Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twelve
Monday Good Monday morning to you all and I am happy to at last be able to report that it’s dry and sunny this morning. It is not terribly warm but there was no frost [more…]
Literature
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Eleven
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 16th November 2023 The Panel: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Paul Johnson (Institute of Fiscal Studies) Juliet Samuel (The Times) Danny Sriskandarajah (Oxfam) Venue: Bridgwater Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg is the Conservative [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Six
Brian and Belinda arrived the Continental restaurant promptly at 9:30 and found David Braithwaite and the maître d’ waiting for them in reception. Braithwaite invited them all to his office for coffee and biscuits before [more…]
Conservatives
The glorious return of David Cameron
“Seriously Gidders, you should have seen the bloody state of it,” brayed Lord David Cameron, swinging his JM Weston brogues up onto the desk. “An absolute bloody farce. I was half expecting that Jeremy Beagle [more…]
20th Century
Whitby – Fishing – Part One of what was
Whitby situated on the East Coast of Yorkshire is known throughout the world, the natural harbour has always been a port of refuge during bad weather. Fishing was the original mainstay with boats known as [more…]
Arts
The Truman Show (1998)
“All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players”, so wrote Shakespeare, and never could these words be better applied than to The Truman Show. Released in 1998, the film is [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eleven
Monday Good Monday morning to you all and welcome to another week of tales that take my fancy when I see them. Another big anti-Israel rally in London yesterday. What amazes me is that the [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 9th November 2023 The Panel: David TC Davis (Conservative) Chris Bryant (Labour) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cyrmu) Anne McElvoy (Journalist) Camilla Kerslake (Entertainer) Venue: Llandudno The interesting members of the family stay at [more…]