Hobbies
Hobby Days And Open Days
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…]
Hobbies
Arts
A Postcard From a Mediterranean Cruise – Part Four
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…]
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse; Show Edition (Genies And Bottles)
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…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Three
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
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…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 230
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…]
Cooking
Lardy Cake
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…]
Arts
A Postcard From a Mediterranean Cruise – Part Three
Day 4 – Wednesday 29th June 2022 – At sea I woke up and struggled to focus on my little clock, 07:30, late for me as I like to breakfast at 8 o’clock. Anyway I [more…]
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…]