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Dabbling with Genealogy

4th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Genealogy noun: a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. My interest in genealogy began with an old family photograph of my maternal great-grandparents and their family at the time. My maternal grandfather was [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty Five

3rd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, and welcome to another week’s worth of tales from your favourite cat reporter. The weather here in London is really rather nice this morning, sunny, dry, and getting warmer. The [more…]

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The Geek’s guide to making perfect gin for £2.90 a litre bottle

29th April 2026 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

It’s been a while since I wrote my last article.  4 years ago, to be precise.  I have been reading all the comments for my sins and you guys have made me think and made [more…]

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A View From (Just By) The Greenhouse; Diversity? It’s Our Strength…Innit?

28th April 2026 Colin Cross 0

I arrived at the greenhouse on Saturday to find that Burt had returned from his winter sojourn in a bit of a sorry state. He’d been visiting distant relatives somewhere in central Europe (either Albania, [more…]

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Afghanistan as it was (1973)

27th April 2026 Going Postal 0

After several requests from fellow Puffins, I finally got off my arse to rummage around in the attic and miraculously unearthed a bunch of diaries from over fifty years ago, and most importantly the one [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Four

26th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It was lovely and sunny this morning when I woke up, not too cold when I popped out, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to rain. But the forecast [more…]

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Tomorrow’s Another Day

20th April 2026 Going Postal 0

It’s now 1:30 am 10th April …………..a couple of hours after Mrs. C. and Mrs. Bessie Mate finished their 2hr conversation/catch up on the phone…………………Mrs. Bessie Mate lives nought but 5 mins walk away… The [more…]

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

19th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, and a Happy Easter Monday to you all. I hope you have had a load of chocolate eggs. It is a beautiful, sunny morning here in London, with not a [more…]

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The Little Things

18th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Sometimes the smallest purchases make the biggest difference. In a world obsessed with big upgrades and expensive solutions, it’s often the cheap, cheerful items that quietly transform everyday life. From clever kitchen tools to simple [more…]

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