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Sunday 12th July 2026 I’ve ticked off Britain’s 13 bus routes numbered 99 in the South East, South West, Wales and East Anglia so it’s now time to head to the Midlands and my expectations of receiving a top quality travel experience on...
During the end of last year and the beginning of 2026, I was busy beavering away on a new book project, for the British Library, and I am very pleased to be able to share the news with you today.
And into the modern era…. A couple of fast movers…. Under the channel…. The coaches and wagons are as interesting as the locomotives. Old…. Postal…. And more recent….. Final post next time will be vehicles and nameplates.
Advertised as an air-conditioned venue, sadly the show was bumped out of the hall with aircon, into a tin shed without it, so this was a hot and sticky event. I certainly needed to keep my hydration up, as there was a lot of useful...
Let's check out the third of the four The Order of the Crimson Moon figures I ordered from Big Bad Toy Store a few months back: A nameless, faceless member of the cult itself, the Order of the Crimson Moon. Yes, this guy seems to be a...
That there are still discoveries to be made, even as we enter the summer of the 39th year of Eagle Times is proven by Jeremy Briggs' opening feature that offers a unique insight into two previously unknown Dan Dare stories, written in...
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...The great news keeps coming from the Warner Archive Collection. In addition to a long list of films coming out in late July and early August, another batch of...
TL;DR - It's taken a longer than the previous one hundred thousand miles, but I'm up to 300K miles! Milestone! Yay! Now that we're flying down to Las Vegas to pick up the Tacoma for winter trips - rather than driving from the Pacific...
Let's get the boring ones out of the way first, then we can get into the proper polymer plunder! There was a new book, a new facsimile catalogue, a - now - quite old book and some other ephemera in the PW show loot, and that's what we're...
At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my...
Or should that be “gobblin'”? Because that was what was happening when I was picking peas in my garden this week. I needed both hands to remove some stubborn pods from the vines so I put my gathering bowl down and… Don’t mind if I do! …...
Rumors of Djokovic – New York, New York My wife and I were window shopping on 5th Avenue when we came across this crowd in front of the Lacoste Store between 47th and 48th Streets. Do you remember Lacoste? They were well-known in the...
I've caught 139 carp so far this season - and none of them made me work harder than this Small River gem. What a beauty! And it wouldn't be a wander without a few little barbel (7) and a pint!
Sometimes you get an update on something that you invested in, you see new investor names listed and you’re like… I beat one of my heroes to the punch on this one? Wow. And what a vote of confidence in the product!
I was walking with my dog today at the park, and Samson was just running ahead of us for a little bit. All of a sudden, my mind went to this old memory where I’m standing. It must have been 1998 or 1999, at a book fair or something...