Monthly Archives: September 2021

An interesting thread on Twitter by someone calling himself (herself ?) Laurie Driver . . . Laurie Driver – Low Skilled (Key)Worker@justsnoozing Let’s deal with this stupidity that says because we have more unemployed than vacancies in logistics all the … Continue reading →

I was given this book as a child or perhaps, boy, and that dust jacket is exactly how I remember it. I kept it until we downsized and got rid of many of our books – this was one of … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading this. A whodunnit by an author new to me although on investigation I find that she has been writing and publishing the Guido Brunetti series since 1992. We have managed to visit Venice, twice I … Continue reading →

You will not be surprised to read that there is not a lot happening here. The number of Covid infections in Scotland continues high, but is slowly decreasing. Those who have been vaccinated are being infected but they seem not … Continue reading →

10 Years before I was born, but as a child, this was still very much as it was. To receive broadcasts from the BBC (or anywhere else) you put up about 30 feet of copper wire s high as you … Continue reading →

The Observer Second world war Neville Chamberlain’s declaration of war At 11am on 3 September 1939, Neville Chamberlain announced in a radio broadcast that the country was at war Declaration of war: Chamberlain’s radio broadcast, 3 September 1939, 11am “I … Continue reading →