It occured to me when opening the site and seeing the banner that the non-human animals have all gone. Ben, the black labrador had a massive cancer on his stomach, Muppet,the King Charles Spaniel became very aged and frail. Megabollicks…
Wedding anniversary present from him
A t-shirt from me! Says it all really.
Jumping around Malaysia and Penang circa 1965
It must be remembered that all this occurred sixty odd years ago and since then Singapore and Malaysia have embraced the new world almost entirely. Long gone are the original pre-war houses and villages now replaced by high rise buildings…
For My Lady
Who Owns The World?
La Maison de Verre
Having lived in France for eight years – himself eighteen – and not doing much but reclaim the garden from nature – brambles, thistles stinging nettles and random bushes, hand digging trenches wearing waders, across fields in pouring rain to…
Megabollix
Me and my Flock. Well I am not sure what these humans are about here. All I know is that I am getting bigger every day and my essential equipment is growing proportionately. I’m roughly half grown and quite a…
Venetian Flag of War
Venetian Flag of War The book is closed and the sword is held up in its place. This indicates that the Venetian states are in a period of War. The Republic of Venice (697-1797) was at war twenty-three times between…
Ukraine On Fire
The film – Ukraine on Fire provides the background to the situation in Ukraine today, and since there is little chance that any reality or truth is to be heard or from Western mainstream media today, anyone wondering ‘Why?’ needs…
Maurice
Three years ago my old spaniel Muppet died from heart failure…..she’s been pushing up roses in the rose bed ever since. Or more accurately one white rose in the middle of the bed which has grown enormous. Over the last…
An Innocent Nearly Abroad
Oxford to Aird Uig by Train and Boat. January 1962 Imagine a callow youth of just 18 years and 4 months,not having been north of Oxford in his life except to go to basic training camp for the Air Force…