Monthly Archives: October 2022
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Posted: October 31, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Little Donkey
The picture of the two donkeys isn’t because we are practising for a Nativity scene, but from our recent trekking expedition near Carcassonne. The donkeys are Bamboo, the bay and Ballotte the black and they were hired from a donkey refuge to take us rambling. We were inspired by that great writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his early work Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes...
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Posted: October 30, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Latest Posting Dates
It’s time to get cracking with posting those cards and presents to friends, family and loved ones abroad. 31st October is the last day for the USA and Canada, so happy Halloween! Beat the rush and see the festive season in with less fuss.
Posting to HM Armed Forces
Monday 28 November
Operational HM Forces
Monday 5 December
Static Base HM Forces
Posting International Economy...
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Posted: October 28, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Gin’s It!
Everyday’s a school day they say and for me it’s often true. Can you bring me Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz I was asked by one of my friends in France, I can’t get it easily here? When I had figured out it didn’t really involve swearing, I said I’d give it a go. It seems this is an Australian gin and it’s twice been voted Best Gin in the World. Well you could have knocked me down with a feather...
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Posted: October 26, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Come on Baby Light My fire
We have friends in Carcassonne in the south of France and we love visiting the place and went there for our honeymoon and it’s one of the few places that it’s okay to fly direct to and we pop there when we can. And this time there was an even stronger reason than normal to visit. It was a fire place. We have a fantastically efficient German log burner which with the current...
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Posted: October 04, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »A Busman’s Holiday
Well you know how it goes, the prospect of a significant birthday and the weather at home isn’t all that, so a birthday abroad is just what the doctor, if not what the bank manager ordered. And being well, in the business of fine glassware why not take a peek at the making of glass across the narrow sea. The first stop on the holiday though was to Rome. There were plenty of glass...
