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Liquid Thoughts on Beer

22nd September 2022 Going Postal 0

I was gratified recently to find that my uncle, John Alldridge, occasionally took time off in the 1940s from reporting World War II and its aftermath to concentrate on more important matters, as can be [more…]

Diary

A View From The Greenhouse; (The Shabbiness Of Public Service)

6th September 2022 Colin Cross 0

Autumn is upon us, misty mornings, shorter days and cool breezes from the west herald its arrival. In our tiny corner of North West England, little changes. Sheep get moved from field to field, taking [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Fifty-Five

21st August 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning readers, gosh it’s warm again this morning and the forecast is for a very hot week. I think I might go on strike and demand extra Felix and chilled water for working [more…]

Arts

A Postcard Frae Glesgae

19th April 2022 Colin Cross 0

Over the last few weeks I’ve had occasion to visit Glasgow on two occasions, one for an overnight stay and the second time primarily to visit Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery. The happy circumstance of my [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Twenty Eight

30th January 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Morning all, a clear and frosty morning. Bozzie is a little happier this morning, his team have dug up a picture of Stoma necking a bottle of beer with a crowd during lockdown and [more…]

Arts

Postcard from Romania – Part Four

9th June 2021 SharpieType301 0

Part Three of the Postcard from Romania covered our visits to the indoor and outdoor sections of the terrific Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography (Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei), a jaunt to Satu Mare on the wild [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Two

9th May 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Morning everyone, another nice sunny morning, but a bit windy. It ruffled my fur when I went out before my Felix. I forgot to mention that one day last week something went wrong with [more…]

20th Century

Operation Teapot

9th November 2020 SharpieType301 0

In the current extremely uncertain days, I don’t know about you, but my thoughts have been regularly wandering off into ‘what if’ territory. I’ve been pondering what ‘might’ happen, what is important to me, and [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Five

1st November 2020 Going Postal 0

Monday Good Morning everyone, another week of reporting stretches out in front of me. I had a good read of the papers this morning and loved the story of the Royal Navy who turned up [more…]

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