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Whilst I went for a walk yesterday morning I took pictures mainly of the start of the demolition of the Bus station, which has now really begun. The guy that I spoke to on Tuesday said that the first thing they would do is take the glass out. The question that immediately came to mindContinue reading “1762 – I should have posted to Facebook”

I’ll give you two pictures today. The first one are the dredger and the hopper holding the dredged material. They were in Haslar Marina. I have seen them before, but can’t remember when, probably a few years ago. Then there is the second picture; This one is the Saint Malo, the Brittany Ferry that isContinue reading “1761 – Little rewards”

This morning’s Facebook post was, for me, quite a long one. I covered several developing stories. Of course, the main one is the demolition of the bus station. By a very fortunate collision of circumstances, which meant that I was at the bus station at the start of the day when demolition will commence. IContinue reading “1760 – Complimentary posts”

Today was another treat for Aurora’s birthday. We visited Fishers Farm; https://fishersfarmpark.visihost.co.uk/ I think I can confidently say that we will be going back. We didn’t spend the full day there, the weather was a little bit off-putting some very intense showers, mixed in with the odd bit of sunshine. There are lots of thingsContinue reading “1759 – Fishers Farm”

Exceptional circumstance mean that there are no pictures today. Especially as any picture really should feature Aurora. I haven’t got permission to post a picture of her anywhere other than Facebook, so I am hoping to have one or two that I post there tomorrow, but not here for the time being. To post anyContinue reading “1758 – Aurora’s 1st Birthday Party”

We went to Costco today, to do a bit of shopping in preparation for Aurora’s first birthday party. I saw this giant bauble there. You don’t really get a sense of scale from the picture it must have been at least four feet across. i didn’t dare ask Elayne if she wanted one, it wouldContinue reading “1757 – Saturday”

Here we are then, back to a semblance of normality. By which we are home, it’s Friday, Elayne and I are doing a bit of binge watching of London Kills, a police series. It’s not bad. Mist was picked up from the cattery this morning. She really didn’t appreciate being stuffed into the carrier andContinue reading “1756 – Friday”

We are back home, too late unfortunately to pick up Misty, so she is in the cat hotel until it opens for pick-up. I shall be there. I feel really bad not having her at home. Hastings, the town known for 1066 and all that, and the location for scenes from Foyle’s War. We doneContinue reading “1755 – A Lovely few days”

When I first saw the building in this picture, I thought it was part of Hastings Castle, but it isn’t. It’s the gatehouse to the east cliff railway, that brings you up to open fields, with some lovely walks that we didn’t have time to do. We’ve been out and about a bit, heading firstContinue reading “1754 – A change in the weather”

We visited Battle today. The location of the 1066 Battle of Hastings. A battle which was won by the invading William the Conqueror. It was one of those events that resulted in significant cultural change in the country. As a result of his victory, William caused an abbey to be built that became one ofContinue reading “1753 – 1066 and all that.”