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What did you do in the war grandad?

17th March 2022 Going Postal 3552 Comments

This is the brief story of my grandad and his part in the war. Here is a picture of George with who we think is his grandmother in the early 1900s. George Gilfoyle was born [more…]

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Knives and keeping them sharp

19th April 2021 Going Postal 2699 Comments

So.. we’ve discussed my obsession with Japanese knives (see: An introduction to Japanese knives) and there were lots of lovely comments, but one came through most – how to keep a knife sharp! This article [more…]

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Cooking

An introduction to Japanese knives

24th February 2021 Going Postal 2624 Comments

I’ve browsed this site for a couple of years, but have contributed very little other than stupid comments. Figured it was time I contributed a bit more. Firstly… My name is Bertram and I have [more…]

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