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Postcard from Saint Nicholas

18th September 2024 Going Postal 0

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, Keir Starmer is stealing pennies from the old man’s hat, and we continue our journey around the Isles of Scilly.  Tresco was once called St Nicholas, or [more…]

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Postcard from Saint Agnes

29th January 2024 Going Postal 0

I suppose the best way to start this article is to say it has almost nothing to do with St Agnes, the patron saint of girls, although rather weirdly I am unintentionally writing it on [more…]

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