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Cricket, that strange English phenomena where a gang of men stand around almost motionless in a field while another tosses a ball in the air...

Spring has been sprung upon us, although I think this may be summer now, and rain has fallen constantly since yesterday.  As it begins to ea...

The news that the Northamptonshire Chief Constable is attending a misconduct hearing is no surprise.  On this occasion he has been found to ...

Constantine I (27 February between c. 272 to 282 AD – died 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 t...

Too tired/lazy/thick to write posts today.  This Bank Holiday has worn me out.  I've done nothing, but thinking is hard!  I might finish...

Not quite 24 hours in and I am sick of the election already.  Twitter is jammed with political offerings, usually repeated over and over aga...

It has been a long day.   Late yesterday I found an email from the landlord telling me the man was coming to fix the floorboards. This was a...

Well that's that.  The season ends successfully, third place secured, largest points total for a while, lots of hope for the future with...

    A Sunday stroll in the sunshine this morning.  The bright glowing red of the wild poppies growing beside the garden wall joined the brig...

I'm peeved. The 'Online Mail' has banned me and not even told me I was banned! I feel rejected. Of course I was only on there to...

Some noise has erupted regarding the early release of prisoners to reduce the pressure on overcrowded prisons.  Indeed some very dangerous m...

  Sitting here listening to the rain drip, drip, dripping on the kitchen window while I sip coffee and wonder where my head happens to be.  ...

This fine fellow has just been entertaining me with his song.  Just on six in the evening and he is calling to all the world that this is hi...

Lime St Liverpool 1954 Trapped indoors hiding from the bright sunshine, though I did risk this at 7:30 when I popped up to Sainsburys, I spe...

It is window opening time again.  The bees are gathering somewhere near here as one or two are making their way in.   The sun has brought th...

It has become a wee bit tiring this awaiting an inevitable election wipe-out of the Tory party.  Today, just before PMQs, another Try defect...

I'm beginning to think May is the wrong month in which to have May Bank Holiday. Mist and cloud greeted us this morning, rain followed, ...

It is the time of the year when the yellow flowers begin to announce themselves.  This brings joy to the bees and other beasties that will f...