Eclipse Mania…
I am but a simple person who’s wants and needs are not extravagant nor foolhardy, but as I wander aimlessly through life I get more disheartened. The solar eclipse was meant to be the biggest event in our history, billed as a ‘once in a lifetime occurrence’ you simply cannot miss, the way it was…
Keep readingLife as a Grocer/Shopkeeper
My father left school aged 14 and started his working life in 1940, in the little grocers shop in the village of Ickham in East Kent. Dad always wanted to write his story encouraged by so many of his old customers, but didnt have the skill and today’s technology. I am fortunate to have an…
Keep readingAn experiment with insulation…too much time on my hands!
Life can be challenging at times, but of late I have learnt to take things as they come, shrug off the problems and carry on. Recently however, I discovered a complete win which landed at my feet completely free of charge! A while back I had been given a pile of rectangular fluffy sheets…
Keep readingThe home shopping experience!
We now live too far away for an out of town supermarket, the thought of leaving our rural idyll is just too much for us pensioners. Management takes care of such matters and it has worked smoothly thus far, magically, a man arrives with boxes and after speaking to the dog for several minutes proceeds…
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John F Bennett, Author, Blogger and Military Historian 