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Ok, that is really annoying. For some reason, the post I wrote about the histories of Dorset an Hampshire didn’t save. It has gone. I’m not going to write it again – sorry.

For the last three weeks I have not been motivated to get up at 0535 and follow my normal morning walk. It appears that the walk is one of the few forums of exercise that I do to keep me anywhere near fit is not sufficient motivation. This is really not good enough. I needContinue reading “824 – Motivation”

I have to confess I felt more than a bit disgruntled this morning. I have no idea why, I thought that perhaps a stroll in to town might help. I took a very slow cruise down the high street. Whilst I didn’t take any pictures on the high street I was looking for interesting people,Continue reading “823 – Feeling a bit off”

I am only touching very lightly on the histories of these two famous counties; Dorset and Hampshire. They both have similarities including invasion by different groups; Romans, vikings & saxons, Wareham is a town with Saxon built walls surrounding it. There is a point though where I get an impression that the characteristics of theirContinue reading “822 – Two Histories”

No, not the starlings, they never left, and annoyingly, I don’t have a picture. The grey wagtails, well one of them, which has reappeared in the garden today. We frightened them off when we put the garden furniture out earlier in the year, and now that the table & chairs have gone from the patio,Continue reading “821 – They’re back”

Once in a while, a ship from a foreign navy visits Portsmouth. Thia is the USSN Gerald Ford. It’s 25,000 tons heavier that either of our carriers, and is one of eleven that the US has. It’s quite an impressive sight and is staying for another day or so. I hope her crew are havingContinue reading “821 – A Visitor”

I didn’t go for a walk this morning. It rained. The rain had started before I awakened, when I came to I could hear the water being thrown on to the window by the wind. I knew I wouldn’t have been able to go out, actually, it was quite nice to stay in bed. TheContinue reading “820 – it rained”

I didn’t go for a walk this morning. It rained. The rain had started before I awakened, when I came to I could hear the water being thrown on to the window by the wind. I knew I wouldn’t have been able to go out, actually, it was quite nice to stay in bed. TheContinue reading “820 – it rained”

For the first time in nearly three weeks I managed to get up and go for my morning walk. I didn’t do the normal three miles, just two and a bit. It was a pleasant enough walk. Although it was very good to get back on the #Breakfastclub again. I followed my normal route. NotContinue reading “819 – Morning Walk”

Just want to say Thank you to Mark for last nights guest blog. He’s been itching to do it for a while, and last nights effoerts was a worthy result. Windsor castle is a very active institution. The Coldstream Guards are on duty 24 hours and the King was in residence for part of ourContinue reading “818 – Windsor Castle”