Arts
(A Little) Off the Beaten Track in Rome and some Rugby Thing
Mr A and I had been to Rome to watch the 6 nations match, England versus Italy, 2 years before and enjoyed it so much we wanted to go again. Last time we visited all [more…]
Literature
Literature
Words Part Thirteen
Spring is sprung. The grass is gris, I wonder where the birdies is, The bird is on the wing, but that’s absurd. The wing is on the bird! Anon Beginning to feel like the season [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Nineteen
Monday Good morning, my friends. It was a bit misty when I ventured out this morning, not cold or wet, but not very nice. Still, it wasn’t raining, and it was a bowl of Felix [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Eleven
Week Four Dave started work at 07:00, he had three iPhone chargers with him, the phones were plugged in and left to charge, while he was waiting, he went through the contents from the pile [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th March 2026 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Helen Whatley (Conservative) James Orr (Reform UK) Josh Barbarinde (LibDem) Caroline Lucas (Green Party) Venue: Croydon Besides being a friend of Dorothy, Wesley Streeting is [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Two
Having finished her call to Leah, Jinnie put her mobile back in her pocket and checked the Arrivals board. The Virgin flight from Heathrow was shown as landed, but baggage in hall had not yet [more…]
Arts
Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly Part 3 1973-75
In my final year of infants school the new Middle School was being built just across the playing field. We all watched the construction taking place knowing that this would be our destination after the [more…]
Diary
A View From The Outside Bit; More In Common?
I’d say that I’m at about 95% on my road to recovery, still one or two niggling issues, but I’m hoping time will sort them out. I did manage a few pints and a decent [more…]
Arts
The Surprising Life of Betty Meynard
Elisabeth “Betty” Maxwell (née Meynard) Elisabeth Jenny Jeanne Meynard was born on March 11, 1921, in Saint-Alban-de-Roche, France, to a Huguenot family. Her father, Paul Meynard, was a silk merchant and local mayor, while her [more…]