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 The Outdoor Loo, Privy Or Netty
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By Ken West
In Environment, Gardening
Posted February 28, 2021

The Outdoor Loo, Privy Or Netty

I developed an intimate knowledge of outdoor loo’s, in case you want to know, when I was 12 years of age. Poverty saw my mother send me out to work on a milk-round. I was earning, paid a [...]

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 Underground In The Peak District
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By Ken West
In Environment
Posted February 21, 2021

Underground In The Peak District

Going underground in the Peak District is rather easy. Derbyshire is riven with old mines and mining waste. Huge numbers of men worked out lead, copper and coal. However, humans don’t [...]

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 King Coal Is Still In Derbyshire
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By Ken West
In Environment, Health
Posted February 9, 2021

King Coal Is Still In Derbyshire

The coalman appeared outside my barn window, having stepped out of his truck. This was covered in full sacks ready for delivery. It could have been a carnival float but no, this was the genuine [...]

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 A Walk In The Peak District
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By Ken West
In Environment, pensioners
Posted January 30, 2021

A Walk In The Peak District

We left our campervan at Froggatt Garage for servicing and MOT. It was 8am, very cold and we had to get lost for the day whilst they did the work. With Covid in mind, we didn’t want to use [...]

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 Village Life in the Peak District
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By Ken West
In Environment, Social Life
Posted January 22, 2021

Village Life in the Peak District

Ah, life in the countryside. Back in Christchurch, my mountain jacket or duvet, and my big leather walking boots were, let’s say, overkill. Wearing them seemed odd and set me apart from [...]

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 Neolithic Tribes In Derbyshire
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By Ken West
In archaeology, pensioners
Posted December 14, 2020

Neolithic Tribes In Derbyshire

My move to another pagan paradise, a new tribal area, is about to happen. Blame it on lockdown. Ann and I reconsidered where we should be for the next decade, assuming we survive, of course. The [...]

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 How To Identify Misogyny
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By Ken West
In women
Posted December 8, 2020

How To Identify Misogyny

My friendship with a man fell apart some years ago and it still troubles me. When I first met him, he had recently married. Never, in the realms of human history, could you have met a more loving [...]

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 Sophisticated Stone Age People
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By Ken West
In Neolithic, Pagan Economy
Posted November 30, 2020

Sophisticated Stone Age People

When I posted a short while ago about people surviving in the Stone Age, it triggered a thought. This was that we rarely appreciate how sophisticated Stone Age people actually were. The word [...]

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 Living Life As A British Atheist
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By Ken West
In Pagan Belief, pensioners
Posted November 23, 2020

Living Life As A British Atheist

Angels and prayers have become challenging topics since Covid arrived. For instance, they commonly appear on the leukaemia website which I frequently log on to. Consequently, every time a [...]

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 Humans Surviving The Stone Age
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By Ken West
In Neolithic, Paleo food
Posted November 16, 2020

Humans Surviving The Stone Age

The Channel 4 programme Surviving the Stone Age really appealed to me. The reality was less so. The first, of three, was on Saturday 7th November 2020. The clothing of the eight participants [...]

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