Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Thirty Six
Monday Morning my lovely readers, gosh these Monday mornings come around too quickly for me, now I’m getting to be an old cat I think one day off a week is too little. Who do [more…]
Human Interest
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Part Eight
After last week’s Nostalgia Album sadness at hearing great aunt Ernestine lost her husband in the First War, her son in the Second War and spent much of her life in the Lancaster County Mental [more…]
Human Interest
The Driving Test
My daughter has just passed her driving test and I felt it worthwhile writing about the journey, especially the difference it makes. It took far longer than expected thanks to BJ and his clowns, nearly two [more…]
20th Century
Disaster at Munich
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) A good reporter must be impersonal. He must write the story as he finds it, without [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Thirty Five
Monday Morning people, it’s another week and I have to buckle down and sort out a few tales for you all. Bozzie is expecting two visitors to No 10 today, the Dutch PM who is [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Part Seven
Last time on Nostalgia Album we became concerned about Ernestine, my great-aunt by marriage, who at first glance had moved on, relocating to Lancaster, after her husband had been killed in the First War (as [more…]
Human Interest
Gizza job. I could do that
As regular non-readers of the comments will know, I spent a large part of 2020 (and some of 2019) looking for a job. Looking back at my spreadsheet I made approaching 60 applications, albeit quite [more…]
Animals
The Joy of Dogs
!! Warning: this article contains images of a “shameless clickbait” nature !! According to Wikipedia, “The Dog (Canis Familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf which is characterized by an upturning tail. It derived [more…]
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…]