Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Five
I only have experience of GP and Fatty’s site so I have no way of comparing the style or content of blogs in general but I am willing to bet that GP cannot be beaten [more…]
Literature
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Seventy Eight
Monday Good morning, and it looks like today could be the last day of decent weather, with rain forecast for tomorrow morning. I was not surprised to see that Parliament was busy on Saturday, but [more…]
Arts
Escape Of The Ransomed Princess
You’ll have to take this with a sprinkling of salt — or several fistfuls if you’re the sort who needs receipts for everything. To be frank, I don’t much care if you believe me or [more…]
Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter Three
Upstairs in the Prime Minister’s private office he turned his computer monitor so Dave could read the message. ‘We have Jane Goodley the head of MI5 here. Unless you do what we want, she will [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Eight
Izzy recovered from her surprise at the proposal of marriage very quickly, and replied, “Yes, of course.” The rest of the table burst into cheers, which quickly turned to applause, and the surrounding tables, seeing [more…]
Book Review
Book review: The Blue House, by Nigel Parsons
This is the second book by this author to be reviewed on GP – you can find my review of his previous novel, Three Lives (linky). Written with both heart and head, The Blue House [more…]
Christianity
John Clare
John Clare I am—yet what I am none cares or knows; My friends forsake me like a memory lost: I am the self-consumer of my woes— They rise and vanish in oblivious host, Like shadows [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Four
I would like to extend my thanks to Patrick Barron and DJM of this Parish for their insights into the financial world of today. My A Level in Economics and Public Affairs did not prepare [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Seven
Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of the ramblings of your favourite cat reporter. A nice morning today again, but I’m delighted to be able to tell you that Legohead had a grotty [more…]