Jen the Blue | Going Postal

Jen the Blue Miniature Tribute

12th July 2019 Going Postal 0

Call me Doxie as I am the proud owner of one of those loud velcro sausages on four little legs. I grew up in Devon but now live in France. I used to be [more…]

RIP Jen the Blue (Wankpuffin of the Year)

5th June 2019 Going Postal 0

As you probably know Mrs JtB contacted me today to let me know her husband had passed away. ‘Jen’ enjoyed winding me up about sending him a mug and succeeded until I realised that was [more…]

The Unseen Path – Part Nineteen

28th February 2018 0

She was shrinking back, terrified. Not surprising thought Sam. Four masked men break into where she’s living, beat up the woman she’s living with, wave guns around, tie her and the other woman and man [more...]
How to make bread pudding

7th June 2020 0

Something you hear often, usually the day before any holiday when shops might close for an hour or two, “we might need another.” The bread languishes in the bread bin or fridge patiently waiting for [more...]
The History Of Christmas Number Ones 1952 – 1999, Part Two: 1976 – 1999

6th December 2019 0

Through the years I have enjoyed many things about Christmas and if I were to be asked my favourite thing, I guess I would have to name not just one, but a few. Some of [more...]
Gibbon

1st May 2020 0

Like others of our more important historians (Macaulay, Starkey), Gibbon wasn’t a professional academic. He was a gentleman, and an amateur, in the best sense. Early in his career he found the thing he most [more...]
Postal Voting, What Goes On

9th May 2019 0

Postal Voting has been brought into disrepute with the wholesale abuse of the system by various sections of the population. The mechanics of handling the postal vote are time consuming and certainly not cheap. The [more...]