First came the floods that washed away people’s homes, then came the bulldozers that destroyed everything that was left. Before the mass revolt in Kenya spread countrywide in June, it had already started in the [more…]
Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of my tales. It is very grey again here in Westminster but at least it’s not raining. I made the mistake of stepping on the grass this [more…]
Sergeant Michael (Mick) Willetts, GC 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment 13th August 1943 – 25th May 1971 Citation The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the posthumous award of the George Cross to: [more…]
Monday Good morning from a grey and not very nice morning in Westminster, where at least it is dry. Legohead was up early this morning as he is off to Birmingham to give a “pre-Budget” [more…]
In September 1955, the Manchester Evening News sent my uncle to interview Group Captain Douglas Bader – Jerry F There was a time — not so long ago — when for seven weary months I [more…]
Monday Good morning from a dry but grotty Westminster. It looks like it’s going to rain at any moment, but the forecast is for a dry day. Today’s big question is, did the Camel actually [more…]
Monday Good morning from a wet and cold Downing Street where it’s a really horrible Monday morning and the window cleaner is busy washing the windows! An opinion poll out this morning shows that if [more…]
In October, 1888, Miss Kate Pettitt sailed from Liverpool to Bombay in the steamship Eden Hall.She was going to India as a governess with an English family from Manchester. The voyage took five weeks, and [more…]
Monday Good morning from your favourite cat reporter and chief mouser. Well, it rained again yesterday, just as forecast, but it was a ‘Gray’ day for another reason here at No. 10. Don’t believe what [more…]
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