19th Century
Oliver Sarony – man of many parts
My last lurcher, over 16, who used to run like the wind delighting in her agility but only a memory sadly, because of her age we used to take very sedate walks with much deciphering [more…]
Literature
19th Century
The Ghost with Wet Boots
Admiral Tyron was an extremely gifted Royal Naval Officer with a proven career of command, in the peacetime, post-Napoleonic era. On 22nd June 1893 he was Commander of the Mediterranean Station and was on board [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eight
Monday Good morning everyone, according to the BBC it is supposed to be warm and sunny today, but I see no sun, admittedly it is warm, but it is cloudy. While on the subject of [more…]
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Eight
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th October 2023 The Panel: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) Hilary Benn (Labour) Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance Party) John Finucane (Sinn Fein) Venue: Lisburn Hilary Benn (not his real name, Hilary James Wedgwood-Benn) [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Six – Chapter Two
Penny and Dan had a much better flight to Bridgetown than they had expected. Unlike Jinnie they weren’t earning a fortune, their jobs with the SIS paid well, but not First Class well. Consequently, they [more…]
America
Notes from an American Road Trip
My wife and I recently drove just shy of three thousand miles to see friends and family in the American Midwest. We started just outside Philadelphia, located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania on America’s [more…]
Hobbies
Visit to a Ghost Town
My wife and I have taken many holidays in the USA to visit friends and relatives and generally just to enjoy various aspects of American culture. When my wife was younger she had been employed [more…]
20th Century
’59 Trail, Part Five
Part 5 of my uncle, John Alldridge’s 1959 report from Canada’s Far North for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F The Pas, Manitoba The trick about getting round this vast, wide-open country in a hurry, [more…]