Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixty-One
Monday Good morning folks. It’s a bit grey and chilly this morning which is a pity really as it would have been nice if it had been bright and sunny for the Queen’s funeral. Well, [more…]
Literature
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Four – Chapter Eleven
Penny settled back into her business class seat next to Steven and accepted a glass of English sparkling white wine from the British Airways stewardess. She decided that she might as well make the most [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th September 2022 The Panel: Paul Scully (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Karan Bilimoria (Businessman) Anne McElvoy (The Economist) Richard Bacon (Broadcaster) Venue: Manchester Keep calm and carry on. Bigly triggered by the show [more…]
20th Century
The British Army Against Illiteracy, 1948
In August 1948 my uncle, John Alldridge, reported from Germany on the steps that the British Army was taking to combat high levels of illiteracy in the ranks – Jerry F The young soldier stood [more…]
Book Review
The Adam and Eve Story
I came across this book that had been scanned into a PDF and loaded on a website. Not a book that I would normally read, but it piqued my interest. It proffers the theory that [more…]
15th Century
The Amazing Life (And Death) of Xpoual (Es-po-al) De Colon
There is no definitive date for the birth of Xpoual de Colon. It is believed he was born between August 26th and October 31st in 1451 in Genoa, although there are also claims that he [more…]
Literature
Postcard from Cork
Warning: do not expect to find anything in this postcard about Irish craic, trad’ music, green pastures, comely colleens, or comparisons between Murphy, Beamish and Guinness stouts. There won’t be much either about “the 850 [more…]
Fiction
Samyaza Chapter 24, Home and a Difficult Decision
Afarin opened her eyes. There was a bright light behind the curtains, and she could hear Jean-Claude in the kitchen. This is my house. There are many like it up here on the hill, but [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixty
Monday Good morning folks another week dawns and I am getting used to being left alone in the flat much of the time. At least I can pop down to the office if I get [more…]