Jeremy Clarkson, Strikes, & Paddington Bear: Connecting the Dots

by Tamara Colloff-Bennett December 8, 2011

Public Sector Strikers and Paddington Normally when I hear the news about political issues, I don’t think for a moment about bears – not even Paddington Bear, the fictional storybook character created by author Michael Bond for his ‘Paddington’ children’s book series. Now I for one love Michael Bond’s writing, and his Paddington from “darkest [...]

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Quillcards Print Sale Starts Today – Three Days Only

by Tamara Colloff-Bennett December 5, 2011

Print Sale! Starting today, you can enjoy 35% off the price of all Quillcards prints. Plus, Quillcards members save an additional 5% automatically. Simply enter code P350 at checkout when you shop online. Sale ends at 6:00 p.m. EST (11:00 P.M. London time) this Wednesday, December 7th. Our Print Collection Here are the links to [...]

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Virgin, Northern Rock, And Crown Copyright Restrictions

by David Bennett November 17, 2011

I remember when Virgin made its bid for Northern Rock in about early 2008. Listening to the news this evening, I hear that Virgin Money has got the go-ahead from the British government to buy Northern Rock. Looking Back My wife Tamara and I happened to be in London on the day that Northern Rock’s [...]

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The Scottish Parliament Building

by David Bennett November 1, 2011

The New Scottish Parliament Wouldn’t you think that there has been a parliament continuously since Scotland became a country many centuries ago? It’s a natural question to ask – and indeed the first recorded reference to a meeting of the Scottish parliament dates from 1235 and the first permanent meeting place for the parliament was [...]

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World Animal Day 2011 And The Environment

by David Bennett October 4, 2011

It’s October 4th and it’s hard to believe that the year has come around again and it is World Animal Day today. A year ago I asked What is there to celebrate on World Animal Day. I said that the short answer was that there was lots to celebrate – even in a world troubled [...]

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The Forth Rail Bridge

by David Bennett September 30, 2011

This is the rail bridge over the river Forth. On the southern shore, on the far side across the water in this photograph, is Edinburgh. Note: You can find the ecard of this image in the Urban Landscapes category of Quillcards. Just head over there and then navigate to the images on page two of [...]

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