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…]
Literature
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…]
20th Century
European Journey 1953, Part Two – Amsterdam
I have been watching them all morning; those bicycle wheels going round and round and round the Leidseplein. There is something hypnotic about it. Something a little frightening too. Like watching life on a perpetual [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty-Seven
Monday Good morning happy readers today is a bit dull, but I am pleased to see there is no rain forecast until the middle of the night. So Liebore have announced they are going to [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Seven
Sally woke first, she returned to the bedroom with coffees. She gently shook Dave to waken him. “Time to get up, it’s just after 06.00.” With a quick drink of the coffee, he showered and [more…]