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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Three

29th June 2025 Going Postal 0

Interesting reading Never up to the job’s article on digitising family ‘photos, recordings and other memories. A great deal of aechive material to work with. I am at the opposite end of the spectrum as [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Two

15th June 2025 Going Postal 0

Well, jubilation did not last long! Zia returns to the fold and now we have a Chairman who asserts migrants built the Country! God knows what is going on with Farage and Co. I was [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-One

8th June 2025 Going Postal 0

Great news to see the back of Zia Yusuf.  No place for a muslim Chairman in a party one of whose major tenets should be anti mass immigration and preservation of the British way of [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty

1st June 2025 Going Postal 0

While waiting in the shoe shop for Mrs GG I was thinking about Starmer – not only the worst PM in history but one who has collected a great many nicknames; Tool Spanner Sir Kweer [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Nine

25th May 2025 Going Postal 0

Enjoyed your article SB. I follow these four vlogs: Domaine Sauvage Diego Leon Utube (not the footballer) The Irish Homestead Our Small holding Adventure These are not strictly off-grid but they use some of the [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Eight

18th May 2025 Going Postal 0

Took the car to the garage this morning. There is a Gregg’s restaurant (first one I have seen) nearby so had an indulgent breakfast of sausage roll and a bacon roll and coffee. I drink [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Seven

11th May 2025 Going Postal 0

If tomorrow starts without me If tomorrow starts without me, And I am not there to see, If the sun should rise and see your eyes All filled with tears for me. I wish so [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Six

4th May 2025 Going Postal 0

The Seekers were my favourite group and, playing a video of ‘The Carnival is Over’ the other day, I read the whole of the introduction which was as follows: ‘The Seekers, bathed in the warm [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty-Five

27th April 2025 Going Postal 0

I only have experience of GP and Fatty’s site so I have no way of comparing the style or content of blogs in general but I am willing to bet that GP cannot be beaten [more…]

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