Piscatorial Quagswagging
The diary of a specialist angler in around the Warwickshire Avon and its tributaries.
By Mick Newey.
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The River Leam - Thrutching and Thremmatology
I have this mate called Long Tall Tony who climbs mountains and is always going on about thrutching.'Sssh!' I said once in a posh pub. (You could tell it was posh by the way the …
By Piscatorial Quagswagging, 1,000 words
The Book Haven
Cynthia L. Haven's blog for the written word.
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Missiles fly during an Odessa poetry reading
A letter from Alexander Deriev, husband of the late poet Regina Derieva. The Russian couple have a helluva back story. I wrote about her in “Writ on Water,” an 2014 essay for the Times Literary …
By Cynthia Haven, 412 words
the Literary Saloon at the complete review
a literary weblog.
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Q & A: Wu Qi
Issue 169 of Granta, devoted to China, is now out, and among the pieces is a Q & A with Wu Qi, The Rules of the Game, offering an interesting overview of literature and writing …
Preserved Traction
News and Updates to the Preserved North American Electric Railway Cars (PNAERC) List.
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Linear Induction Motor Cars Preserved
A post on the Transit Toronto Facebook page here has revealed that two cars from Toronto's Scarborough RT rapid transit line, which closed in 2023, have found their way to the Halton County Radial Railway. …
By Frank Hicks, 246 words
Model Railroad Minutiae
Modeling and modeling ideas for my 1939 era HO model railroad - the Royal Oak & Southern, plus other things I find of interest.
By Stan Knotts.
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Tree bark shed
This rough looking shed was made using boards made from tree bark from my yard. The part of the bark I used was from the inside of the bark - the part next to the …
By Stan Knotts, 129 words
THE BEACHBURG SUB
Thoughts and musings about a lifelong fascination with railways.
By Michael.
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The two worst policy failures that plague Via Rail
Via Rail Canada's painfully public problems with its new Venture trainsets from Siemens are tough to watch, especially when it seems as though some of these problems could have been avoided. Having worked in the …
Paul's Beer & Travel Blog
A blog about beer, travel and the enjoyment of them both.
By Paul Bailey.
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The Star continues to shine out brightly over Bath
You left our group of intrepid pub explorers, as we departed the Salamander, a pub that turned out to be something of a disappointment and headed off towards one which we all knew was going …
By Paul Bailey, 1,144 words
Cinemasparagus
writings by craig keller.
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Tuscarora
UntouchableTuscarora, Nevada, zero-mile marker, end of the road. Seems like the end of the world based on its isolation alone.Vast horizon murals of lowering clouds; sometimes something near a cyan. At ground level piles of …
By craig keller., 169 words
Sara Joy
Sara's homepage, blog, portfolio.
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Come to the light-dark() Side
The one where Sara wrote a post for CSS-Tricks 🧡🎉
Ryan Mulligan | Articles
Passenger through space and time, front-end web builder & bittersweet songs enthusiast.
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Web Components for Password Input Enhancements
So there I was, experimenting with HTML password inputs and Web Components. I'm not sure why the idea even came up but it quickly snowballed into a curious expedition. The result from the journey was …
web-goddess
Personal blog of Kris Howard.
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Marimekko cushions for the new couch
I’m a big fan of the Finnish design house Marimekko. They’ve been making gorgeous fabric prints and homewares for 70+ years. The only problem is that their stuff can be very, very expensive (especially here …
Iain Plays
Writing about games.
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Wristwatch Roulette IV of XII: Skmei Pip-Boy
Watches. Watches never change us. # If you’ve just joined us, welcome to my series: Wristwatch Roulette, where I furnish my forearm with two fancy finds a fortnight, from fan-favourite Ali Express, market of choice …
I Heart SapphFic
Find Your Next Sapphic Fiction Read.
By TB Markinson, Miranda MacLeod.
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November 15 Edition: 23 Friday Freebies, Guess the Author Clue, Top Sapphic Books, Liliana Pisarka Facts, and More
We’ve made it to another Friday and it’s time to celebrate! In today’s post you’ll find out the top 3 sapphic books with the most clicks this week. Lesfic author Liliana Pisarka is our 5 …
By TB Markinson, 278 words
Autistic Jane
The neurodivergent lifestyle blog of Jane Lively, autistic cat mom.
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Lively Lately #74: Highlights, lowlights
I’ve been lugging 485 pennies around since I got a battery-operated coin calculator that stopped working over 10 years ago. I’ve had it since I was at least 10, so 23 years? Coin Star took …
By Jane Lively, 742 words
European studies blog
Discover the British Library's extensive collections from continental Europe and read news and views on European culture and affairs.
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Marx versus Kinkel – a tale of two newspapers
On 15 November we are hosting a conference on European Political exiles and émigrés in Britain. This is one of a series of blog posts on the same topic. Conference details can be found here. …
By European Studies, 59 words