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A View From (The Shed By) The Greenhouse; Who’s The Puppet, Who’s The Puppeteer?

12th May 2026 Colin Cross 0

Why on earth would anyone cut a discarded length of plastic water pipe into (very roughly) two inch lengths, may or may not be the first question that springs to the mind of my long [more…]

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19th Century

The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 3/6: The Purloined Pincushion. Part 2 of 2

10th May 2026 Tachybaptus 0

The following morning, as we were digesting a formidable breakfast of kidneys and bacon sent up by the admirable Mrs Hudson, Holmes was again amusing himself with his violin. After his usual discordant improvisation he [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Six

10th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, it’s yet another lovely morning weather-wise, but the radio tells me it is going to be a wet evening and overnight. I suppose the garden can do with it. I [more…]

Fiction

On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Eighteen

9th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Week Seven Following a quiet weekend where they did very little, it was back to their normal life on Monday, Sally was dressed ready for work, Dave put the Uber signs on the side of [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

9th May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time Election Special 8th May 2026 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) Dave Doogan (SNP) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Rachel Millward (Greens) Josh Babarinde (Lib Dems) Piers [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Nine

7th May 2026 Going Postal 0

The twins told everyone they spoke to over the weekend about the “special” scheme at school and wanted their views on whether they would be in the top group. Grandma said, “Of course.” Grandpa said, [more…]

19th Century

Lord Armstrong: The Victorian Musk

6th May 2026 Going Postal 0

A solicitor-turned-engineer who built the world’s first smart home, sold weapons to everyone, championed solar power, and became the richest man in Britain. Sound familiar? If you pitched Lord Armstrong’s life story to a Hollywood [more…]

Holmes and Watson
19th Century

The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 3/6: The Purloined Pincushion. Part 1 of 2

3rd May 2026 Tachybaptus 0

It was my friend’s custom every day after breakfast to peruse the newspapers and cut out any articles he found interesting, to preserve them in a scrapbook for future use. However, these excisions made the [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty Five

3rd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, and welcome to another week’s worth of tales from your favourite cat reporter. The weather here in London is really rather nice this morning, sunny, dry, and getting warmer. The [more…]

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