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  • The Letters – excerpt from my recent book

    Chapter Four – the journey to Egypt Friday Dec.27th No 866845 Gnr A Garrett 29894 (C). GHQ 2nd Echelon C/O Army P.O. 725 Dear Mum and Dad,                                                                                            This comes to you from mid ocean to let you know that after a riotous bout of sea sickness I am once more my hale and hearty… Read more

  • A trip to Umbria – well worth the visit!

    On a whim we decided to visit Italy, it was one of the places we had on our bucket list but somehow, we hadn’t got round to arranging a visit. We had a seen a deal through one of the companies who sell the holidays which are not snapped up immediately, a five-night half board… Read more

  • Who fancies a curry? – some of the origins of our favourite food

    We take the curry as part of the gastronomic culture of the United Kingdom, but what is it’s origins? Back in the early 1960s Bangladeshi immigrants brought with them their spicy food and set up restaurants little bigger than a corner shop to give their own countrymen a taste of home. These grew and expanded… Read more

  • The Interview

    I was saddened to see a dead bat laying on the patio this morning. Immediately I assumed the cats had been up to no good. We have a colony of Pipistrelles’ nearby and this appeared to be one of that species. I called an immediate meeting of the felines who were at least two hours… Read more

  • Life in Lockdown

    Life in Lockdown is an irreverent look at life during the Covid lockdown, written as a daily blog looks at the increasingly bizarre behaviour of stir crazy neighbours. It is written from the perspective of someone who served in the military, so beware of the gallows humour! Joking aside, during this time it was quite… Read more

  • Hens with Benefits

    Hens with Benefits Domestic hen keeping these days is becoming more and more popular, but it’s not until you own a flock you can really understand how these descendants from the dinosaurs, make a place in your hearts. This book explains how you can get dragged into their strange ways and habits; I have put a… Read more