I am putting feelers out to see if anyone might be interested in tales of my years as a chauffeur, firstly with the Royal Household…

I remember when I was younger, in my teens/20’s/30’s, thinking about the hobbies and interests of my parents.  My dad, now deceased, was always tinkering…

These Hands Grandad sat staring down at his hands deep in thought, in another place, His thoughts were far away, in other lands I sat…

For this tale we go from the 18th to the early 19th Century. The date is Saturday December 7th 1811, the time is about 11pm…

It was mid 2000’s I think and Myspace was still a thing.  Facebook was around too but not the global presence it is now.  Somewhere…

The dark clouds have lifted A bright sun has come out The virus is vanquished  Of that there’s no doubt The shops have reopened  Along…

The year is 1798. The Thames Marine Police Office has been set up at 256 Wapping High Street in July of that year….We now move…

Over the centuries London has been notorious for its brutal system of publicly executing those found guilty of committing capital offences against the state…. In…

How is everyone doing?  I’d like to know what conditions are where you live.  In New Brunswick province, as of July 4th, 2020 Population around…

Yesterday’s post was a bit long so I thought that today’s missive might benefit from being somewhat shorter and that we might have a brief…