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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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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; We’re All “Boomer Millionaires” Now!

14th April 2026 Colin Cross 0

Some people might call it bad luck, others would, I have little doubt, consider it bad management whereas others (possibly the majority) might even brand it as laziness. However you choose to view what happened, [more…]

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Standing with Giants: A Postcard from Pompey

13th April 2026 SharpieType301 0

‘Twas on a grey, damp and dismal day in January that, together with a couple of my ‘dementia friends’, I headed off to Fort Nelson, one of Palmerston’s Follies. This particular Fort is not quite [more…]

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

12th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It was sunny and a little warmer when I went out this morning. Yesterday, I popped into the office to see if the Sunday crew were slacking with no Legohead [more…]

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Off We Go Again (Fingers Crossed)

11th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Devastation struck Puffindom earlier in the year when readers heard of Mrs AWS’s Christmas present falling flat. Her once-in-a-lifetime diverted train trip from Carlisle to Preston via the scenic Settle-Carlisle railway suffered a last second [more…]

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

5th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It’s quite nice out this morning, with high cloud and watery sunshine. The forecast says the really good weather has gone for a bit. What a pity, I was enjoying [more…]

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Easter Railway Review

4th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

I’ve been meaning to tell you this for a while, but real life keeps interrupting. One’s pen’s been distracted by a diminishing Navy, war in the Gulf, Question Times, Holy Week and even the installation [more…]

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A View From (The Bit Outside) The Greenhouse; Ordinary Folk

31st March 2026 Colin Cross 0

The 95% situation has moved on to something approaching 99% in terms of my health, in comparison to how I was feeling as an almost 74 year old (complete with all the aches and pains [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty

29th March 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. No sun this morning and not terribly warm, but the man on the radio says it is going to get quite warm midweek. It has been quite mad in No. [more…]

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