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An Old Man’s Musings, Part Nine

22nd December 2024 Going Postal 0

Note to self – don’t do a final proof reading late at night after a whisky or two …….. However, life goes on I see the Tottenham Turnip and Pixie Balls have different views on [more…]

Literature

An Old Man’s Musings Part Eight

8th December 2024 Going Postal 0

It is unlikely that the Petition will be debated but it does send out a very powerful message to the gang of prats at the top and even, perhaps, some of the normies will sit [more…]

Literature

An Old Man’s Musings Part Seven

24th November 2024 Going Postal 0

When ever I start one of these pieces I begin to feel a touch of the Victor Meldrew’s coming on – there is so much to delight happening around (c.f. many of the lovely articles [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Six

10th November 2024 Going Postal 0

Bonfire night. Wonder if the youngsters are as active as we were. A couple of weeks of ‘Penny for the Guy’ on the street and we had our little cache of fireworks. Nearest bonfire, hot [more…]

Literature

An Old Man’s Musings Part Five

27th October 2024 Going Postal 0

I have been mostly impressed with the Welsh NHS, dentistry provision less so. Got a doctor’s appointment within two days last week, none of this telephone queueing/go online bollox. I simply asked the receptionist to [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Four

13th October 2024 Going Postal 0

There has been a lot of discussion on the blog about where might be a good place to retreat to if the future becomes as bleak as it appears at this time. Who knows what [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Three

29th September 2024 Going Postal 0

I was studying the election results and looking particularly at the proportion of votes attained by each party. I note that UKIP is holed below the waterline and that despite Reform gaining more votes than [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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