How to Destroy your Lawn in a Morning
Autumn gardening tasks … scarifying the lawn … apparently it’s good for it...
read moreAutumn gardening tasks … scarifying the lawn … apparently it’s good for it...
read moreA short video entitled “Festung Guernsey” (Fortress Guernsey) showing a restored battery on the south coast of Guernsey. Guernsey and the Channel Islands was very much a part of Hitler’s Atlantic wall, his attempt to fortify the coast of Europe from Norway to Spain against allied invasion.
read moreWent to the 2013 Muratti final today at “the Track”. It was a sweet 2-1 win for Guernsey over the old enemy Jersey ! The ball used in the final was rather spectacularly parachuted in by by 3 soldiers from the “Princes of Wales Regiment” who landed on the pitch and presented it to the...
read more… of light armed combat and skirmishing with Tubbs & Elliot. FANTASTIC FUN and I got to try out my new British Army surplus Mk7 helmet ! 😀
read moreJust your Sunday lunch with the family, followed by armed combat with BB guns in the afternoon!
read moreFortunately WE DID ! …. And what a spectacular evening it was. The 2013 Red Dragon Ball was Specsavers bi-annual ball for the 500+ Guernsey staff, plus partners.
read moreFor the first time in many years we gathered the Tostevin clan together. It was a fantastic evening and great chance to catch up with Uncle’s, Aunts and cousins (1st & 2nd) many of whom I’ve not seen in years. A great laugh was had by all … and I’m hoping it won’t be so long until we all meet up...
read moreThis weekend we’ve been laying down the foundations of what I hope will be a future Cider orchard.
read moreWe’ve had a great evening of Shakespeare at Vale Castle, a medieval fortification perched above the little Russel overlooking Herm and Jethou. The play was “Julius Caesar”, officially a tragedy, but as it was the “Oddsocks” company performing it they managed to convert it into a hilarious romp through,...
read moreA first for Guernsey … as part of it’s mammoth trip around the UK, the Olympic torch was in Guernsey today. Around 15,000 islanders gathered in St Peter Port to watch it process around the town before it was used to light Guernseys own Olympic beacon. There was a fantastic party and carnival atmosphere and even the...
read moreThe Civil War in England broke out in in August 1642. On one side stood King Charles I, and his supporters and on the other, men like Oliver Cromwell who believed that the king was a tyrant. War spread to Scotland, Ireland and Wales and lasted nearly nine years. Families and friends found themselves on opposite sides but were prepared to fight each other to the death.
read more“The Queen, Our Duke” – an odd thing to say, especially in a loyal toast to the English Sovereign. Nonetheless whenever Channel Islanders raise their glasses to her majesty that’s the toast that will be made.
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