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Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Forty-Three

4th August 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning and it is not a very nice morning here in London, although it’s quite warm it is very dull, and I wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised if it rained again. Obviously, [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty-Two

28th July 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone and hello from No. 10. Another nice quiet weekend here in the street, no sign of JoJo cat yet, and Legohead only seems to come in during the day and even [more…]

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A View From (Adjacent To) The Greenhouse; Rivers Of Blood….Innit?

23rd July 2024 Colin Cross 0

It’s easy to get a little bit despondent, especially if you spend too much time focusing on the stories of doom and gloom that are drip fed to us, on a daily basis, by the [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty

14th July 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone the cat is back. I have been enjoying not writing my dairy while my scribe has been on the high seas and I’m looking forward to reading his cruise diary. Anyway, [more…]

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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse….That Was The Election That Was….

9th July 2024 Colin Cross 0

There were times, six weeks or so ago, in the aftermath of the “flood” when I was tempted to germinate some more seed and try to start the pepper and chili plantation from scratch, even [more…]

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A View (Miles Away) From The Greenhouse…The Reform Conundrum

25th June 2024 Colin Cross 0

I recently spent a long weekend in Llanberis celebrating my eldest daughters birthday, she chose the area because she wanted to climb Snowdon, which she did along with six of the other guests. I had [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Thirty-Nine

16th June 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone and it’s beautifully warm and sunny here in Westminster today, although it looks like summer ends tomorrow. The election announcements keep coming thick and fast, and I am wondering why the [more…]

Diary

A View From (Just Outside) The Greenhouse; It’s The Weather, Stupid!

11th June 2024 Colin Cross 0

I’m “penning” this missive a little earlier that I normally would, as I have a busy weekend coming up. Accordingly, it won’t be as up to date as I’d normally like, but I’m sure my [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Thirty-Seven

2nd June 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning merry readers, and what a beautiful warm and sunny one it is. I see the contaminated blood scandal report is out later. This public inquiry started in 2018 and has taken ages [more…]

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