20th Century
Postcard From Carlisle
When in the vicinity one feels obliged. After all, I am a Carlisle lad. During my previous life more interesting I found myself nearby and could adjust my schedule. If I was shot by an [more…]
Hobbies
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Thirty Four
Monday Good morning all, another week and the war in Ukraine continues with Bozzie still running around like a maniac. I saw Putin on TV yesterday and he looks different, has he put on weight? [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 211
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 210 and an ounce of silver b-bob [more…]
Hobbies
My Life in a Virtual Bookcase
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” Marcus Tullius Cicero Having recently downsized, I no longer have room for a permanent display of the books and other items that [more…]
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse (Putin-Mad, Bad, Or Just Being Vlad)
“It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” as the saying goes and it’s as true for owners of large glass structures as it is for anyone else. Since my last epistle we’ve faced [more…]
Cooking
Leek and Chicken Flan
(I decided to share this recipe as AI Junior is giving me nightmares) Ingredients: For the cheese pastry: 6 oz white rye flour (spelt can be used) 3 oz butter 2 oz cheddar cheese grated [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Thirty Three
Monday Hello folks, another day dawns and another week of reporting looms. What a horrible weekend all that wind and rain was awful in the South and snow in the North. I hardly went out, [more…]
Hobbies
Going Postal Saturday Puzzles Number 210
SOD-YOU-KO 210 Word Search 210 First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins one of these. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 209 and [more…]
20th Century
Postcard from Cyprus, 1996
By the early 1990s, computing in the Ministry of Defence was moving from huge, multi-million pound machines housed in air-conditioned rooms out into the offices on minicomputers and personal computers running Windows. It’s hard to [more…]