20th Century
Desert Mysteries Redux – Part One
In the original Desert Mysteries series, I wrote about a 1939 edition of Blackwood’s magazine bought at an antiques fair that led me to research the lives of the men who had read it and [more…]
Palestine
Diary
A View From The (Partially Dismantled) Greenhouse; That’s Different….Innit?
Life (and concomitant jobs) continue apace, the proposed outside growing area is almost cleared up, with any amount of farmyard detritus either taken to the tip or simply moved to another area, where it will [more…]
America
The Current Thing
In the last piece I wrote I explained what I thought was going on with the war in Ukraine. Namely, China was pulling the strings in its geopolitical strategy to wage unrestricted war on the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Four
Monday I was delighted to see that it was lovely and sunny when I popped out for my pre-breakfast constitutional this morning. It was not as warm as it looked, but it was better in [more…]