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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty-Two

20th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good Morning, my happy readers. It was dull and grey when I headed out for my morning poo behind the gardener’s shed. On my return, my duty feeder was pottering around, my grub was [more…]

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Crossing the Atlantic, At Sea

17th September 2026 Going Postal 0

I unpacked my belongings and noticed that outside of my cabin windows was a little orange motor boat that was lowerable down to the water via a crane that swung the thing away from the [more…]

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A View From (The Plot By) The Greenhouse; Unintended Consequence?

15th September 2026 Colin Cross 0

It’s getting near the end of the original planting of potatoes. The original idea was to do a second planting, in between the rows that had already been lifted, to (hopefully) provide fresh spuds into [more…]

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In praise of red wine

14th September 2026 well_chuffed 0

Way back in the 70s or it might even have been the 60s, the French Wine Industry insisted that red wine was really good for you. I took this to heart, forget the butter is [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty-0ne

13th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good Morning, my happy readers, and a happy Bank Holiday Monday to you. It was dry and sunny when I woke up, but a little breezy when I popped out before my Felix. Mind [more…]

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Crossing the Atlantic, Departure

10th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Over the years I have read many books regarding the Battle of the Atlantic and the role of the U-boat. This was largely due to a guy I once worked with suggesting I read a [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty

6th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my happy readers. It’s the start of another week of madness in Westminster and lots of tales from your ageing cat reporter. It was a little chilly overnight. I woke up in [more…]

America

Mississippi Valley

2nd September 2026 Going Postal 0

Last time I left you we were crossing the de Soto bridge from Memphis into the badlands of Arkansas. Even though I didn’t see the river again for another few hundred miles you’re in the [more…]

Cooking

A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; A Load Of Old Rhubarb

1st September 2026 Colin Cross 0

It happened again. There I was, minding my own business (trying to kill more white-fly, to be specific) when I heard an all too familiar thud on the glass. I was at the top end [more…]

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