Hobbies
Cruising From Malta, Part Three
Day 7 Wednesday – At sea The best night’s sleep so far and they have all been good! It’s surprising how tiring sitting in the fresh air can be. After dinner last night I popped [more…]
Literature
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty
Monday Good morning everyone the cat is back. I have been enjoying not writing my dairy while my scribe has been on the high seas and I’m looking forward to reading his cruise diary. Anyway, [more…]
Arts
The Origins of Terms and Phrases
There are terms and phrases which remain in use today, despite the fact they were coined many years or many centuries ago. In some cases it is quite remarkable that they have survived and stand [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th July 2024 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) George Freeman (Conservative) Sian Berry (Green) Camilla Cavendish (Journalist) Venue: Colchester Following the general election and its attendant cadre of new MPs, QT Review HQ [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Three
The next six days fell into a routine of breakfast, physio, ward round, rest and read, lunch, a FaceTime chat with Izzy, the twins and Larry, more physio, visitors and a delivery dinner. All the [more…]
20th Century
Desert Mysteries Redux – Part Two
In Desert Mysteries Redux – Part One, I recounted the ‘Desert Mystery’ of the fate of my uncle in Transjordan in 1938. Whilst he was in the desert and not harassing rebellious Arab gangs via [more…]
Cooking
A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse….That Was The Election That Was….
There were times, six weeks or so ago, in the aftermath of the “flood” when I was tempted to germinate some more seed and try to start the pepper and chili plantation from scratch, even [more…]
Conservatives
An obituary
This may be a bit previous but we can all hope that the Tories and their disgusting party are merely on life support. The election was not quite the killer blow I had hoped for [more…]
Hobbies
Cruising From Malta, Part Two
Day 3 – Saturday – Mykonos I woke up and saw that it was a couple of minutes before six, and the sun was shining, the sky was cloudless and the sea like a mirror. [more…]