Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty-Four
Monday Good morning and what a fabulous one it is, not a cloud in the sky and my it’s warm. I am a bit disappointed with the Olympics so far, as I write this we [more…]
Literature
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Four
Over breakfast, there was very little conversation, Dave returned upstairs with a mug of coffee and a packet of biscuits. He fired up the laptop and got to work. He went down the list on [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Seven
Jinnie found her lunch guests waiting for her in reception and while Paolo popped upstairs to get the twins and Izzy for lunch, Jinnie chatted to them. On his way back, Paolo spoke to the [more…]
20th Century
Desert Fox: Erwin Rommel and the Deutsches Afrikakorps
The “Deutsches Afrikakorps” (DAK) were formed in 1941 after the failure of the Italian defence of their North African colonies against the British advance in Operation “Compass”. The Germans sent out the DAK, initially composed [more…]
Cooking
A View From (The Shed Just By) The Greenhouse; Murder Most Foul
Hello faithful reader! It’s that time of year again, when the whole community reaches a fever pitch of anticipation at the impending village show. Consequently, I’ve selected the onions, grown outside for the first time, [more…]
20th Century
Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Seven
In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Nairobi The [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Forty-Three
Monday Good morning and it is not a very nice morning here in London, although it’s quite warm it is very dull, and I wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised if it rained again. Obviously, [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Three
At 08.30 there was a knock at the door. Dave got up from the table in the kitchen to open the front door. “David Stretton?” “Yes.” The caller wanted ID. He was shown the drivers [more…]
Arts
Book Review: The Shortest History of England
‘The Shortest History of England’ by James Hawes is not too short and tops the scales at 272 pages. A bright chap, the 64-year-old writer graduated in German from Hertford College, Oxford, and studied for [more…]