For players of Civ 6 Jadwiga of Poland got a mention on In Our Time this morning. (View Post)

Just had my flu jab. Was told that the local GPs are not doing the Covid booster jabs - it will be at vaccination centres. (View Post)

Coming late to the exotic countries game. Several years ago I was on a cruise due to visit Eritrea but the captain cancelled the visit due to a row over port fees. Instead we went to Al Fujairah - th… (View Post)

Another Thursday with no Conservative defence in local by-elections. Instead it is the Lib Dems on the defensive - in Rushcliffe, Somerset, Somerset West and Taunton, and the famous Waverley. Labour … (View Post)

I live in a duplex - that is a flat which covers 2 stories ( I have an upstairs and a downstairs). A maisonette is usually a semi detached house divided into 2 levels each with a separate entrance. (View Post)