20th Century
My Uncle David
My dad was one of eight brothers. The oldest of these, born in 1915, was called David. I can remember him from the 1950s but he was always a bit distant, a bit odd in [more…]
Literature
Arts
Review: Grace
I watched ‘Grace’ last night. New series. Mainly because it was shot where I live. I recognise all the scene settings which makes it jar a bit when they walk down a street and turn [more…]
20th Century
European Journey 1953, Part Three – Hamburg
You climb into an aeroplane at Amsterdam Schiphol and as soon as you are comfortably airborne, you order an excellent dry sherry and nibble at a picnic lunch which you don’t really need. You try [more…]
Hobbies
Rossendale
It takes a week to cycle from Penzance to Berwick. It took me 40 years. Because on the way, I wanted to include every town in England, in what amounted to some two years of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Forty-Eight
Monday Good morning happy readers and it looks like it’s going to a nice week for the last week of the school holidays down here in the South. So Liebore said they were going to [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Eight
Standing on the pavement, he made a phone call as he walked to the tube station. At St. Pancras, before boarding, he bought a coffee and sandwiches, it was the stopping train, settling into his [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Seven – Chapter Eleven
After the meal in the Sybaritic the family and Sir Nigel gathered in Jinnie’s living room for an impromptu celebration where they were eventually joined by Paolo, Penny and Dan. Jinnie had warned Paolo they [more…]
21st Century
Ruto the Flying Mantis Has Been Grounded
Ruto’s wings have been clipped and we are watching over him carefully, monitoring all his movements. Until he surrenders. August, 2024 When we were children, my friends and I loved hanging out every evening [more…]
Authoritarianism
A View From Near The Greenhouse; A New Dawn…..Innit?
I thought I was under no illusion when I marked my “X” on my ballot paper back in July. Due to boundary changes I’ve ended up living in one of the safest constituencies in the [more…]