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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Four

19th January 2025 Going Postal 2590 Comments

Monday Wow, the cat is back, and, disappointingly, so is Legohead. It has been quite pleasant here in Number Ten without him. First, he was at Chequers; then he went to Madeira for some winter [more…]

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Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part Three

19th March 2024 Going Postal 2366 Comments

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

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Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part Two

12th March 2024 Going Postal 4600 Comments

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

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Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part One

5th March 2024 Going Postal 2700 Comments

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

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Elementary, my dear Watson – Pt Platinum

11th July 2023 SharpieType301 2622 Comments

Here we are again, off on our elementary excursions. As I have mentioned before, I hope to ensure that at least one element is included from each of the eighteen Groups of the Periodic Table [more…]

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Elementary, my dear Watson – Fe Iron

2nd May 2023 SharpieType301 2226 Comments

By now, you should have (happily I hope) settled into our explorations of a day in the life of the elements. So far, we’ve investigated Hydrogen, Carbon, Mercury, Bromine, and Oxygen, taken a canter through [more…]

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Elementary, my dear Watson – O2 Oxygen

18th April 2023 SharpieType301 2324 Comments

By now, you should be getting quite used to meandering through the mesmerising memoirs of the elements. So far,  we’ve covered Hydrogen, Carbon, Mercury, and Bromine. In doing so, we’ve also covered a good chunk [more…]

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Elementary, my dear Watson – Br Bromine

4th April 2023 SharpieType301 2409 Comments

By now, you should be getting quite familiar with some of the fascinating titbits of information it’s possible to unearth (pun intended) about elements. In previous articles, we’ve explored the development of the Periodic Table [more…]

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A Postcard from the IFG Part Two

12th October 2022 SharpieType301 2822 Comments

International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, August 2022 In Part One, I just about managed to shoehorn two days of the fantastic Festival. Before I carry on telling you about the rest, a quick gallop though [more…]

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