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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Nine

11th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Jinnie heard nothing from the Walters until Tuesday afternoon when she got a call and the voice said, “Good afternoon Dame Jinnie, this is Andrew Walters from the Lobster House.” Jinnie replied, “Good afternoon Mr [more…]

20th Century

Desert Mystery: Wrecked in The Desert

10th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Amongst my collection of original photographs taken during the Desert War by members of the Deutsche Afrika Korps, I have several of wrecked aircraft but most are usually burnt out and, except to an aviation [more…]

Economics

What Greenhouse; The State Of The Nation…Innit

9th December 2025 Colin Cross 0

The recovery continues apace. As I sit writing this missive, I’m six weeks in and although the stairs continue to present something of a challenge and I’m still using a stick I feel that I’m [more…]

16th Century

Tracy Borman: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I

8th December 2025 Going Postal 0

It is always a bonus when a book takes one or more well-known figures and makes you see them in an entirely new light. Tracy Borman has achieved just this with her dual biography of [more…]

Literature

Words Part Six

7th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Horatius! Had forgotten about that stirring epic poem. Good to see it getting an airing. I read this extract from ‘The Prophet’ by Kahil Gibran in my speech at my daughter’s wedding. ‘And a woman [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Eight

7th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning my friends, and welcome to another week of my musings. Bright and sunny this morning, but it is colder than yesterday. So Legohead thinks that being critical of Robber Reeves is sexist. [more…]

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Downfall, Chapter Eighteen

6th December 2025 Going Postal 0

The car picked them up on time, Dave sat in the front, Sally and Jane Goodley in the back, there ID’s were checked off at the visitor entrance. It was a wait until a guard [more…]

Education

The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call it a Day

5th December 2025 Going Postal 0

There are many reasons why I took on the job as caretaker. The school is just across the road, the pay is reasonable for the hours worked, I am, technically, my own boss and I [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

5th December 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 4th December 2025 The Panel: Mike Tapp (Labour) Kieran Mullan (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Zack Polanski (Green Party) Venue: Dover Let’s play multicultural cricket. It’s been a while. Raven-haired [more…]

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