Boer Wars

Once Quarried From The Old Testament

29th March 2024 Always Worth Saying 2439 Comments

They say you should never meet your heroes. Is this a recent phenomenon? Certainly, you’d be advised to make an excuse and leave if you think a chief constable is about to enter the room. [more…]

Herbert’s War: My Grandfather, Herbert

9th June 2022 Going Postal 2663 Comments

My paternal grandfather, Herbert, was born in Morley in 1875 to a family of coal miners and woollen weavers. The sixth of twelve children, he was a master boot and shoe maker and repairer. As [more…]

Once Quarried From The Old Testament

Herbert’s War: My Grandfather, Herbert

Savings must come first – cash is a mere diversion

The Unseen Path – Part Eighty Three

Desert Fox: Erwin Rommel and the Deutsches Afrikakorps

Crossword No. 127

A View From The Greenhouse; This Sporting Life