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A View From The Greenhouse; Bath, A Chance Encounter, Long “Covid”

3rd May 2022 Colin Cross 0

It’s been a month now since I last posted from the greenhouse, although, somewhat thankfully, it hasn’t been a month since I visited it. With the arrival of spring we see ewes and lambs arriving [more…]

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Three Men on a Bike, Part Four

2nd May 2022 Roger Ackroyd 0

Two weeks after setting forth from Croydon we finally free-wheeled into St.Nazaire on the southern coast of Brittany, somewhat short of our initial target of St.Tropez. The tandem and single bike had survived various alarms [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Forty One

1st May 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning people, I am delighted it’s another bank holiday as it’s another nice peaceful day in Downing Street. Not quite so warm in London this morning but it is still very pleasant with [more…]

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Nostalgia Album, Part Thirteen

30th April 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Previously on these pages, Puffins have learned that everything was better in the old days. Malta was better as a Crown colony, railway stations were better with splt-flap Solari rattle boards rather than giant RGB [more…]

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Crossword No. 217

30th April 2022 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 216 and a GP mug In like [more…]

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Postcard From Latina

28th April 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

If one, parent’s night, your daughter’s Italian teacher tells you Latina is the ugliest city in Italy and adds in a whisper, “And then there’s Mousillini”, don’t agree with her until you’ve visited. Situated on [more…]

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Three Men on a Bike, Part Three

27th April 2022 Roger Ackroyd 0

Having recovered from the ravages of what we thought was pilchard food poisoning but was more likely some dodgy Camembert, and rested sufficiently at the Rouen youth hostel we ventured forth on Day 5 and [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Forty

24th April 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning people, I am delighted the weather is much improved this morning. It’s sunny and warmer, what I call window sill weather. Bozzie has been busy this weekend, taking a trip to Ukraine. [more…]

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Nostalgia Album, Part Twelve

23rd April 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

As we discovered last time on Nostalgia Album, Malta is short of trees. Although my father’s cousin, Anne, and her parents Bob and Lil along with some Navy friends, did find some rare shade when [more…]

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