Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Three
Jinnie got a lift from Jorja back to the port and was dropped at the security gate. As she was on foot, the guard carefully checked her cruise card before letting her pass. On the [more…]
Literature
Arts
Thou Shouldst Not Have Been Old Till Thou Hadst Been Wise
A wet and windy autumn evening saw me driving across darkening fens to Hunstanton where the sea front Princess Theatre hosted John Lydon; not a gig, this is his talking tour. The audience knew John [more…]
Cooking
A Truncated View (Truly) From The Greenhouse; A Better Life (Part 2)
By the time my loyal reader gets around to reading this shorter than usual missive, I should be the proud owner of a brand new left hip. I take nothing for granted, but I’ve lost [more…]
Literature
Words – the currency of life and love – Part Three
There is a multitude of fine poems by ‘modern’ poets and it is my aim to introduce as many as is feasible in this series. However, we have to take into consideration the requirements of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Two
Monday Good morning, peeps, from a dull and grey Downing Street. The mood here today is quite good because Legohead is away again. It’s amusing how every time there is a problem at home, he [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Twelve
Dave went looking for the officer who had been assisting them, the two of them returned to the office. “Do we have a liaison officer appointed to assist us?” “I don’t know the answer to [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd October 2025 The Panel: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Nadine Dorries (Daily Mail columnist) Mariella Frostrop (Broadcaster) Venue: Swindon On occasion, QT Review comments on the inevitable panellists’ girl war resulting [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Two
Jinnie rather liked December, there was Christmas to look forward to and the family cruise in the Caribbean. Everyone was happy as the office shut down between Christmas and the New Year, except for a [more…]
Fiction
The Beauty of Diversity 2.0
Buried deep within the boiling depths of the earth’s core lies an element so rare and unstable that even if mining equipment capable of boring several thousand miles through the crust existed, the paltry gram [more…]