Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022 OldTrout
Arts
Silent Night (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle)
The Silent Night Chapel (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol Silent Night and its librettist, Joseph Mohr [more…]
Literature
The Peninsula Hotel
Just a few hotels in the world are known to almost everyone – Raffles in Singapore, Reid’s Palace in Madeira, The Dorchester in London, Waldorf Astoria in New York spring easily to mind. Add to [more…]
America
He’s not even in office yet
The news out of the White House that Joe Biden didn’t actually do anything during his four year term, for example only 9 cabinet meetings and you had to provide him with written questions and [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings, Part Nine
Note to self – don’t do a final proof reading late at night after a whisky or two …….. However, life goes on I see the Tottenham Turnip and Pixie Balls have different views on [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Sixty-Three
Monday Good morning all, there’s a bit of watery sun this morning but it’s a bit chilly. It also a happy day here in No 10 where both Legohead and Robber Reeves are out of [more…]
20th Century
Christmas Past
If you think I can remember 1924, you’re wrong. One relies upon our friends at the British Newspaper Archive. Ten decades ago some newspapers did publish on Christmas Day. The Sutton & Epsom Advertiser was [more…]
Fiction
A Price Too High, Chapter Two
Marius Phoned on Thursday afternoon, Dave signed out of his Uber app and drove over to Birmingham. Under his seat was the cash to reimburse the cost of the guns. They met at an old [more…]
Arts
A History of Pop Music – 1968
Featured song: The Bee Gees – Words This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]