Business
Working in Kuwait – Part 2
During my year and a half stay in Kuwait in the late 1970s the country had two big objectives. Increase the number of Kuwaiti citizens Reduce dependence on oil The population was about 1.5 million [more…]
Human Interest
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Eight
Monday Good morning you lot. When I woke up this morning, I had to think hard to work out what day it was. It felt like Sunday with the lack of noise emanating from the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Fifty-Seven
Monday Good morning my merry readers. It’s quiet here still, apparently Bozzie is home from his hols, but staying in Chequers, although he may pop in from time to time. I have been reading that [more…]
Human Interest
In praise of the Countess of Wessex
All puffins, and most of the rest of the country, will be well aware that HM Queen Elizabeth II’s offspring have not been the wisest in their choice of spouse. This may not entirely be [more…]
20th Century
Uncle Fred, Edwardian Metropolitan Policeman
Uncle Fred’s Early Life ‘Uncle Fred’, as we all called him, was, in reality, my maternal grandfather’s uncle, and my great great uncle. He was the only other member of my grandfather’s family I ever [more…]
Arts
The Detritus of Death
I was thinking about a title for this article for some time and “The Detritus of Death” was the best I could come up with – even if it does sound like a Doctor Who [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Six
Monday Good morning happy readers. The temperature has dropped overnight, it’s still warm but it is a little cloudy and there is a tiny breeze, now this is Larry weather! It is still peaceful here [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Fifty-Five
Monday Good morning readers, gosh it’s warm again this morning and the forecast is for a very hot week. I think I might go on strike and demand extra Felix and chilled water for working [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Four
Monday Good morning folks, another week in Westminster for me to report on. Bozzie was very late for breakfast this morning and he wanted black coffee instead of his usual strong tea. I suspect he [more…]