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England

past and future

Good day from London, A colleague of mine once described a third party as one who would have preferred if the world stopped in 1960. It was meant as a slight deprecation of his character but I’ve never been wholly convinced by the inherent inference. England has an interesting mix of the past and future. …Read More

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England

coupled and inseparable

  Good day from the old Dart,  After finishing my school days back in 1977, lots of my confreres were heading to the United Kingdom on working holidays. At seventeen years many their fortunes seek. It’s been a source of regret that I didn’t have the gumption to follow suit, to follow them into this …Read More

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England Wales

Milly Molly Mandy and Postman Pat

Cyfarchion o dde Cymru,      Milly Molly Mandy is alive and well. She has grown up and is working behind the bar at the Garskell Arms Hotel in Much Wenlock , Shropshire.       Much Wenlock is your quintessential English village; quaint and evocative of a time long gone. We ambled through the …Read More