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Sailing my life away, part 26

26th October 2021 Ancient Mariner 0

Welcome back time-travellers. We have landed in mid-August 1997 at Scalloway on the Mainland of Shetland and are about to set sail for Fair Isle. Before we cast off from the Boating Club’s pontoon I’d [more…]

20th Century

Postcard From Summer 1954, Part One – Bournemouth

25th October 2021 Going Postal 0

In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]

Fiction

The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 8

24th October 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Edge was in the command tent with Martinez, the two Lieutenants and Master Sergeant Wilson. The boiler sent a fog of steam into the cold air and they were all drinking coffee. “Well, we’ve handed [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixteen

24th October 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Another Monday and you find a very happy cat reporter. The family didn’t hang around in No10 very long and it’s lovely and peaceful again. I hear they have been loaned a luxury villa [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Eighteen

22nd October 2021 Going Postal 0

Jinnie settled into a window seat of the 13:47 train from Munich to Mannheim. As yet there was no sign of Steven and the train was due to depart in five minutes. Jinnie had swapped [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

22nd October 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 21st October 2021 The Panel: Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Anas Sarwar (Labour) Kate Forbes (SNP) Heather McGregor (Edinburgh Business School) Brian Cox (Actor) Venue: Glasgow More restrictions to prevent a winter wave of Covid? [more…]

20th Century

Book Review: “We Defended Normandy” by Lt Gen Hans Speidel, 1951

21st October 2021 Going Postal 0

Could War In Europe Have Ended in 1944? Was Montgomery right ? Americans said “No”, now Speidel says “Yes”   “We Defended Normandy” by Lt-Gen Hans Speidel (Herbert Jenkins, 12. 6d.), 1951 Book review by [more…]

Arts

Growing In A Pandemic – End Of Season

19th October 2021 Colin Cross 0

I’d intended to have a little rant about the continuing brouhaha surrounding “vaccines”, “vaccine passports” and such matters, as it seems pretty clear to me that those who we employ to govern us have spent [more…]

Fiction

The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 7

17th October 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Edge was chatting with the men of The Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group – Alpha, otherwise known as AFEUR or AFEAU. They were good soldiers, but more at home in the cities of Colombia. They [more…]

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