th July 2022 – Barcelona day 1 The port pilot coming aboard woke me around 6 o’clock. The sun was just coming up, a big red ball heralding another hot day. [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Show Edition (Genies And Bottles)

9th August 2022 Colin Cross 0

It’s that time of year again, the ground is supposed to be fecund with the results of six months of rough, lazy gardening, the freezers should be bulging and the soup pan should be constantly [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Three

7th August 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, folks, it is much cooler today than last Monday, much more my type of weather. I might even try the windowsill later. Bozzie was chuckling this at radio reports this morning. Apparently, [more…]

20th Century

Nostalgia Album, Almeria to Barcelona

6th August 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Valencia After last time’s run in the general direction of home, from Gibraltar to Almeria, we pick up the pace further along the Spanish Mediterranean coast at Valencia. With no photos of the intervening Costa [more…]

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Crossword No. 230

6th August 2022 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]

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Lardy Cake

4th August 2022 Going Postal 0

Ingredients 1lb / 450g of Strong Bread Flour 1 tablespoon of Lard 3 teaspoons of Dried Active Yeast 1 teaspoon Salt 1/2 a cup of Superfine / Castor Sugar 11 fl oz / 300ml of [more…]

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