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Troublesome Afghanistan

18th July 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

My great-grandfather on my father’s mother’s side served in Afghanistan. Being hill, mountain and lake types, our local regiment, The Border Regiment, deployed to the disputed territory between that country and British India in the [more…]

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A (Re)View From The Greenhouse; That Was The Year That Were

7th January 2025 Colin Cross 0

Winter arrives in the northern hinterlands, with something of a vengeance, but enough of my snow shovelling tales. The greenhouse has (so far) managed to withstand the foot or so of accumulated snow loading. Grounds [more…]

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