Author Archives: Bill

I managed to get out for a lunchtime walk today, not far. Only just over a couple of miles. I walked past the cockle ponds which was nice. There has been some refurbishment going on which is good.. I walked down the road that goes past the trinity vicarage and also the gates to Gosport’sContinue reading “1074 – Gosport Bastion 1”

Over a period of time, I will flit between interests; history, astronomy, railways, photography (actually, that’s pretty consistent – it’s getting out my DSLR that I do infrequently) but the one activity that is really consistent is writing. I can’t think of a day certainly over most of the last three years, and whilst aContinue reading “1073 – Writing”

I had every intention of getting up for a walk this morning. But, when it came to it I just couldn’t do it. I recognise this is pathetic, and I am now getting quite worried about my lack of exercise. Even when it came to lunchtime, I had intended to at least get a coupleContinue reading “1072 – Monday”

I bought a book on Saturday, about the subject. Even the sales assistant commented on the slightly gruesome cover. It’s a period of our history of which pretty much know nothing, just a couple of things that happened here in Gosport. I wonder what impact it had on Dorset? I think Corfe Castle may haveContinue reading “1071 – The English Civil War”

Ok, perhaps the header picture is not in the garden, but there’s a link between the pleasure of seeing these geese and just sitting in the garden. We sat at the top of the garden, there were some light fluffy clouds, and a couple that looked as though they could drop a load of water,Continue reading “1070 – Sitting in the Garden”

I asked ChatGPT. Which nations have a propensity for queuing neatly? It turns out that amongst nations listed were included the UK, Japan Singapore. I was in a queue earlier this week. We were mostly very patient, but what changed that were people taking a long time to deal with matters that really should beContinue reading “1069 – Queuing”

I haven’t seen any of the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible films. I can imagine some people being as shocked about that fact as I have been when people have told me that they’d never seen any of the Star Wars films. This weekend we are going to see the latest film. It’s a bit frustratingContinue reading “1068 – Random act.”

Back in the ‘70s I did a Geology O’Level. When I was at school I really quite enjoyed geography, mainly the physical side rather than economic, how ox-bow lakes are formed the weather cycle, things like that are really fascinating. I thought that geology would be an extension of that. Well, not really. But itContinue reading “1067 – Geology”

I couldn’t let this post go past without commenting on a visit to France a few years back. We made a point of having a tour around. After leaving the ferry at Ouistreham we drove along the Normandie coast and learned about the impact that WW2 had on the area. That really is a separateContinue reading “1066 – And All That”

I was walking across a car park. In front of me, a car started reversing. I’m pretty sure they hadn’t seen me, not a problem I was perfectly safe, so I stopped and waited. The car continued moving. As I was waiting for the car to clear it’s parking space, a family walked past me,Continue reading “1065 – Risk or Right?”