Arts
Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Five
The following morning Jinnie and Paolo woke up with the ship already docked in St Lucia. They were in no rush to go to breakfast as they were not booked on an excursion. In fact, [more…]
Literature
20th Century
Desert Mysteries Redux – Part Four
In Part 3, I included a photograph of a Hawker Hart with most of its fabric covering stripped off as a potential Desert Mystery regarding its fate. Further research has revealed that K4907 apparently had [more…]
21st Century
Kenya’s Third Liberation Movement
Kenya’s Third Liberation Movement It’s no longer just about the finance bill. Kenyans want fundamental change. July 16, 2024 If the point of protest is to create a counter-crisis, then the people’s movement in Kenya [more…]
Cooking
A View From (Adjacent To) The Greenhouse; Rivers Of Blood….Innit?
It’s easy to get a little bit despondent, especially if you spend too much time focusing on the stories of doom and gloom that are drip fed to us, on a daily basis, by the [more…]
20th Century
Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Five
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 Kamiti I [more…]
Eating
Cruising From Malta – Part Four
Day 12 – 2nd Monday – Corfu As we had sailed from Dubrovnik in Croatia to Corfu which is Greek we have had to put the clock forward an hour overnight to Greek time which [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty-One
Monday Good morning everyone from a wet Westminster, where it seems to have done nothing but rain since Legohead grabbed power. I must admit I am becoming concerned over my future here in Downing Street. [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter One
Dave Gibson had just dropped off his last fare of the day at Loughborough railway station. Sitting in his car he logged out of his Uber app, it had been a good day, his takings [more…]
Conservatives
Always Worth Saying’s King’s Speech Review
Puffins visiting Londonistan may spot a carriage and horses containing a Controller wearing a Cap of Maintenance and armed, besides various other baubles, with a Sword of State. If so, they will have happened upon [more…]