geoffle's place

One of the bloggers I follow, Derrick Knight lives  on the edge of the New Forest about a mile from where I grew up. In a recent post he referenced pannaging which you may not have heard about. This is where pigs owned by commoners who have acquired certain long held rights are allowed to release their livestock to forage for acorns.  These are poisonous to other livestock notably the wild…

‘Mr Carpenter?’   There were some voices, mused Jon Carpenter, that one never mistook. This voice, with its mild  Scottish inflection that reminded Jon of a camp solicitor from Dundee who had handled his father’s estate and who was the embodiment of a stuck up pillock, belonged to Martin McTaggert. And his ringing never presaged good news.   ‘Yes?’  Jon had long since abandoned any suggestion…

A little cautionary tale Good King Wences last looked out, in twenty twenty-three,Since then his eyesight's all to pot, it's very hard to see. He asked his serf, 'What should I do; I'm walking into walls?'The serf replied, 'You'll need an op, if you have the balls.'The goodly king did fear the thought,of going beneath the knife,He did what every wisemen does, 'I think I'll ask the wife.''Don't…