Hobbies
Postcard from Tromso
A few months ago, I took a trip way up north. To be specific, Tromsø towards the top of Norway. As we were travelling by sea and the weather had been quite inclement for the [more…]
Cruising
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Seven
Monday Good morning, my happy readers. Hot again this morning when I went out, but I’m delighted to see it’s not going to only be for the one day, and it might even rain a [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Five
Monday Good morning, my happy readers. It is a momentous day in the Street today. It’s the last day of Legohead’s premiership and the first day of Mascara Man, my seventh PM and probably not [more…]
Holiday
WG’s Summer Cruise, June 2026 – Part Five
Thursday 25th June – At sea Do you ever get the feeling you have done something wrong and you actually haven’t? Well, the information to put the clocks forward to European time went out yesterday, [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Four
Monday Good morning, my happy readers. It was still hot in London this morning when I popped out before breakfast. The heat was more bearable as there was a lovely breeze, and I hung about [more…]
Holiday
WG’s Summer Cruise, June 2026 – Part Four
Saturday 20th June – At sea, heading for Gibraltar Today is my birthday and I am sure you all know the saying, “You are only as old as you feel.” Well, today I feel old [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Three
Monday Good morning, my happy readers, it looks like the warm weather is back. It was very nice this weekend. If the truth be told, it was a bit warm for your cat reporter. There [more…]
Holiday
WG’s Summer Cruise, June 2026 – Part Three
Sunday 14th June – At sea, off southern Portugal and into the Mediterranean When your intrepid diarist woke, it was still dark, but a tap on my iPad screen revealed it was 06:45. Then I [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Two
Monday Good morning, my happy readers, the cat is back. It’s been an eventful few weeks while my scribe has been stuffing his face on a cruise. When I last wrote a column, Mascara Man [more…]