Author Archives: Bill

That’s what it seems like I have been doing for a long time. And yet, what a nice weekend we’ve had. We walked in to town yesterday morning, There were quite a few people out and about as the weather was a quite pleasant, We called in to the Discovery Centre (our local library) becauseContinue reading “1353 – Whinging and Moaning”

There are Waterstones in whitely, Fareham and Portsmouth and I think there may also be an oxfam bookshop in fareham there also rather good 2nd hand bookshops in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and in Chichester. We are then locally, quite well served. But not in Gosport, there is a Works and each ofContinue reading “1352 – books”

I really didn’t want to get up this morning. But, somehow I managed it. It’s usually the case, when I feel like that, that once I get out of the house I feel OK. That was the case this morning. The sun was already throwing its heat about, walking towards it was almost painful, IContinue reading “1351 – Out for a walk”

I was reading a set of minutes of the regulatory board, the one that deals with planning permissions. It detailed what was going happen one of the buildings on the high street. It’s going to be demolished and replaced by a block of flats, although it will include at least one commercial unit. If I’mContinue reading “1350 – Another project”

They are preparing the ground for the bus shelter. The concrete busway must be nearly matured which means the will be able to bring the shelter in on a lorry. I reckon another three weeks will see the new bus place being used. I started the survey of the north side of the high street.Continue reading “1349 – The high street again”

When I left the house for my morning walk, there was water in the air, like the remnants of a thick mist, not rain. I had put a cardigan on as a buffer against the slight breeze, but the water made me suspicious. I went back inside and swapped the cardi for a raincoat. GoodContinue reading “1348 – It rained, I still walked.”

If it isn’t raining in the morning, and I am able to get up for my walk, I am going to go down the high street counting shops. I’m pretty sure someone will have done this before, but I am repeating that work, purely for my own satisfaction. I shall be counting shops by type,Continue reading “1347 The High Street”

On my walk the other morning, I once again came across a shopping trolley that had been thrown in to the cockle ponds. I would really like to understand why people do this, because it confuses the heck out of me. The apology; I wrote and posted a brief piece last night. After a shortContinue reading “1346 – An apology & the high street”

The Keep of Portchester Castle from inside the castle walls. Of course, absolutely nothing to do with garden railways. I had a conversation with Elayne today. To be honest, I was surprised she’s almost enthusiastic about it. I really can’t see it happening though, so I might as well give up on it. Weeelll, notContinue reading “1345 – Garden Railways”

When I came back from Cambridgeshire earlier this week, I had to buy a ferry ticket for the trip to Gosport. Ferry tickets are always a return so I was left with a journey that really wasn’t much use to me. I had been reading my Plantagenets book, and it mentioned Portchester Castle. In 1205Continue reading “1344 – Portchester Castle”