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20th Century

My Meeting with a Midget

14th November 2020 Tom Pudding 0

1950s Motoring Memories When I was growing up in the 1950s I only knew two other children at my junior school whose parents owned a car. One was the son of a butcher whose dad [more…]

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William George Bunter of Greyfriars School

24th September 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction I recently emerged from a stunning and brave expedition into the furthermost recesses of our capacious loft space clutching a dusty cardboard box bearing the single word ‘Books’ that had lain forgotten there for [more…]

Computing

How to replace a broken laptop screen

1st September 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction I suppose I’ve always considered myself to be pretty practical and over the years I’ve rebuilt car and motorbike engines and done all my own servicing and repairs saving a fortune in the process. [more…]

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In Cathar Country, Part Two

24th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Although the castles in the Aude department of France are now referred to collectively as ‘Cathar Castles,’ the term is misleading in that while their sites may once have provided refuge for Cathars fleeing [more…]

Arts

In Cathar Country, Part One

17th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction In the comments to my recent article about the Conques Tympanum quite a few readers made reference to ‘Cathar Country’ so, as I have pictures from my trips to the region I thought an [more…]

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The Conques Tympanum Decoded

10th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Back in the 1990s while returning from a jaunt into Cathar Country in our VW camper, quite by chance we made an overnight stop in the ancient village of Conques in the Aveyron region [more…]

Engineering

Le Château de Guédelon

2nd July 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction I suppose it is only natural when confronted by an ancient architectural marvel such as a Roman aqueduct or a mediæval cathedral to stare in wonder and to ask oneself, ‘How on earth did [more…]

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20th Century

A Passenger’s Tale

25th May 2020 Tom Pudding 0

How it all began Not long after our new neighbours Ernie and Maisie Allen moved in next door, my wife and I were invited to join them and a group of their friends for drinks [more…]

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Hobbies

How to tackle the Going Postal crossword

23rd May 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction When I started work for the local council in 1964, I shared an office with a secretary, the high point of whose life seemed to be the arrival of the monthly NALGO newspaper which [more…]

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