Category Archives: personal blog

I went for a walk at 6PM this evening. First time in quite a while I’ve been out at that time of the day. The contrast is with the morning. Of course the light was different, but the main differences were that there were people around, lots more people. Out strolling, or on a missionContinue reading “346/366 Contrasts”

This time two years ago, our impending 2020 trip to China was really beginning to take shape in our minds. As time moved on and Covid-19 was really beginning to raise its ugly head the the thought of not going was very near changing from a possibility to a likelihood through to a certainty, weContinue reading “345/366 Writing”

These last few days it has been hot. Almost uncomfortably so, but I have managed. I hope you have as well. Only a few days ago, we were moaning about the amount of rain we were having. I’ve spent a period time in an environment where you can pretty much guarantee that it will beContinue reading “344/366 Weather”

This house is at the side of Spring Garden Lane. It’s next to the railway station. In times gone past the railway line would have gone over this road. The people lived here in Queen Victoria’s time would have been a part of history. They would have seen trains going past in to the Navy’sContinue reading “343/366 Stuff”

Should it be easy to write? I suppose that depends upon the individual. The thing is that you need something to write about. Even if its writers block. Whether it is here, or my facebook account, I need things to write about. Mostly, the morning is easy. It only gets a bit difficult if IContinue reading “342/366 Observation”

I’ve watched a few of the videos made by Ali Abdaal, he’s a doctor who has got heavily in to media, YouTube primarily, here’s a link to his channel; https://www.youtube.com/c/aliabdaal. He’s done extremely well out of YouTube. One of his videos recommended three books; Steal like an Artist – Austin Kleon Show your work –Continue reading “341/366 Books & Magazines”

I’m not sure what you would call this position, it would be a wheel house but i’s out in the open, is it still a wheelhouse? Whichever it is it looks interesting. This blog is produced using WordPress. I started with this format and have stuck with it, especially through 366 as I don’t wantContinue reading “340/366 WordPress”

All this foliage is hiding an important piece of Gosport’s history, actually two pieces of history. The first and the oldest is the undergrowth is hiding part of the Towns Ramparts. They were built in the 1600’s around the old town. There’s still quite a bit of it left and they are being refurbished, butContinue reading “339/366 Hidden History”

I know what I am going to write tomorrow night, and that appears to be inhibiting my ability to write tonight. That kind of begs the question, why not write tonight, what I am planning for tomorrow? I’ll explain that tomorrow. In the meantime, do I write about the screaming seagull, or the lightship, orContinue reading “338/366 Writing Block”

Last year, when our holiday to China went wrong because of Covid-19, I kind of just started writing about a fantasy holiday, which got a little bit out of control. But I really enjoyed doing it, and I knew that this year i would want to do it again. So I made up my mindContinue reading “337/366 Bad Planning!”