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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Seven

9th February 2025 Going Postal 2742 Comments

Monday Good morning, my Puffin friends. It was lovely and sunny when I woke up this morning, quite different to the rain and wind that were forecast. So, I hurried off downstairs and out into [more…]

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A View From (The Tap Just By) The Greenhouse; Show Edition (Can I Still Say That)?

20th August 2024 Colin Cross 1589 Comments

The middle of August and, as I type, we have 30mph winds and rain that could penetrate plate armour. I’m putting it down to “Global Warming”, I’m sure it has little or nothing to do [more…]

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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; A Rift In The Political Continuum

5th March 2024 Colin Cross 2015 Comments

No rest for the wicked, also, or so it seems, no rest for Dave, who continues to throw himself, wholeheartedly, at the creation and preparation of our outdoor growing area. After much discussion about the [more…]

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A Leicestershire Lad

28th October 2021 Going Postal 2789 Comments

Watching formal schooling, community spirit and childhood and family life in general being relentlessly trashed in recent years has made me think more and more about my growing-up years in a small Leicestershire village between [more…]

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Postcard From Zakynthos (Outtake)

18th November 2019 Colin Cross 2533 Comments

As I pointed out in my previous missive from Zakynthos, the weather for the Thursday of our Greek adventure wasn’t going to be anything to write home about (I’ve never let that stop me before) [more…]

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