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Are all civilisations doomed to fail?

28th January 2024 Grimy Miner 0

  Throughout history we have seen great civilisations rise, decline and fall. History has this annoying habit of repeating itself, none more so than in the case of human endeavour. As someone famous once said [more…]

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Detour To The Eternal City

13th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

We interrupt my grandparents’ 1950s Continental road trip to bring Puffins a contemporary photo montage just arrived via that modern-day family photo album that is Instant Messenger. Inspired by childhood dinner table tall tales of [more…]

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Why There? Why Then? The First Coming of the Messiah

25th December 2021 1642again 0

We are fast approaching Advent, the Christian season that looks forward to Christ’s nativity.  Today I am not going to tell you what you most probably already know about Advent, its significance and meaning, but [more…]

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A Rose by Any Other Name – A Beginner’s Guide to Perfumes

5th July 2021 Going Postal 0

Even before I became obsessed with plants, I was fascinated by perfumes.  As a small child, working on the premise that more is more, I remember mixing several bottles of my mother’s precious scents into [more…]

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Book Review: A Test of Time Series by David Rohl

28th March 2021 1642again 0

Book Review – A Test of Time Volumes 1, 2 & 3 by David Rohl Just occasionally, a piece of historical scholarship comes along that challenges the foundations of our understanding of a period of [more…]

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A Glass Half Full

17th July 2020 Going Postal 0

In a previous article, I asked whether you had ever gazed into your pint and wondered about the beginnings of beer and brewing. This time, I’ll ask you another question. It’s about the pint pot [more…]

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Why Then? Why There? The First Coming of the Messiah

30th December 2018 1642again 0

We are at the end of Advent, the Christian season that looks forward to Christ’s nativity.  Today I am not going to tell you what you most probably already know about Advent, its significance and [more…]

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