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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Three

23rd March 2025 Going Postal 2133 Comments

Monday Good morning, folks, and it’s not as nice as yesterday here in London. The last two days have been beautiful here in Westminster, warm and sunny, real windowsill weather. It’s still warm here this [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-One

9th March 2025 Going Postal 2385 Comments

Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of my ramblings. It’s rather wet this morning but still not cold. Legohead went off to Scottishland to speak to a half-empty hall of Scottishland Liebore supporters. [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Sixty-Three

22nd December 2024 Going Postal 2555 Comments

Monday Good morning all, there’s a bit of watery sun this morning but it’s a bit chilly. It also a happy day here in No 10 where both Legohead and Robber Reeves are out of [more…]

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Postcard From The Antebellum, Part Two

10th August 2024 Always Worth Saying 2248 Comments

On Thursday, 25th July, Mrs AWS and myself struck out for Birmingham New Street. One of our Standard Premium day trips, it’s memorable – even without hindsight – by a heightened presence of the transport [more…]

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Champagne, a Plan and A Philosopher

15th September 2022 Going Postal 2872 Comments

On New Year’s Eve 1946, my uncle reviewed his first year at home since the end of the War for the Manchester Evening News. It would seem that at times he was finding it hard [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Fifty-Seven

4th September 2022 Going Postal 3037 Comments

Monday Good morning my merry readers. It’s quiet here still, apparently Bozzie is home from his hols, but staying in Chequers, although he may pop in from time to time. I have been reading that [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Six

28th August 2022 Going Postal 2197 Comments

Monday Good morning happy readers. The temperature has dropped overnight, it’s still warm but it is a little cloudy and there is a tiny breeze, now this is Larry weather! It is still peaceful here [more…]

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Press Photographer, Part Two

2nd June 2022 Going Postal 2580 Comments

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) In almost every great news story of recent times Luck has been the deciding factor. You [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Thirty Eight

10th April 2022 Going Postal 3281 Comments

Monday Good morning people. I was a bit lost yesterday when the Dreamies Girl turned up to give me my breakfast Felix. My internal clock told me she was an hour early and I was [more…]

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