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An Old Man’s Musings Part The Last

29th March 2026 Going Postal 0

Nice comments by Brian and DJM regarding the standard of articles and serials published. They serve to amuse, entertain and educate us. Top notch indeed and I too am certain no other blog can match [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-Three

15th March 2026 Going Postal 0

I see that ‘The Adults in the Room’ are ploughing depths of idiocy unparalleled in the history of these Fair Isles. Someone, somehow, please make it stop! The number joining Restore is soaring week by [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-Two

1st March 2026 Going Postal 0

Browsing through my mobile today I came across several notifications – some from Google, the rest from local mosques. Information about dates and timings of Ramadan=a=ding dong – I was actually shocked. WTF???  A Christian [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-One

15th February 2026 Going Postal 0

I am not a doggie person but I must congratulate TiredofEUlies on her recent show awards. I know how proud my daughter and now my grand-daughter are when they return from riding events with their [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty

25th January 2026 Going Postal 0

Two of my brothers were merchant seamen, the oldest of us (who had the dubious pleasure of being a fellow steward of Two Jags Prescott on the White Star liners) came back from The States [more…]

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Words Part Nine

18th January 2026 Going Postal 0

Three poems on the same theme – make the most of the time that we have. In the first poem two killer lines always get me. ‘But at my back I always hear Time’s winged [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Nine

11th January 2026 Going Postal 0

Thank you AWS for the article featuring Guyana (British Guiana as was). Funny how things come around. Some of my fondest memories are of Guyana. 3 Para were sent there in August 1964 to boost [more…]

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Words Part Eight

4th January 2026 Going Postal 0

These are two poems which are quintessentially English, I cannot read the first without a tear in my eye.  The England that I hope is still capable of saving. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Eight

28th December 2025 Going Postal 0

I have come to the conclusion that there are those living amongst us who understand what is going on and those who do not have a clue. An example of the later was the husband [more…]

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