Happy Birthday!
Today is the 71st birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales. It was also the birthday of Suzie the Cat.…
Year: 2019
Dictum Meum Pactum.
In 1923 the London Stock Exchange received its own coat of arms, with the motto “Dictum Meum Pactum” (My Word…
Descent into the maelstrom of madness!
Answer: The cat is climbing the steps – as evidenced by it’s looking straight ahead, it’s gait and position of…
The Triple Alliance of 7th November 2019 NOT 20th May 1882.
The Triple Alliance was an agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20th May 1882 and renewed…
Brexit: Getting the message across!
Human beings are very irritating creatures! They tend to believe what the want to believe. Information that comes within their…
Remember, remember the Fifth of November…….
Above, a bonfire night procession in Lewes – complete with burning tar barrels! One of Life’s constants is the presence…
Spot the difference!
Some things in life are predictable. For instance, were I to get in my car and drive the 20 minute…
A victory that was REALLY needed.
Many BG readers – along with your Editor – will have spent much of the morning glued to the TV…
Not pulled out of a hat, but put on the ground.
Messrs. Corbyn, Johnson & Swinson are each hoping to “pull a rabbit out of a hat” and secure a majority…
Wow! It's Dead in a Ditch Day!
Above, a drainage ditch on farmland near Severn Stoke near the Malvern Hills, in Worcestershire. Otherwise known as Halloween, the…