Author Archives: Bill

We went out for a meal today, to The Chairmakers, a pub at Worlds end, Hambledon. They do a Sunday cavery which is delicious, and I am more than happy to recommend it, but this is not what today’s post is about. The weather is bad, it has been raining for most of the lastContinue reading “1513 – Out for a meal”

Elayne was asked if she could go into the shop where she volunteers. I dropped her off and drove round to Clarence Road, parking up opposite what used to be the Con Club. I made a point of having put in the car my vlogging kit (tripod & phone mount). I was determined today toContinue reading “1512 – A bit of a milestone”

I’m in a bit of a trough at the moment. There are things that i want to write about but I feel strangely awkward. Do I just do it, or do I find s different direction until I get my brain sorted? I think last nights reflected, I’m not going to change it, but IContinue reading “1511 – just talking”

I’ve really only just begun to read about this period in our history. Last night, we watched a film that portrayed the time of Mary, Queen of Scots in the period up to her execution. Obviously, there must have been some poetic licence in the film but there were also parts of the film thatContinue reading “1510 – The Elizabethan Era”

So my apologies for a short post today, I’ve spent most of it in bed, as I’m haven’t been feeling too good. Really just a bad head cold (man-flu) luckiluy Elayne has been very sympathetic (tolerant) and I’ve not had much ribbing from her. frustrating day. We had intended to drive around to Southsea, spendContinue reading “1509 – Yuck!”

As you might guess, the picture has nothing to do with thse shop in question. I thought I had a picture of all of the shops on Stoke Road, apparently not. There’s a particular shop that sells second hand and antique items and I have to be honest, based upon what I see in theContinue reading “1508 – An Interesting shop”

I’m reading a book about Queen Elizabeth I. I’m not that far in to the book, but I have been thinking about who and what comes next, so here’s a brief timeline and rough dates; I’m not sure what I am going to do when I reach the end of Charles I reign, but IContinue reading “1507 – History”

I’ve just done a quick, rough count through my blog, and there are over 100 posts where I mention vlogging in one context or another. Now if I do that again in the future, obviously just by including the term “Vlog” here, it will show up in any future search. So the question I amContinue reading “1506 – Am I being silly?”

In a way, a lazy day. I don’t think we unlocked the front door until this afternoon. I have spent much of the day either in front of the computer or reading a book. I learned about the Harris Matrix, this is a method documenting on a timeline how an archaeological site was built, usedContinue reading “1505 – A day of Landscapes, politics, monarchy.”

There’s no particular link with this picture. Because of my desire to vlog, quite a while ago I started experimenting with microphones external to the iphone. Lapel Mics, known as lavalier mics are small and easy to use, but they are a bit frustrating because the clips on them are a bit frail, and IContinue reading “1504 – Frustration with Microphones”