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16th June 2022 Going Postal 0

On Christmas Morning 2021 I was taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from a clot on the lung brought on by Covid (Covid Pneumonitis). It was to be the beginning of ten days there, most [more…]

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Postcard From the Lake District

7th September 2021 Going Postal 0

INTRODUCTION Well.  Finally.  I can cross off my list something I have been meaning to do since the morning of 23 June 2016 when I first commented on GP – contribute an article.  There have [more…]

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A Perfect Weekend

10th February 2021 Going Postal 0

It started with a gig Back in July 2017, my son’s band (pop punk – you wouldn’t like them!) were invited to play at the Workington Touch Down Festival. As the money was good, they [more…]

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Gardening In A Pandemic & Adventures in Photography; The Living World

24th May 2020 Colin Cross 0

Welcome back to the greenhouse. I touched on it briefly in my last missive from the garden, but one of the problems with having an inordinate amount of time on ones hands is finding something [more…]

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Adventures in Photography; Scenery, Landscape and “Views”

23rd March 2020 Colin Cross 0

In this second article about photography I wanted to talk about how I take “scenery” photographs, many of which often require setting up and/or travelling specifically to a place to take pictures and others which [more…]

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Diversity, Implied Racism and The Lake District (A Resident’s Perspective)

13th January 2020 Colin Cross 0

Although not a born and bred Cumbrian I’ve made my home, for the second (and final) time in the Lake District. I first came here in 1975 and although the attractions on a base level [more…]

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