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20th Century

Just an Ordinary Jack Tar?

8th November 2020 Going Postal 0

This November 11th at 11.00 am., as in past years, we take time to remember and honour those men and women who served in our armed forces, some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice protecting [more…]

Cooking

Knob’s Watercress Soup

10th June 2020 El Cnutador 0

I made this last week due to a supermarket delivering four packs of watercress in error with our fortnightly grocery delivery. As much as I like egg and watercress sandwiches, there is a limited amount [more…]

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Something’s Wrong With The FFRC – Episode 1

20th February 2020 Going Postal 0

The following short video is a fictional account of an imaginary craft and crew searching the far reaches of cyberspace. All characters are the result of a very sick mind and any familiarity to persons [more…]

Peace

It’s time to take a couple of minutes for quiet contemplation

12th November 2017 Going Postal 784

Dedicated to all the men & women of the British Armed Services, especially those killed in the line of duty since WW1 and the countless numbers injured and disabled defending our country and way of [more…]

Arts

Visit To A West End Musical

9th September 2017 Going Postal 0

[FACT] Coming from a family with an ancestral musical heritage I was taught to appreciate all types of music and although I can’t hold a note or play an instrument, unlike other members of my [more…]

Arts

Postcard from Mexico, No 1

18th July 2017 Going Postal 0

Fauna of Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula. On land along with the tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, iguanas, howler monkeys, agoutis and raccoons. Troops of Coatis (Coatimundi) are one of the more endearing animals to be seen in [more…]

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