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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Twenty

21st November 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Morning all, another chilly morning although at least the frost was melting when I woke up, I hate these cold winter’s days. Bozzie was not happy over breakfast, muttering about, “Not being buggered to [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part Ten

20th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

In this instalment of Mystery Album, some of our wealthy mystery family are off for a walk in the Swaledale countryside. While the ladies are elsewhere doing lady things, stout shoes (rather than walking boots) [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twenty Two

19th November 2021 Going Postal 0

My earliest memories of life are living with my Mother Cat and the rest of my litter in a nest in an old factory off what I now know was the Old Kent Road. Mother [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

19th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 18th November 2021 The Panel: Mims Davies (Conservative) Stella Creasy (Labour) Jordan Peterson (Psycologyst and author) Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party) Nazir Afzal (Solicitor) Venue: Beckenham Beckenham lies a mere seven miles from [more…]

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In Praise of The Bongo

18th November 2021 Going Postal 0

I have mentioned in previous articles that the exploits I was describing were usually carried out courtesy of my trusty Mazda Bongo. On reflection, it seems that this amazing vehicle deserves more than a “bit [more…]

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Postcard From Summer 1954, Part Four – Morecambe

16th November 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…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 11

14th November 2021 Blown Periphery 0

The modern government buildings were located in a new office block off the Avenida Calle 82. Edge was one of the first to arrive and found it shut, so they decamped to a coffee house [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Nineteen

14th November 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Morning everyone, I’m sure you will be happy for me enjoying a weekend of peace and quiet without the humans. The Dreamies Girl was in this morning and has left the radio on low [more…]

20th Century

Mystery Album, Part Nine

13th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Last time on Mystery Album we discovered that our mystery family were enjoying a fishing holiday at the village of Gunnersdale’s Kings Arms hostelry in Swaledale. Given the state of the dry stone walls and [more…]

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