Tag Archives: war

Maximum trolley reached

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Gary

Most of today (six hours of it) was spent in my office, looking out at the wildflower patch and researching the men of Epsom who died in 1917. This was as a result of the Great War and not just … Continue reading →

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Staycation

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Gary

Mirinda organised a staycation for this week. The plan was to work on her DBA in the comfort and warmth of the extension. Given she’d be there for the dogs, I decided to head up to London and see the … Continue reading →

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Come blow the horn

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Gary

In 1929, Roger Denman commissioned a loudspeaker to be built. Nothing so amazing in that except that the loudspeaker was to be 27 feet long, 7ft at the big end and just over 1″ at the little end. And it … Continue reading →

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Life on a royal dhow

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Gary

Spare a thought for poor Mirinda. Today, in Doha, she was forced to enjoy a boat trip on the royal dhow, servant on hand to top up her coffee, a table set up chock full of Middle Eastern delights and … Continue reading →

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Super lady spy

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Gary

Pearl Witherington was a lady to reckon with. While she was, basically, British, she was bought up in France by her drunk father and long suffering mother. The Witheringtons were a fighting lot (apart from Pearl’s father, I assume) and … Continue reading →

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Dodging enemy fire

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Gary

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it (or Mirinda for that matter) but where we walk at Hankley is mostly MoD land. We quite often see little heads pop out of the heather, faces painted to match the flora and … Continue reading →

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