Monthly Archives: February 2020

Acquiring a fortune through a respectable trade

Posted on 22nd February 2020 by Ian

BBC Televisions’s The Good Old Days was for thirty years compered by Leonard Sachs, who is said to have introduced acts, “with a resounding barrage of garrulous and loquacious avidity.” Eighteenth Century memorial tablets on church walls seem often to … Continue reading →

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Dad and Skip

Posted on 16th February 2020 by Ian

“How are you, Dad?” “Not well, Skip.” Spending most of the winter in hospital, Dad wishes to be nowhere other than his own armchair. Conversations with the ward staff only bring a re-emphasis of the need for him to remain … Continue reading →

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Money in my pocket

Posted on 9th February 2020 by Ian

Younger people seem to use contactless cards or smartphone apps for even the smallest of purchases, so perhaps having a handful of change in my pocket is a sign of age. There seemed something reassuring in the coins. Once £9 … Continue reading →

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A bad way to spend £16

Posted on 2nd February 2020 by Ian

In the 1970s, in the days before the three top divisions of the Southern, Northern nad Isthmian Leagues, the top divisions outside of the Football League, combined to form a single conference, Yeovil Town played their matches in the Southern … Continue reading →

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