Arts
Kenneth Essex’s 101st Birthday Challenge
My name is Kenneth Essex and I will be 101 on 20th July 2021. I intend, starting on 11th July, to do a sponsored walk of two 500m circuits from my house, each day for [more…]
Human Interest
America
Brit hand gun shooting skills
In my previous two articles – I’ve talked about how one might approach enjoying gun range time in the States and outlined my first range experiences in that wonderful country. In short, armed with a [more…]
Arts
A Rose by Any Other Name – A Beginner’s Guide to Perfumes
Even before I became obsessed with plants, I was fascinated by perfumes. As a small child, working on the premise that more is more, I remember mixing several bottles of my mother’s precious scents into [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred
Monday A happy Monday morning to all you wonderful readers of my little musings. When I started updating you humans on my escapades and what I hear around the corridor of power nearly two years [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety-Nine
Monday Morning everyone what a fabulous weekend, beautiful weather accompanied by peace and quiet in Downing Street. It is lovely when the family are away, the press pack doesn’t bother camping out over the road! [more…]
Computing
Cnuteneering, Part Twenty One
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety-Eight
Monday Morning all and welcome to another week of all my little stories. Firstly though I thought it was going to be nice today, but it’s a bit grey first thing. I was reading about [more…]
Computing
Cnuteneering, Part Twenty
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Seven
Monday What a beautiful morning, at long last it is beginning to look like summer is here. I reckon Bozzie has the luck of the Devil. It has been a rotten month and the day [more…]