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Oberon Books letter

Seen on Twitter - letter from James Hogan, Oberon Books to Nigel Farage....


Spring - or is it summer....

Ice Cream from Sally at Godrevy today!  Glorious!

Gwithian looking glorious

Quote - for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect...

 

for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as
when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our
estimation

Pride and Prejudice http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/ppv1n20.html

Tony Benn...


see also http://boingboing.net/2014/03/14/tony-benn-secret-mounter-of-i.html

Glimpse at inflation over 40 years...

and on shorter timescales

Friends in high places...

Certainly have friends in high places today! Windsor Castle no less....

Penelope Keith investiture ceremony | Anthony Devlin/PA Wire/Press Association Images

Storm damage Trevone February 2014

Lowest ever number of people eligible to claim JSA?

A famous author calls...

We were honoured by a visit from the notorios author Mark Evans

See his interview http://ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tuesday-talk-budleigh-mu...

The Scent of Lilacs tells the story of Nazi Berlin during the
catastrophic last two weeks in April 1945, when the city was attacked
and occupied by the Red Army.  The terrible reality of the fall of
Berlin is brought to life through the day-to-day personal experiences of
ordinary soldiers and civilians as they struggle to cope

See more from his new book "Scent of Lilacs"